Converting A Direct Publisher Channel into SDK

You have to place your Roku Device in Developer mode.

You cannot Create, Download, and package an SDK digitally signed SDK Encrypted package without sideloading an SDK Zipped File package onto a Roku device!

The Roku device should be set up and signed into your account with the same email you use for your developer account!

Your developer account needs to have a connected device using the same account details such as your email address to allow upload of SDK Packages!

Your email address needs to be verified in order to upload an SDK digitally signed SDK Encrypted package 

Once set up and signed in, Place the device into developer mode>

On your Roku Device remote control
Home 3X
up 2x
right, left, right, left,
Right.

You may have to do this once or twice maybe three times to get the device into developer mode!

Next:

Download and install Putty  (A Telnet software)

Once installed run putty

Connect to port 8080

and use your Roku Device IP Number#

Putty will connect to your device by IP address and port

Use the command genkey

The first time run will give you an error, but type and rerun genkey command

Next, make a note of The ID# and password and save them!

On your Roku device dashboard when you sign into the device in developer mode you will see that you can do a few different things!

Like Test. Check for errors, and screenshots, and Package the sideloaded zip file!

Download the new Digitally signer Encrypted Package file

IF YOU HAVE NOT DONE SO, Sideload A ZIP FILE WITH YOUR SDK package ONTO THE Device that was placed into DEVELOPER MODE!

RUN YOUR TEST

Click to package your Roku app

Enter the ID number you got from the Telnet when you ran Putty

Enter the password

Click to package

Download the package file!

Upload the package file to your channel in your developer account!

Run your static analysis test if no errors, Deep link video

Go through all items on preview and publish to ensure all info is correct and updated!

PUBLISH CHANNEL!