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One of the most convenient functions of XBMC is its ability to stream media from any networked PC (personal-computer). On this page is a list of file sharing related pages/topics on the XBMC wiki.

To learn how to access these remote shares in XBMC, please look at XBMC media sources.

Supported file sharing protocols

AFP
AFP
FTP
If you have media-files on a computer and you want to share them to a Kodi device, an FTP server is one option you can use.

By default Kodi (namely XBMCbuntu) does not have any FTP server software installed, that does not mean you cannot add a FTP server to the installation and use it. Here we defer to vsftpd as a example.

HTTP
Kodi contains an HTTP-client with which you can add sources in all sections in the Kodi interface.
NAS
NAS
NFS
Network File System, or NFS, is a way to share folders over a network, and was added to XBMC in v11 (Eden). The main benefits of using NFS instead of SMB are its low protocol overhead (which allows it to send data across a network more quickly) and its use of simple UID's to authenticate users rather than username/password combinations. This part bears repeating, as many people are confused on this point and try to create usernames and passwords to get Kodi to work with NFS.
Stop hand.png NFS does not use usernames or passwords as logins; it uses a UNIX-based "userID" (UID) alone.
RSS media source
Kodi supports RSS feeds as video and audio sources. Adding an RSS source in Kodi will make the individual RSS entries browsable in the Kodi interface, along with thumbnails and other metadata if available. RSS feeds cannot be scanned into the video or music library, so they are only accessible from the files view..
Samba
Samba
SFTP
Kodi ships with SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol) (not to be confused with FTP) client support for accessing file shares.
Slingbox
Slingbox
SMB
Windows File Sharing, aka Server Message Block (SMB), is the standard client-server protocol used by Windows to share resources over a local network. SMB is available on all Windows computers and can be easily setup by the home user. SMB can also be accessed by other operating systems, which makes SMB the most commonly used network protocol to access content on a NAS or other remote hardware.
UPnP
Kodi can be used as a UPnP Server that will stream its library contents to other players on the network, or it can be used as a UPnP Client that can receive music and video from a UPnP Server on the network.
WebDAV
WebDAV


Other file sharing topics

Media sources
Avahi Zeroconf
Filemanager
Filemanager


Library sharing

HOW-TO:Share libraries using UPnP
HOW-TO:Share libraries using UPnP
HOW-TO:Sync multiple libraries
HOW-TO:Sync multiple libraries


Advanced configuration of shares/sources (editing sources.xml)

For advanced configuration instructions about shares/bookmarks, (by editing sources.xml), see the Adding Media Sources and Types of Media Sources articles.

See also