Send to Kodi

• Paste an URL to play it on Kodi.
• Stream files from your computer to Kodi.
• Uses youtube-dl to support hundreds of sites.
• MPEG-DASH (high quality video) support.
• No Kodi add-ons required for standard video.

Installation

1. In Kodi, enable System > Services > Web server > Allow remote control via HTTP.

2. Install on your Kodi box:

   • InputStream.Adaptive to enable MPEG-DASH support.
   • Youtube add-on for better youtube support.

3. Install on your Linux machine:

   • zenity to get a GUI.
   • youtube-dl to add support for hundreds of video sites.
   • python-twisted to enable local file sharing and MPEG-DASH support.

4. Now you can run it from the command line like so:

   ./send-to-kodi -r kodibox:8080 -u kodi:SomePassword https://vimeo.com/174312494
   

5. For a more polished experience, edit send-to-kodi.desktop and add your credentials.

6. Install it to your user folder:

   chmod 600 send-to-kodi.desktop
   mkdir -p ~/.local/bin ~/.local/share/applications
   cp send-to-kodi.sh ~/.local/bin/send-to-kodi
   cp send-to-kodi.desktop ~/.local/share/applications/