Ace Link Documentation

If you only need the AceStream engine without the Ace Link menu bar UI, you can run it as a standalone Docker container.

To run the engine with default settings:

docker run --platform=linux/amd64 --rm -p 6878:6878 blaiseio/acelink

Once running, you can access streams in a media player using these URL formats:

• http://<network ip>:6878/ace/getstream?id=<acestream id>
• http://<network ip>:6878/ace/getstream?infohash=<magnet uri>

To run the engine using a custom acestream.conf file, mount the configuration file into the container:

docker run --platform=linux/amd64 --rm -p 6878:6878 -v "$(pwd)/acestream.conf:/opt/acestream/acestream.conf" blaiseio/acelink

Ace Link does not transcode streams, so you must select a media player that supports a wide range of audio and video codecs.

• Recommended (Free/Open Source): VLC, IINA, and MPV.
• Limited Support: QuickTime and web browsers may not play all streams.

Ace Link is a menu bar application for playing Ace Streams on macOS. It requires macOS High Sierra (10.13) or later and Docker.

You can install it using Homebrew:

brew install --cask ace-link

Alternatively, you can download the .dmg installer directly from the releases page.

To view debug logs for Ace Link:

1. Open Console.app on your Mac.
2. In the search field, type Process: Ace Link.
3. Click Start (or Start streaming).
4. Perform the action in Ace Link that you wish to debug; the logs will begin populating in Console.app.