dreaddymck / send-to-kodi-dmck

Play online videos on Kodi, or stream local media

Send to Kodi DMCK

Two github projects combined.

• https://github.com/allejok96/send-to-kodi
• https://github.com/shahin8r/iptv

Offering the following features

• Send compatible yt-dlp/youtube-dl streams to Kodi.
• Send compatible local media to Kodi.
• MPEG-DASH (high quality video) support.
• IPTV m3u playlist interface, send iptv to kodi (Work In Progress)
• Zenity input interface

Note: Kodi add-ons may be required for proprietory media streams.

Installation

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

2. Install on your Kodi box:

   • InputStream.Adaptive to enable MPEG-DASH support.
   • Kodi add-ons for proprietory media support.

3. Install to your Linux environment:

   • yt-dlp to add support for hundreds of video sites.
   • jq JSON Processing
   • fzf required for iptv interface (optional) - https://github.com/junegunn/fzf
   • python-twisted to enable local file sharing and MPEG-DASH support (optional). Environment variables: TWISTED_PATH - Path to python-twisted webserver
   • zenity Graphical interface (optional)
   • PhantomJS Scriptable Headless Browser (optional)

4. Run it from the command line:

   ./send-to-kodi.sh -r kodibox:8080 -u user:pass https://vimeo.com/174312494

5. Edit config file $HOME/.config/send_to_kodi/.sendtokodi to customize default settings:

   #!/usr/bin/env bash
   GUI=0
   DOWNLOAD_DIR=.
   KODI_YOUTUBE=0
   SEND_RAW=0
   REMOTE="kodibox:8080"
   LOGIN="user:pass"
   HOST_NAME="$(hostname -I | awk '{print $1}')" #ipv4
   SHARE_PORT=8080
   RESOLUTION_HEIGHT=""
   BYPASS_LIST=("soundcloud.com" "yp.shoutcast.com")
   #display available formats
   LISTFORMATS=0

6. Edit send-to-kodi.desktop add your credentials then copy it to your user folder (optional):

   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/

7. Options:

   -d DIRECTORY Temporary download directory for high quality streaming -l PORT Local port number used for file sharing (default 8080) -r HOST:PORT Kodi remote address -u USERNAME:PASSWORD Kodi login credentials -x Do not try to resolve URL, just send it -y Use Kodi's youtube addon instead of youtube-dl -g enable zenity gui (default disabled)

   -v display git version and last log entry

8. Commands:

   help display this help menu stop stop kodi playback next next kodi playback pause PlayPause toggle shutdown reboot active display Kodi active playlist id version display git version and last log entry exit|quit iptv load iptv interface (work in progress)

9. Ad custom commands to the following script: $HOME/.config/send_to_kodi/send_to_kodi_commands

   if [[ "$INPUT" =~ ^(command)$ ]]; then
       your-custom-command
       kodi_main #back to send-to-kodi.sh prompt
   fi

10. FZF syntax:

    sbtrkt fuzzy-match Items that match sbtrkt 'wild exact-match (quoted) Items that include wild ^music prefix-exact-match Items that start with music .mp3$ suffix-exact-match Items that end with .mp3 !fire inverse-exact-match Items that do not include fire !^music inverse-prefix-exact-match Items that do not start with music !.mp3$ inverse-suffix-exact-match Items that do not end with .mp3

11. Note: Gracefully exit the iptv interface with ctrl+c or use an an invalid search then select the empty field.

Zenity dialogue