2021-02-14, 13:58
I don't know i anyone has asked for this before (and I would be shocked if I am the first)...
Kodi should have a lite version. That sits on your PC/Mac/Nas and does absolutely nothing but
This doesn't even have to be something that Kodi needs to make a "lite version" for, it can also be something just built into Kodi as it stands and have the Kodi install on your computer be your "server". It already does something like this mind you, but it's a convoluted process and it doesn't mirror your library onto the other devices.
Like there should be an option in the library simply called "share library", and Kodi should look for any other devices on your network with Kodi installed and give you the option if you want to mirror/share the library on that device. And te kodi server would in that case just be letting the other devices access content set to it for direct play.
And no.... SMB is not intuitive at all. If that works as it should none of this may even be necessary.
Kodi should have a lite version. That sits on your PC/Mac/Nas and does absolutely nothing but
- stores and manages your library.
- Shares that library to any other device on your network that you have the kodi app installed.
This doesn't even have to be something that Kodi needs to make a "lite version" for, it can also be something just built into Kodi as it stands and have the Kodi install on your computer be your "server". It already does something like this mind you, but it's a convoluted process and it doesn't mirror your library onto the other devices.
Like there should be an option in the library simply called "share library", and Kodi should look for any other devices on your network with Kodi installed and give you the option if you want to mirror/share the library on that device. And te kodi server would in that case just be letting the other devices access content set to it for direct play.
And no.... SMB is not intuitive at all. If that works as it should none of this may even be necessary.