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Adds docs/en/info/licensing-and-activation.md (dual-licensing, AGPL §7b attribution check, what activation gates, how to activate, what the panel sends to the licence server and what it never sends, provenance), wires it into the mkdocs nav (+ ru label), and extends the README "License Enforcement" section with the activation + data-transparency disclosure. Makes the activation / attribution / phone-home mechanism formally disclosed (the legal basis for enforcement on top of AGPL). English source only; ru is generated.
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XC_VM IPTV Panel
Open-source, community-driven Xtream Codes panel
Built for modern IPTV workflows – powerful, scalable, and free.
📑 Table of Contents
📘 Contents
🚀 Overview
XC_VM is an open-source IPTV platform based on Xtream Codes. It enables:
- 📺 Live & VOD streaming
- 🔀 Load balancing
- 📊 Full user/reseller control
- 🎚️ Transcoding & EPG
- 🔐 Hardened security fixes
✅ 100% free. No license checks. No server locks.
⚠️ Status
BETA SOFTWARE — actively developed
📚 Documentation
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🇬🇧 English Guide https://vateron-media.github.io/XC_VM/
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🇷🇺 Руководство на русском https://vateron-media.github.io/XC_VM/ru/
🔄 Migration Guide
Migrating from Xtream Codes / XUI.one? Follow the step-by-step migration guide:
- 📖 Migration Guide https://vateron-media.github.io/XC_VM/info/migration_guide/
🧱 Technology Stack
| Component | Version | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PHP | 8.1.33 | Backend runtime |
| Nginx | 1.24 | Web server & reverse proxy |
| FFmpeg | 8.0, 7.1, 4.0 | Media transcoding & processing |
| MariaDB | 11.4 | SQL database engine |
| KeyDB | 6.3.4 | Cache & session storage (Redis) |
🐧 Supported Operating Systems
XC_VM supports multiple Linux distributions. Distribution-specific binaries (PHP, Nginx) are downloaded automatically from XC_VM_Binaries during installation.
Ubuntu
| Version | Codename | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 20.04 | Focal Fossa | ⚠️ Outdated — installation possible, but some packages may need to be installed manually |
| 22.04 | Jammy Jellyfish | ✅ Recommended |
| 24.04 | Noble Numbat | ✅ Recommended |
Debian
| Version | Codename | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Bullseye | ✅ Supported |
| 12 | Bookworm | ✅ Recommended |
| 13 | Trixie | ✅ Supported |
RHEL-compatible (Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux, CentOS, RHEL)
| Version | Status |
|---|---|
| 8 | 🚧 Not yet supported |
| 9 | 🚧 Not yet supported |
⚠️ RHEL-family support is planned but not yet available. The installer recognizes these distributions, but pre-built binaries are not provided yet.
💡 Recommendations
For new installations:
- 🟢 Ubuntu 22.04 / 24.04 LTS
- 🟢 Debian 12
⚠️ Ubuntu 18.04 is in legacy mode — it works but receives no priority fixes.
📥 Quick Install
✅ Ubuntu 22.04+, Debian 11+
# 1. Update system
sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade -y
# 2. Install dependencies
sudo apt install -y curl wget python3 unzip
# 3. Download latest release
latest_version=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/Vateron-Media/XC_VM/releases/latest | grep '"tag_name":' | cut -d '"' -f 4)
wget "https://github.com/Vateron-Media/XC_VM/releases/download/${latest_version}/XC_VM.zip"
# 4. Unpack and install
unzip XC_VM.zip
sudo python3 install
🧪 Beta Install
To install the latest beta (pre-release) version:
# 1. Update system
sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade -y
# 2. Install dependencies
sudo apt install -y curl wget python3-pip unzip
# 3. Download latest beta release
beta_version=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/Vateron-Media/XC_VM/releases | grep -m1 '"tag_name":' | cut -d '"' -f 4)
wget "https://github.com/Vateron-Media/XC_VM/releases/download/${beta_version}/XC_VM.zip"
# 4. Unpack and install
unzip XC_VM.zip
sudo python3 install
⚠️ Beta versions may contain unstable features. Use on test servers only.
🧰 Service Management
sudo systemctl start xc_vm # Start
sudo systemctl stop xc_vm # Stop
sudo systemctl restart xc_vm # Restart
sudo systemctl status xc_vm # Status
sudo /home/xc_vm/bin/nginx/sbin/nginx -s reload # Reload Nginx config
journalctl -u xc_vm -f # Live logs
🔍 Troubleshooting — Panel Won't Start
If the panel fails to start, check the following logs and commands:
Nginx error log:
cat /home/xc_vm/bin/nginx/logs/error.log
PHP-FPM log:
cat /home/xc_vm/bin/php/var/log/php-fpm.log
Verify PHP binary works:
/home/xc_vm/bin/php/bin/php -v
If PHP fails to run, the panel cannot start at all — fix PHP issues first before investigating Nginx.
📂 Project Structure
├─ docs/ # 📚 Project documentation
├─ lb_configs/ # ⚙️ Configurations for building Load Balancer (LB)
└─ src/ # 💻 Main project code
🧮 Server Requirements & Sizing
🔧 Minimum Specs
| Component | Recommendation |
|---|---|
| CPU | 6+ cores (Xeon/Ryzen) |
| RAM | 16–32 GB |
| Disk | SSD/NVMe, 480+ GB |
| Network | Dedicated 1 Gbps port |
| OS | Ubuntu 22.04+, Debian 12+ (clean install) |
📊 Planning Formulae
- Bandwidth (Mbps) = Channels × Bitrate
- Max Users = Bandwidth ÷ Stream Bitrate
Example:
HD bitrate = 4 Mbps
1 Gbps = ~940 usable Mbps
→ Max Channels: 940 ÷ 4 = ~235
→ Max Users: 940 ÷ 4 = ~235
⚠️ 10 users watching the same channel = 10× bandwidth (unless caching or multicast used)
💻 RAM & CPU Usage
| Resource | Load per Stream |
|---|---|
| RAM | 50–100 MB |
| CPU (transcoded) | ~1 core |
✅ Features
- ✅ No server restrictions
- ✅ EPG importer
- ✅ VOD management
- ✅ User/reseller panel
- ✅ Security patches
- ✅ Clean UI
🔧 Known Limitations
- ❌ Requires Linux knowledge
- ❌ Community-based support
- ❌ Some bugs in transcoding module (in progress)
🤝 Contributing
We welcome community help!
⚠️ Legal & Project Independence Notice
XC_VM is an independent software project and is not affiliated with or endorsed by XUI.one.
All backend systems, core logic, and infrastructure of XC_VM have been independently developed without using source code from XUI.one or related projects.
The administrative interface (UI/UX) is inspired by general industry practices and partially by XUI.one in terms of usability concepts only. No proprietary source code or protected assets have been intentionally reused.
📜 License Enforcement (AGPL-3.0)
XC_VM is distributed under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 (AGPL-3.0).
Under this license:
- Redistribution or modification is permitted only under the same license (AGPL-3.0)
- Any modified version must remain open-source
- Providing XC_VM as a service requires making the source code available
- Copyright and attribution must be preserved
Any attempt to redistribute this software under a different license, remove attribution, or obscure the origin of the project constitutes a violation of the license terms.
Attribution-integrity check
As permitted by AGPL-3.0 §7(b) (preservation of author attributions), the panel
verifies on each request that its attribution notice — the "Vateron Media · AGPL-3.0"
credit shown in the panel footer — is still present. If the notice has been removed, the
management UI (admin / reseller / player panels) is locked with an
ATTRIBUTION_REMOVED notice until it is restored. The check is fully reversible and
non-destructive: no data is modified, the CLI remains available, and restoring the notice
unlocks the panel on the next request. End-viewer streaming is not affected by this check.
Each build is also stamped with a unique build identifier (XC_VM_BUILD_ID) for provenance,
so a leaked or rebranded copy can be traced back to the build it originated from.
White-label activation (dual-licensing)
Keeping the attribution notice means AGPL-3.0 — free, and everything works, including load-balancer nodes. If the attribution is removed (white-labelling), the panel requires a free, machine-bound activation key to provision load-balancer / cluster nodes; a single-server panel still runs locally without one. Keys are issued free and self-service (one per HWID, shown in Settings → Info and on the dashboard) and are revocable — this is accountability against rebranded resale, not monetization.
What the panel sends (full transparency)
A community install (attribution intact) never contacts the licensing server. A
white-label install contacts https://www.xcvm.tech only to: (a) obtain its key
(install_id), (b) run a weekly revocation check (jti + nonce), and (c) send one daily
check-in (install_id, jti, env_fp, nonce) recording which IP a HWID runs from —
evidence against a leaked copy. Every response is Ed25519-signed and verified. No
stream data, viewer data, credentials, database or file contents, and no remote command
channel are ever involved. Full detail:
Licensing & Activation.
⚖️ You are solely responsible for how it is used. We take no responsibility for misuse or illegal deployments.