Setting up a MEDIA SERVER using Kodi!

Set up a media server to access your offline media on all devices in your local network!
Kodi: kodi.tv/
Alternate media server (Plex): www.plex.tv/
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[@jyothishkj]

Dude you make excellent quality content. Sincere appreciations from the core of my heart. I'll share your content as much as i can dude... God bless you.. stay creative and keep sharing awesome content like this :)

[@tobisupersmart]

Thank you for the VLC Media player suggestion, tried so hard to setup with the Kodi app and it wouldn't work. This was so much easier than any other tutorial, thank you.

[@JJEJ88]

awesome work on this Video! in under a few minutes i was able to get my media server running from another room of the house, using my local network! Thank you again!

[@droidekaezekiel1374]

I have been searching KZbin and this is by far the easiest tutorial... Thanks

[@slotreality]

After days looking for a way to stream videos from my pc to phone, this was the only one that seem to work effortlessly and VLC detected kodi right away and gave me a warning that kodi server found was so very happy how fast it streams no lagging. I must say that scanning took a long time since I had 1000s of movies i set it up to auto update changes.

[@RickSaffery]

Like others have said, you do a terrific job making informative videos. Your presentation, pacing, poise are all spot on.

[@reljoy]

Finally I have managed to understand how to connect to my kodi server and play content on my TV!!!

[@FukU2222]

I can't connect to my media server. Either with VLC or the kodi Kore app. Could you do a video on configuring your VLC settings? I can't seem to figure it out =/

[@harwindersingh8544]

I followed ur instructions and it's helped .. but it's little bit tricky to understand ur vdo instruction..

[@AnickYT]

Ok, I got Kodi Server setup and it works for android, and firestick vlc apps. How do I get it to work on other vlc on other computer? I can't find the answer and been looking for it for the past 2 days.

[@vishwajeetguha6722]

Thank u for this video it was very helpful... Even if its an old video it was very helpful to me....😊😊😊😊

[@TigerChi30]

Good tutorial video. Your speed was a little on the fast side so it may be helpful to slow down a little bit but other than that it was an excellent video. Good job!

[@justlikenewrestoration7287]

Settings > Playback Speed > 0.5 , 0.75 > Profit

[@howdydoody30204b]

I know this is old, but it is still very relevant. Thanks. Question: When the Kodi server streams a video to the client device, where does the decoding occur, at the server or the client?

[@Pauluz_The_Web_Gnome]

Hi Great video, but one question off topi! You have some really cool (hehehe) and great looking Fans for you cpu behind you in the pc, what are they? Noctua...and do you have a link? Thanks in advance! Keep up the good work!

[@leemax6336]

My Kodi DLNA music server cannot show .dff fikes for any clients. Do you have the same issue?

[@dibertos]

How did I find this just now? This is what I've been looking for for years now! Thank you so much for sharing!

[@The_Penniless_Wanderer]

Hey its not working for me. Kodi doesnt show up on my android VLC, both are connected to the same home wifi.

[@Pauluz_The_Web_Gnome]

Jellyfin is the way to go! Easy fast and cool! :P Do a video of that next time... They also have client apps, for IOS/Android!

[@sachinkanaujia2304]

Whether an Android phone can be used as a media server for phones/tabs

[@udance4ever]

@2:35 thx for the VLC tip though it seems to me like the Kodi server is a glorified file server. is there a way to connnet a client to my Kodi server much like how Emby, Jellyfin, and PLEX work? meaning, i choose the Kodi server & it presents me with a UI such that my watch history, meta data, etc is all stored server side. is this even possible w a Kodi server? ps. Ive tried Kodi remote but my goal is not to control the screen of the Kodi server.

[@JonathanVFerreira]

Loved this tip, you are awesome!!!

[@youngcaptainkeos2133]

your content is clean and i love it

[@db9841]

This is perfect. Thanks man!

[@timothyskippings8710]

My media server is set up via my router, I have tried vlc on my laptop but it doesn't pick up the media, do you know of a media player for windows 10 that will detect and play from my media server? Wmp does not work either.

[@flacjunkie5553]

Why is this video restricted? When I clicked on the video a message popped up saying that the content might be inappropriate for some viewers. Why??? I just watched the whole thing and couldn't understand why it's restricted!

[@alisar7712]

I have 12 android TVs that kodi installed and the video file that i want to play stored on each TV it can run from windows 10 using WEB Remote but I have to assign the ip for the tv that i want to play the file on it , is there a way to give command from windows to run all TVs togather in same time ?

[@NicholasPOGM]

Can kodi also send live audio stream to the Internet?

[@Zetroid]

why does my desktop keep freezing when play from here on mobile?

[@azadsolanki65]

Sir ..i want to use my dstv (south africa) app in india through either kodi or it app itself.. so what sould i to do.....i have login it in kodi my kodi bt it occurs error...it shows ip address problem

[@M1and5M]

hi, where are the files then? On your private PC an only accesable when its on, or on the Kodi servers?

[@utsavparekh5731]

Hay! Can i transfer my files at one place from any device anywhere even i am connected with another wifi using this?

[@harenderchaudhary4260]

i have setup emby media server

[@vijayakumar_97]

Working good to me

[@RikardAnders]

Very good tip. Thanks! 👍 😊

[@ronsmith573]

Was using Vimeo to stream content to my Wordpress site, all on my own hardware and servers in a high speed environment. Can I use KODI as a replacement for Vimeo?

[@IndianCustomer]

Tutorial is not clear, And many steps are missing

[@YannisOelgarthMusic]

how can i acces it from my iphone? What could I do?

[@MisterWealth]

Is this a secure way to do it? Will it work if im out of the house

[@freepress8451]

Interesting I use flashdrives with portable Kodi installed (using smb), so multiple users just plug 'n' play and access the media library - limitation its windows based

[@feliperafael8104]

awesome

[@subhangmokkarala]

Why is this age restricted

[@howdydoody30204b]

smb1 is asking for a password for each directory level.

[@troymarks3769]

Will one be able to access the kodi library without going online, once the network is set up?

[@hariramnarayanan5157]

yeaah boi

[@joejagadeesh4034]

Thanks man

[@generalgk]

Thanks Indian Ray Romano

[@volkiruski1221]

To fast for me, need a slower explantion, thank you

[@coolgamer5628]

0.75 playback speed

[@lornrichable]

You go too fast with the setup

[@jugadoo-bhai]

thanks for washing

[@sharelove8622]

Brother Hindi main Videos start Karo Channel chalega

[@IanSebryk]

PLEX is garbage; pretty garbage, but still garbage. Kodi can do video-over-LAN, it just requires some tech know-how.

[@La4edimension]

What was that app you used on IOS???

[@SolihullRog]

I can't understand him.

[@namankumar5442]

Hey bro do you live in an another country if yes then which plzzz tell?????😁

[@hariramnarayanan5157]

you wanna join him there mr.creep?

[@juliosalguero4638]

Plex sucks its crap now.

[@user-hd4ef7jo1r]

สสจ ความ

[@andrewmcallister3529]

Poo in loo

[@chinklipinkli6702]

Dude, you should try to talk a little bit faster

[@hariramnarayanan5157]

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