---
title: "Add your first source"
description: "Connect an IPTV playlist, media server, or network share to start watching in Dion."
language: "en"
last_updated: "2026-07-28"
canonical_url: "https://getdion.app/support/getting-started/add-your-first-source"
---

# Add your first source

Dion plays content from **sources** — your IPTV provider, media server, or file storage. Everything you add feeds the same library, player, and watch history.

## Source types

- **IPTV** — M3U playlists and Xtream Codes accounts. These are the only source types with live TV and a program guide.
- **Media Centers** — Plex, Jellyfin, and Emby servers, for your movies and shows.
- **Other** — Manifest add-on URLs.
- **File Storage** — SMB and WebDAV shares, for media files on a NAS or computer.

## Add a source

1. Open **Settings → Sources**.
2. Pick a source type from the list. Dion also scans your local network and shows compatible servers it finds under **Available on Your Network**.
3. Fill in the details for that source type — see the step-by-step guides for [M3U](/support/providers/connect-an-m3u-playlist), [Xtream](/support/providers/connect-xtream-codes), [Plex](/support/providers/connect-plex), [Jellyfin](/support/providers/connect-jellyfin), [Emby](/support/providers/connect-emby), and [SMB or WebDAV](/support/providers/connect-smb-or-webdav).
4. Dion validates the connection and syncs your content. Live channels appear in the **Live** tab, and movies and shows appear in the **Library** tab.

You can also add sources from the Live and Library tabs, or during onboarding when you first open the app.

**Note**

Your first source is free. Adding more than one source at a time requires [Dion Pro](/support/getting-started/what-is-dion-pro).

## Protecting your connection details

Connection details are protected on your device. If you use Dion Pro backup, configurations for supported sources can be restored as part of your end-to-end encrypted backup; Dion cannot read the backup contents. Some services, including Plex, may still ask you to sign in again. See [how sync and backup work](/support/sync-and-backup/how-sync-and-backup-work).