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Duplicate instances of the web interface - IanPrice - 2019-01-29
Is it possible to run two instances of the web interface on different ports? I'm sure you're wondering why.
I want to have one running for normal control, using Chorus 2 and a second one that I can remove all buttons and controls from to be front facing on the internet. That way I can have a website that shows the cover art, artist art, song progress bar, band name and song name without just anyone logging into that port and controlling my Kodi. I tried to duplicate and customize that portion of the settings.xml, but I only know enough to really make a mess and Kodi won't start. I'm testing it on Windows, but want to actually put it into place on OSMC on a Pi. I have already got it working by embedding the (modified) web interface in an iframe, but the only way I can see to have it show outside my local network is to expose the web interface to the internet. Obviously that won't work.
Any insight would be very helpful.
RE: Duplicate instances of the web interface - MrTarantula - 2019-01-29
You could run a separate web server, and use JSON-RPC to query what you want to display. That would be a heck of a lot easier than making changes to Kodi.
RE: Duplicate instances of the web interface - IanPrice - 2019-01-29
I am already running it on a separate webserver. I thought I could just embed the web interface into an iframe, using a local IP address and it would display it outwardly. Obviously that works fine inside my network, but not from outside. I'm completely new to JSON-API. Can I find the elements I want to display from the chorus web interface and create something new that would be more secure? This is what I currently have and I'm happy with the way it works and looks. It's just not secure. http://theswayproductions.com/Capture.JPG
RE: Duplicate instances of the web interface - Roman_V_M - 2019-03-16
Kodi's webserver/JSON-RPC API is not very secure. I'd recommend to create a separate web-application that exposes its own API with limited access to Kodi internals.