Importing a Template

Step-by-step guide to importing, configuring API keys, and updating templates.

Steps

1. Pick your template

   Use Which Template? or browse the Template Directory.

2. Get the import URL

   The Template Directory has Import on ElfHosted and Import on Fortheweak buttons for each template — click to open the template directly in your AIOStreams instance. Or copy the raw URL block to paste into any host manually.

3. Load in AIOStreams

   Open your AIOStreams instance → About → Get Started → Load Template → paste the URL → click Load.

4. Enter your API keys

   Fill in Services:

   • TorBox API key — torbox.app/dashboard → API Keys
   • TMDB Access Token (recommended) — themoviedb.org/settings/api → Read Access Token
5. Save and install

   Click Save → copy the manifest URL → install in Stremio or WuPlay.

API Keys

Key	Where to get it	Required for
TorBox API key	torbox.app → Dashboard → API Keys	All TorBox templates
TMDB Access Token	themoviedb.org → Settings → API → Read Access Token	Better title matching (recommended)
NZBGeek API key	nzbgeek.info → My Profile → API	Hybrid templates only
AllDebrid API key	alldebrid.com → My Account → API	AllDebrid templates only
EasyNews credentials	easynews.com	Speed EasyNews templates

Updating a Template

Re-import the same URL. AIOStreams will load the latest version and merge it over your existing config. Your API keys are preserved.

Already imported? Check AIOStreams for an in-app update notification — it will prompt you to pull the latest version automatically.

After Importing

Standard TorBox templates

MediaFusion and HdHub are enabled by default from v2.9.4. MediaFusion adds regional and international content coverage. HdHub is a TorBox-native P2P scraper that only returns results when TorBox is your active debrid service. Both are stream-only — neither injects catalog rows into Stremio. To disable either, go to Addons and toggle it off.

Hybrid templates (4K Hybrid, Hybrid, Hybrid Lite)

The NZBGeek (Newznab) preset is included but disabled by default. NZBGeek flags accounts accessed from multiple IP addresses simultaneously — a pattern that occurs on shared hosting (ElfHosted, fortheweak.cloud) where search and download requests can originate from different IPs.

To enable on ElfHosted: use the Zyclops proxy — set the proxy URL in the Newznab addon config so both search and grab route through the same IP. Then enter your NZBGeek API key in Add-ons → Newznab.

On a private/self-hosted AIOStreams instance: enable the preset, enter your API key, and ensure the built-in NZB grab proxy is active (AIOSTREAMS_AUTH credentials set) so search and grab share the same IP.

If you want a Usenet indexer with no IP restrictions on shared hosting, NinjaCentral has publicly confirmed AIOStreams public-instance compatibility.

AllDebrid templates

Go to Add-ons → StremThru AllDebrid and enter your AllDebrid API key.

Speed templates

These exit after 3 cached results or a timeout. Test with a popular title first (e.g. Breaking Bad S01E01).

Flash templates

Cached-only. If a title isn’t in TorBox’s cache you’ll get no results. Use Speed or Essential as a fallback for new releases.

Choosing a Host

elfhosted (paid private)

$9/month — dedicated instance, no rate limits, Torrentio enabled. Best for serious daily use.

fortheweak.cloud

Free — community-run by nhyyeb, stable and nightly builds. Core Builds verified against their allowlist. Best free option.

Not sure? Start with fortheweak (free, no signup) to test your template. Upgrade to elfhosted private if you need Torrentio or want a dedicated instance with no shared load.

	elfhosted private	fortheweak	elfhosted free	Self-hosted
Cost	$9/month	Free	Free	Free (server cost)
Rate limits	None	Shared	Shared + Torrentio disabled	None
Torrentio	Enabled	Enabled	Disabled	Enabled
Core Builds verified	✓	✓	✓	✓
Nightly builds	—	✓	—	✓

For the full list of public instances, see the AIOStreams public instances page.

Regex and allowlists

Hosted instances validate inline regex patterns against an allowlist. v2.9.0 templates are verified against both elfhosted and fortheweak allowlists — import errors from regex patterns indicate an outdated template.

	Hosted (elfhosted, fortheweak.cloud)	Self-hosted
Inline regex	Validated against host allowlist	Works — all patterns allowed
Synced regex URLs	Whitelisted URLs only	All URLs allowed

As of v2.9.0, all Core Builds templates are verified against both elfhosted and fortheweak allowlists. If you see a “regex not allowed” error after importing, re-import the latest template version — older templates may contain pattern strings that predate the v2.9.0 allowlist sync.

Stremio vs WuPlay

	Stremio	WuPlay
Platform	Desktop + mobile	Web + Chromecast
Installation	Add-on URL in Stremio	Direct stream URL
Best for	Standard setup	Casting / TV without an app