2023-08-19, 22:58
Small progress update. I'm getting closer to tunneling between Kodi and a mobile browser using QR and BitTorrent.
I'm having trouble generating the QR code, but it renders just fine:
Kodi can now pull metadata directly from the BitTorrent DHT using libtorrent. I added the following as a video source:
Within a couple seconds you can browse the torrent's files:
While it's a bit ridiculous to use BitTorrent to exchange WebRTC offers, it of course means that all user data can be stored, shared and synced on the BitTorrent network. You can even load games or stream videos directly from the DHT.
I'm having trouble generating the QR code, but it renders just fine:
Kodi can now pull metadata directly from the BitTorrent DHT using libtorrent. I added the following as a video source:
Code:
magnet:?xt=urn:btih:dd8255ecdc7ca55fb0bbf81323d87062db1f6d1c&dn=Big%20Buck%20Bunny
Within a couple seconds you can browse the torrent's files:
While it's a bit ridiculous to use BitTorrent to exchange WebRTC offers, it of course means that all user data can be stored, shared and synced on the BitTorrent network. You can even load games or stream videos directly from the DHT.