Adding Strm Files To The Library Xbmc

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In the videos tab on the home screen, select “Files”. Select “Add Videos” and “Browse” in the add video source. Browse to the folder where your media files are stored. If your files are located on a network attached storage, you will need to add the SMB or NFS share from the NAS server. If the video stream does not work then the URL-link could be wrong, or possible the codec/format or the network-protocol it uses it not supported by XBMC. Creating a.STRM file in Microsoft Windows step-by-step. Right click somewhere on your desktop or the right-side of Windows Explorer (the file-manaager in Microsoft Windows) when your inside.

The HowTo guide will show you how to add media sources (Movies, TV Shows, Music, etc…) to your XBMC installation. The guide will cover both local filesystem sources and network sources.

XBMC reads the Album Artist tag in ID3, Ogg, APE and MP4 tags and uses it if available to assign an artist to the album (independently of the track's artist information). This is the 'Album Artist' tag (in ID3 this is represented by the 'TPE2' tag; in vorbiscomment (ogg) files 'ALBUMARTIST', 'ALBUM ARTIST' and 'ENSEMBLE' are all supported). Simply add your media directory using the load button, hit match and select a scraper from the list and confirm with rename once FileBot is done. It’s simple like that. All files will be renamed properly and after refreshing your Kodi media library all meta data should be downloaded proper. The following are 30 code examples for showing how to use xbmcvfs.mkdir.These examples are extracted from open source projects. You can vote up the ones you like or vote down the ones you don't like, and go to the original project or source file by following the links above each example.

One of XBMC’s best features is the shear number of different kinds of audio and video sources it supports and its ability to create a library from them. You have standard local sources, i.e your internal hard drive or external USB drives, but where XBMC comes into its own is with its support of network sources. This include everything from AFP sources through to Zeroconf sources and most things in-between.

For most users local, USB and SMB sources (Windows Network Shares) will cover most of their needs, however there are plenty of other options should your need or want them. This quick and simple guide should cover all you need to get up and running with all of XBMC’s supported sources.

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What is a source?

For completeness I it makes sense to explain what a “source” is within the context of XBMC. A source is a link to the content that you want XBMC to use, i.e where your media files are located. A source could either be a link to Video files, Music file or Picture files. You should not mix media sources as this will cause you issues when trying to get your content into your library, i.e do not mix audio file and video files in the same directories. Also you should not mix different kinds of video sources, i.e do not mix Movies and TV Shows in the same folders, or again you will have issues when adding the content to your library.

Why do I need sources?

Without sources, XBMC will be useless – in short by adding a source you tell XBMC where your files are located and what kinds of files they are.

What kinds of content types are supported in sources?

XBMC supports three kings of sources:

  • video content sources, which can be either TV Shows or Movies
  • audio content sources for your music library
  • picture content sources for your picture library
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What kinds of sources are supported?

A source can either be a local source (i.e from your local file system) or from a network / remote source.

Currently the supported source types are:

  • AFP
  • FTP
  • local file sytesm
  • HDHomeRun
  • HTS TVHeadEnd
  • HTTP
  • MythTV
  • NFS
  • RSS
  • SFTP
  • Slingbox
  • SMB
  • TuxBox
  • UDP / IPTV Streams
  • UPnP
  • usb drive
  • WebDAV
  • Zeroconf


Adding a source to XBMC

Adding a source to XBMC is a simple process, however it is important you set the right options otherwise you may find that content isn’t scanned into your library as expected. Adding a source is a two part process, firstly you tell XBMC where the content is and then you set a scraper which tells XBMC what kind of content is in that location. The scraper then looks up the metadata for the content on the internet and store it all in your library.

  1. From the “Videos” menu select “Files”
  2. Select “Add Source”
  3. A new dialogue window will open, you can either manually type in the location(s) of your content and then click “Add” or alternatively you can select the “Browse” option.
  4. Once you have selected “Browse” it will list your local hard drives and USB drives where you can select the location of your content. It also has some shortcuts for some network sources. If a shortcut isn’t available for your network source type, you can scroll to the bottom of the list and select “Add Network Location”. From the new dialogue that opens you can add any of the supported network sources that XBMC supports.
  5. Once you have added the root share for your content select “OK”.
  6. Add a name for your media source and then select “OK” again.
  7. A new window will open that is titled “Set Content” from here we will tell XBMC what kind of content is stored in this location and where it should look for metadata.
  8. Select the appropriate scraper for your content – i.e The MovieDB for Movies and The TVDB for TV Shows. Depending on your file / folder structure you may also need to set a few other options. This options will be fully explained in a later guide.
  9. Once completed select “OK” and it will start scanning content into your library. A info dialogue will be displayed in the top right of the screen showing the progress as it scans content into your library.
  10. Once complete you will now have a new “Movies” or “TV Shows” and “Library” option that can be accessed from the main “Videos” menu. You can also enable shortcuts to these items on the main menu by enabling them within skin settings.


Adding a movie video source

This video gives you a quick guide to adding a movie video source.


Adding a tv video source

This video gives you a quick guide to adding a tv video source.


Deleting a source

If for any reason you need to remove a source from XBMC, it is again a simple process.

  1. From the “Videos” menu select “Files”
  2. Select the source you want to remove and bring up the “context menu” – this can be accessed either by pressing “c” on your keyboard or normally by pressing the “Info” or “Menu” button on your remote.
  3. From the new menu that opens, select the “Remove Source” option.
  4. It will prompt you to confirm the sources removal, select “Yes”.
  5. Another dialogue will open titled “Unassign content” asking you if you want to remove all items from the library, again you should select “Yes”. This removes all of the metadata from your library (Episode / Movie synopsises, Posters, etc…). This doesn’t touch your actual media files, only the metadata it has stored and associated with them.
  6. Depending on the number of items in that source it may take a few minutes whilst it cleans the library.
  7. Once the library has been cleaned, all traces of these items have been removed from your library and they will no longer be accessible within XBMC.


Locking a source

If you want to prevent someone playing back content from a source, you can use lock codes to protect all items in that source. However, this won’t stop the items being listed in file mode or in your library – this only stops the item being played back. If you want to limit what is available in file mode / in the library then you should look into using profiles. XBMC’s profiles allow you to setup different libraries for different users.

To use lock codes, enable the Master Lock in Settings/System/Master Lock. After enabling the Master Lock, a Set Lock button will pop up in the Context Menu allowing you to set a lock. XBMC will ask for the master lock code and then give you the opportunity to set a unique Password on that specific share. To Remove the Lock you need to remember the Master Lock code.

The advanced user again, can manually edit the sources.xml file to accomplish the same. Remember when you enter lockcodes in the configuration file sources.xml you must first convert the lockcode to MD5 hash format before you enter them.

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Check out our complete Library Kodi setup fand get the library integration help you need to setup all your favourite movies and TV media in Kodi. This guide works for all multi-source Kodi addons which are based on the original Genesis, Exodus, or Covenant code.

Many Kodi addons have added library integration right into the addon, but a lot of users have trouble setting their Library Kodi Setup manager the way they want. Follow our guide below for complete steps on how to add library integrationinto Kodi.

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This guide works for any multi-source movies + TV addon that is based on the original source code of either Genesis, Exodus, or Covenant. An incomplete list of Kodi addons you can apply library integration to today includes:

Library Kodi Setup Manager – Why Do I Want Library Integration?

Kodi has a ton of great built in features to make navigating and exploring your library of media. Traditionally this is for media stored on an attached hard drive, but multi-source Kodi addons allows you to use these features for any TV Show or Movie it can scrape.

When your library is configured, the “Movies” and “TV Shows” sections of the default Kodi skin become much more powerful. As you can see below, the TV Shows area shows all my unwatched shows, as well as content sorted by genre, TV network, year, actors, tags, recently added, and more.

When new episodes of a TV show air, your Library Kodi integration will auto-update and show you new episodes.

Instead of manually searching within Kodi addons like Covenant, library integration brings everything right to your main menu, saving you button clicks and time.

If library integration in Kodi sounds interesting to you, follow our guide below on how to configure it today.

Library Kodi Setup Part 1 – General Settings

The first thing we need to do in order to setup library integration within Kodi is setup a few settings in the Kodi settings area.

  1. Before we can sync your Kodi library to the Covenant library paths, you need to enable the showing of hidden files in Kodi.
    1. From the Kodi main menu, navigate to Settings (Gear Icon)
    2. Click on Media Settings
    3. Click General
    4. Show hidden files and directories and make sure it is enabled.
  2. Back in your main menu under Movies on the left, you’ll get the message below because you have not synced your Kodi library to the Covenant media paths you saw in step 2.
    1. Click on Enter Files Section to enter Kodi’s path for library folders.
  3. Click Add Videos… > Browse and navigate to the Movies folder contained within the addon’s userdata folder for the addon you want to add library integration for.
    1. On Android for most users, you can navigate to External Storage > Android > data > org.xbmc.kodi > files > .kodi > userdata > addon_data > plugin.video.INSERTADDONNAMEHERE > Movies. You should see folders for the movies you added above in step 4. Click OK.
      1. On Windows, you can find the userdata folder via: Start – type %APPDATA%kodiuserdata – press <Enter>
      2. On Mac, the userdata folder is located in /Users/<your_user_name>/Library/Application Support/Kodi/userdata/
      3. On OpenELEC/LibreELEC, it is /storage/.kodi/userdata/
  4. In the next screen, select This Directory Contains and select Movies. Under Choose Information Provider, select The Movie Database. This is the location where all the metadata such as genre, network, and year are grabbed from.
  5. Go back to your main menu and under TV Shows on the left, click on Enter Files Section.
  6. Click Add Videos… > Browse and navigate to the TV Shows folder contained within the addon’s userdata folder for the addon you want to add library integration for. Use the guide in step 3 above if you forgot where your folder is located.
  7. In the next screen, select This Directory Contains and select TV Shows. Under Choose Information Provider, select The TVDB. This is the location where all the metadata such as genre, network, and year are grabbed from.

Library Kodi Setup Guide Part 2 – Specific Addon Setup

Next we have to configure our Kodi addons for library integration. The steps below work for any of the addons listed above.

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  1. First, open up your addon settings. Find your addon in your My Add-ons > Video Addons area and long press on it or click menu and then click Settings.
  2. Navigate to the Library tab on the left.
  3. On the right side, note the path of the Movies and TV library locations. They SHOULD be the same as the path you just added to Kodi above. If they are different, you will want to update them. When you add media to your library, movies automatically store into the Movies folder and TV Shows store in the TV folder.
  4. Below your folder paths, this screen also has a bunch of other options you may want to enable or disable. We left all options as default during our testing.
    • Auto update TV Shows = Automatically loads new episodes into your TV folder above.
    • Show notifications during update = Notifies you via pop up in the corner of the screen whenever new shows are added.
    • Update library after adding content = Automatically refreshes your library after new content is added.
    • Avoid creating duplicate content = When enabled, commands will be ignored if you try to add media you already have in your library.
    • Check movie before adding it = Makes sure that sources exist in Covenant before adding the movie to your library.
    • Check first episode of season before adding it = Makes sure that sources exist in Covenant before adding TV shows to your library.
    • Include episodes with unknown air dates = Ensures that all TV episodes are added to your library, even if metadata is missing.
  5. To add media to your Kodi library, simply hover on any title within the addon and long press (or press menu) and select Add to Library. Pointers to this content are added into the library folders you configured above. Go ahead and add the movies and TV shows you like so that you are sure content is available for the next steps in our Covenant Library Kodi setup guide.

And that’s it! In the main menu of Kodi under the Movies and TV Shows section, you’ll now see that your Library Integration is now synced into Kodi.

If you want to force library updates in Kodi, simply go into the Title section under Categories, long press (or press menu) on a title, and choose Scan For New Content.

Have questions about Kodi library integration? Let us know on Twitter or Facebook if we can help you out! Hopefully this guide assists you in Covenant Library Kodi setup and features.

How To Add Strm Files To Xbmc Library

NOTE: Due to how many skins and builds exist, the above steps are only guaranteed for the default Estuary Kodi skins. If your menus don’t line up, you’ll have to go ask the creator of your setup. We cannot provide you support.

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