Sign in on your TV

Silo is in active development before 1.0. These guides are updated frequently.

Open Silo on your Apple TV or Android TV. The easiest way to set it up is with a phone or tablet that’s already signed in to Silo. You can also scan a code or type your password with the remote.

Use a nearby phone or tablet

Put both devices on the same home network and leave Silo open on the TV’s setup screen. Allow local-network access on the phone or tablet if it asks.

1. Open Silo on your phone or tablet. Select Set Up on the card offering to set up the TV.
2. Choose the server or servers to add, then select Continue.
3. If the TV asks Allow this setup?, select Allow on the TV.
4. Compare the code on both screens. Select Yes, this matches on the phone or tablet only if they’re the same.
5. When sign-in finishes, choose a profile on the TV.

Any phone or tablet can set up either TV: an iPhone can set up an Android TV, and an Android phone can set up an Apple TV.

If the card doesn’t appear, guest Wi-Fi or network isolation may be keeping the devices apart. Use one of the methods below instead.

Scan the TV’s code

First connect the TV to your server. If your server is listed under No phone nearby?, select it. Otherwise select Enter server address, type the address, including any port number, and select Connect. On Apple TV, Advanced options lets you set the protocol and port separately. If the TV asks Connect without encryption?, continue only if you trust the address and it’s on your home network.

The TV then shows a sign-in screen with a QR code.

1. Scan the QR code with your phone’s camera and open the link.
2. Sign in to the server if asked, with your password or the Sign in with button.
3. Check that the code on the page matches the TV, then select Sign in TV.
4. On the TV, choose a profile.

You can also open the server’s /activate page in any browser and type the code shown on the TV. It’s eight digits, shown in two groups of four, and lasts 15 minutes. If the code has expired, start sign-in again on the TV. Only approve a request you started yourself.

The QR code opens the server’s public address when it has one, otherwise the address the TV connected with. Your phone needs to be able to open it.

Use a password instead

After connecting to the server, select Sign in with a password on the TV and enter your username and password. If the server address is wrong, Change server takes you back. If your profile has a PIN, you enter it after signing in.

If you sign in to Silo with a Sign in with button, scan the TV’s code instead and sign in on your phone. Servers that sign in only that way don’t show Sign in with a password on the TV.

Once the TV is set up, you can control it from your phone or tablet.