Jackett for webOS

Run Jackett on your LG TV. A webOS homebrew app (.ipk) with a small launcher UI plus a background service that downloads, runs and supervises the official Jackett build. Manage it from any device at http://<tv-ip>:9117.

Works on both rooted (Homebrew Channel) and non-rooted (Developer Mode only) webOS TVs, from webOS 4.x through 9.x (tested on 4.10.0 and 9.2.2). Boot autostart requires a rooted TV — on non-rooted TVs the Autostart button is disabled and you launch the app manually after a reboot. API key defaults to 1.

Build

npm run build

Deploy

npm run deploy                                                          # build + install + elevate
powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File scripts/deploy.ps1 -Autostart  # also enable boot autostart

Usage

1. Launch Jackett on the TV and press Start (first launch downloads ~95 MB).
2. Manage from any device at http://<tv-ip>:9117.

Buttons: Start / Stop / Restart / Update / Select version / Autostart / Open Web UI / Logs.

Select version installs any official Jackett release (upgrade or downgrade). The downloaded archive is deleted right after extraction to save space.

Updating

• Homebrew Channel (recommended): keeps root elevation automatically — Autostart stays available with no extra steps.
• webOS Dev Manager / sideload: overwriting the .ipk resets the service to a non-root (jailed) launcher, so Autostart temporarily shows as unavailable. While elevated the app installs a persistent boot hook (outside the app folder, so it survives updates) that restores elevation — reboot the TV once after the update and Autostart works again.

Notes

• Jackett binds all interfaces — set an admin account in Settings and keep it on a trusted LAN.
• The background service is on-demand: it runs while the app is open and exits shortly after you close it. Jackett itself keeps running independently (started detached), so the server and any download continue in the background.
• Data is stored beside the app on the same partition it was installed to: /media/cryptofs/Jackett for Content Store installs, /media/developer/Jackett for Homebrew/Developer installs (falling back to /home/root/Jackett, /media/internal/.Jackett, /tmp/Jackett if needed).

Layout

appinfo/   TV web app (tile + UI)
service/   node service + jackett-run.sh supervisor
scripts/   build / deploy (PowerShell)

Credits

Jackett (GPL-3.0, fetched at runtime). Wrapper: MIT. Coded by Tishko Rasoul — github.com/6ebeng/jackett-webos