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How to Cut the Cord in Canada (2026): The Ultimate Guide (corelab.tech)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by CoreLabJoe@piefed.ca to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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Hello PieFed! I feel there's not enough content in regards to tech or self-hosting focused on us Canucks, so I started writing a blog last year. A lot of it fits into anywhere as it's all centered on self-hosting and cybersecurity but I specifically write some posts & chunks of posts, directly for my fellow Canadians!

Welcome to Core Lab =) Operated & Self-Hosted in Canada, by a Canadian.

I personally 'cut the cord' back in 2012 , tired of the high costs and limited options of Canadian cable. Over the last 14+ years, I’ve moved from trying basic OTA antennas (Mohu Leaf anyone?!) to advanced automated self-hosted setups using Plex/Jelly and/or Real Debrid integrations!

I wrote this guide to save you the trial and error. It filters out the outdated advice and shows you exactly which hardware and streaming protocols actually work for reliable, high-quality streaming in Canada in 2026. Let me know if you have any questions or if this guide helped you out!

Disclaimer: This post does contain some affiliate links, but no ads ! I'll never have popup or in-line ads...

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[–] IratePirate@feddit.org 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Seeing that cable management, I know why you'd want to "cut the cord". (Scnr! 😁)

[–] CoreLabJoe@piefed.ca 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Hahaha yes... I agree... I was very hesitant to include this as my header pic but I was like, eehhh, it's realistic at least! The key is it shows certain 'apps' running on that Google TV. 😆

[–] IratePirate@feddit.org 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

True that! I'm running plenty of those apps myself (though on a dumb display powered by a Linux machine), so I can appreciate the setup! Since you're running Google TV: have you tried running Newpipe? Imho, it's a no-brainer replacement for the YouTube app and blows it out of the water both with regard to the features it packs and the privacy advantages it brings.

[–] CoreLabJoe@piefed.ca 2 points 4 months ago

OOhhh I didn't know about this!!! Thanks so much, I'll be playing with that later...