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<section begin="intro" />Guides, tips, and topics to walk new users through their first time using and setting up {{Kodi}}.<sect | link name 1 = Where Do I Start?

...ways made by the community and come from a third party service/source, and do not come preinstalled from official versions of Kodi. ...rsed, encouraged, or supported by Team Kodi or the XBMC Foundation. Please do not ask about services that are explicitly for bootleg video content on off

This page describes the "merge window" procedure used by Team Kodi to merge pull requests into the master git branch. in the next merge window should be a bump to 15.0-alpha2, 15.0-alpha3 and so on.

...id. There are numerous methods for sideloading applications; see the [[HOW-TO:Install Kodi on Fire TV]] article for more on this topic * If the space is available, the answer is Yes. One way to go about this is to install the latest version of Kodi, then install one of the many forks. See

* '''[[HOW-TO:Create_Video_Library|Return to Video Guide]]''' ...ect '''Export library''' as shown in the first image. You will be required to choose the Export method as depicted in the second image.

...re]] for more information on addon.xml, including how you add descriptions to your addon for users. A plugin source extends XBMC via the xbmc.python.lyri ...serdata/addon_data.Lyrics button on OSD needs to be activated and path set to CU Lyrics under Settings-> Skin-> Scripts </description>

{{divbox|orange||'''Note:''' Do not share the thumbnails folder or the texture.db under any circumstances.} ...akes it easy to recache artwork that is stored in the database. This needs to be done occasionally on all clients using the mysql database.

<section begin="intro" />For Kodi to know what to do with your addon, we require your script, and an addon.xml file. The layout ...di]] for more information on addon.xml, including how you add descriptions to your addon for users. A script extends Kodi via the xbmc.python.script exte

== Past days to display == | Number of previous days to show in the guide.

version. Earlier versions of XBMC such as v9.11 Camelot do not support key modifiers connect it to your PC and there's a fair chance it will just work. If

...ortable mode)'' on MS Windows and, with caveats, on macOS. Other platforms do not support portable installations. ...e version without removing your current installation, Kodi has the ability to run in portable mode.

...ts called, allowing you to fetch a listing of media and return it for Kodi to display. You may return either media items directly (for immediate playback ...re]] for more information on addon.xml, including how you add descriptions to your addon for users. A plugin source extends Kodi via the xbmc.python.plug

...re]] for more information on addon.xml, including how you add descriptions to your addon for users. A plugin source extends XBMC via the xbmc.python.subt ...d Bierdopje.com. Subtitle button on OSD needs to be activated and path set to Kodi Subtitles under System-> Skin-> Addon Scripts</description>

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| Action to perform when pressing the record button: * '''Record current show''': Record the current show from "now" to the end of the show. If no TV guide data is currently available a fixed len

*Ensure you have taken care to correctly tag your music and set up your [[Artist information folder]] = Adding Music to Library =

...n or set top box to your computer to view and stream TV and radio channels to your PC and other devices. <section end="intro" /> ...per Live TV and PVR experience '''the computer you install it on will need to run continuously.'''

To install a new version of Kodi on Debian 10 (buster) stable you need to install it from backports like so: <code>sudo apt install -t buster-backpor ...are a some notes related to uploading Kodi to Debian and having it synced to Ubuntu.

It is designed to be installed on hardware that is directly connected to your AVR or TV preferably via HDMI. ...px; background-color:#dfedf0; text-align:left;"| How is {{kodi}} different to all the other media players?

...take up memory unnecessarily. They also slow down navigation, as the need to be loaded/unloaded depending on whether they are visible (ie whether or not ...hout Kodi having to do the extra chores of maintaining which controls need to be shown at which points in time. The controls automatically update themsel

'''The following is ONLY useful for developers who wish to see extended XBMC history. Everyone else should stop here.''' Git wants to run under a case sensitive file system but under OSX and Windows, the file

...deos from your '''existing''' video library. These instructions also apply to Music Videos<section end="intro" /> ...ng video library, you will need to create one by following the '''''[[:HOW-TO:Create_Video_Library| Create Video Library]]''''' guide.

{{mininav| [[Linux]] | [[HOW-TO:Install Kodi for Linux]] }} <section begin="intro" />How to install certain binary add-ons for Ubuntu, such as PVR, audio decoder/encod

This tutorial will show you the necessary steps to compile and run with RetroPlayer from the Kodi-Game branch on an Ubuntu sys == Where do I start on Linux? ==

...in assisting us with the development of Kodi. Whether you have contributed to the Kodi/XBMC project in the past or not, please consider doing so now.<sec ...issues]]. Also, spread the word about Kodi for Linux(and other platforms) to your friends and family, we are sure they will enjoy it too.

We encourage all developers with addons in the official Kodi add-on repo to submit their addon for translation at Weblate.<br/> Translations can be synced to your upstream repository whenever you wish (default is 5 days) either by pu

...able some of the new features and functions, where some controls got moved to, etc.<section end="intro" /> ...e sticky posts in the Skin Development Forum for full changelog on changes to the skinning engine.

...might want to avoid upgrading to Kodi v16 until they have updated MairaDB to 10.1.12.}} When updating to a new version, Kodi will make a copy of the current DB and upgrade the copy

...ul for substituting an absolute path on a PC with a path suitable for Kodi to handle. Path subs work for most file and folder paths. Path subs work acros '''<code><from></from></code>''' defines the path you wish to replace.

...this setup. Most operating systems have built-in methods for sharing files to the network, or a NAS device can be used. ...her parts of Kodi|sync]]) your passwords.xml file from the userdata folder to each Kodi device.

* One nfo file for '''each''' Episode. This file holds information specific to that episode ...eguide> is the tag that allows the scrapers to find the episodes belonging to the TV Show at the site of the information provider.

...experienced by the user. The Easy and Advanced methods are the two options to create the '''Debug Log'''. The method you choose will depend on your requi ...dicated {{kodi}} paste site '''''http://paste.kodi.tv/'''''. Post the link to your pasted log in the forum. The paste site can hold approx 15,000 lines p

...y, but if something doesn't work out, just copy the file instead of trying to share/pathsub it.}} '''DO NOT TRY TO SHARE DATABASES WITH THIS METHOD.'''

* '''[[HOW-TO:Create_Music_Library|Return to Music Guide]]''' ...ications that {{kodi}} makes to cached artwork. If you have local artwork, do not export artwork.}}

...ive a timely response from someone with the knowledge and authority needed to satisfactorily address them. For the Kodi project, that point of contact is ..., save those that require a high degree of confidentiality or that pertain to serious legal actions.

...atabases via the MySQL protocol. Using shared library databases allows you to store information for either your video or music library in a central datab This gives you the ability to do things like:

<section begin="intro" />Web interfaces allow users to control and interact with their {{Kodi}} installation through a web browser ...→ Services → Control → Allow remote control via HTTP}}. The settings allow to specify a custom port number and an optional username and password for HTTP

...tem. It is a standard practice to limit this access as it is not necessary to have control over the entire system for most tasks. However, when root acce To gain temporary root access type sudo into your terminal:

...l file. [[Window IDs|See here for a list of the standard windows and links to their .xml files.]]<br /><br /> The important thing to remember is that each window has a unique identifying name. This is how Kod

...18 the concept of the Artist Information Folder is introduced as a new way to handle providing local artist artwork and information via nfo files. The Ar ...ists, or capture their current artist art and additional data for transfer to another installation of {{kodi}}<section end="intro" />

NFO files to be scraped into the movie library are relatively simple and require only a :*We recommend using this filename format to name nfo files.

To install Kore on your Android device Android 4.0.3 or higher is required. To install Kore *.apk file, you need to enable the 'Unknown sources'-option at {{button|Settings}} -> {{button|Secu

...hen read on to discover how to make a movie an episode of a TV Show or how to combine TV Shows.<section end="intro" /> ...r normal as listed at the scraper sites. This information will be exported to NFO files, and the NFO files will be modified with the required changes.

• to provide a guide for would be Kodi Python plugin addon script developers • to provide the skeleton frameworks to enable script developers to get up and running quickly

...and additional remote apps made by the community, as well as tell you how to enable smartphone/tablet app control in Kodi.<section end="intro" /> Turn on the following settings in {{kodi}} to enable using a smartphone or tablet remote:

This page will provide information to enable you to add new music, modify existing music and remove music from your '''existing The Update Library function specifically relates to '''scanning''' music files and populating the database with the music file

* Using the "''Show login screen on startup''" may cause skins to incorrectly load. * Switching profiles may also cause skins to incorrectly load.

...201883 Communityproject developed by supp.]) is giving you the possibility to decompile and compile .xbt files. The TextureTool does support alot of errorhandling so there isn't a way to do much mistakes.

...operating systems, which makes SMB the most commonly used network protocol to access content on a NAS or other remote hardware.<section end="intro"/> This page will detail how to add a network source to {{kodi}} using SMB. It assumes you have already correctly set up your SMB n

The <aspectratio> tag allows the aspect ratio of images (and multiimages) to be defined, and in addition, on how the image should be aligned within the ...s allowed for the aspect ratio are keep, stretch, scale, and center. These do the following: