Sky EPG Grabber

This Docker container fetches Sky TV EPG data for a specified UK region and serves it as an XMLTV file via HTTP.

Features

• Fetches up to 7 days of EPG data
• Includes Program titles, descriptions and images
• Auto-refreshes on a defined schedule
• Serves sky.xml over HTTP (http://localhost:8855/sky.xml)
• Configurable region, EPG length, and refresh rate

Docker Run

docker run -d \
  --name sky_epg_grab \
  -p 8855:8855 \
  -e REGION=1 \
  -e EPG_DAYS=7 \
  -e REFRESH_HOURS=6 \
  --restart unless-stopped \
  jtee3d/sky_epg_grab:latest

Docker Compose

services:
  sky_epg_grab:
    image: jtee3d/sky_epg_grab:latest
    container_name: sky_epg_grab
    ports:
      - "8855:8855"
    environment:
      REGION: 1          # 1 for London (default), 2 for Essex, 3 for Central Midlands...
      EPG_DAYS: 7        # Number of days of guide data to grab (1–7 days) - 7 days is default
      REFRESH_HOURS: 6   # How often to refresh the EPG - 6 hours is the default.
    restart: unless-stopped

Environment Variables

Variable	Default	Description
REGION	1	Sky TV region ID. Visit sky.com/tv-guide, choose your region, and check the URL for 4101-x — x is your region number. Example: 1 = London HD, 2 = Essex HD
EPG_DAYS	7	Number of days of EPG to fetch (1–7)
REFRESH_HOURS	6	How often to update the XML (in hours)

Links

Docker Hub: jtee3d/sky_epg_grab

GitHub: jtee3d/sky_epg_grab

Credit

Based on Plebster/sky_epg_grab.

Support

If you would like to support this Docker build, please feel free to buy me a coffee!