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Kodi

This guide will show you how to set up Kodi as your media center for your media.

Take note that Kodi only does direct play. It does not transcode your media.

Prerequisites

You must download and install Kodi on your devices. Visit Kodi Downloads to learn more.

You must set up an FTP/SSH password on your service. You must also know the path to where your media is.

It is best to setup a fresh network location for the Ultra.cc FTP connection to the slot vs editing a previous one.

This part of the guide sets your Ultra.cc service as a media source in Kodi via FTP.
Go to Settings -> File Manager -> Add source.
Then, click on Browse -> Add network location....
Set it up with the connection details given below:

Protocol: FTP Server
Server address: {servername}.usbx.me
Remote Path: |auth=TLS
Port: 21
Username: {username}
Password: {set FTP password}

Use the ESC key twice to quit the File Manager and Settings Menu to come back to the home page of Kodi.
Highlight Movies and click on Enter Files Section.
Click Files -> Add Videos. The Add video source appears. Click Browse.
Choose the ftp://{servername}.usbx.me:21/|auth=TLS location you previously added.
Navigate to your Movies folder and then click the OK button.
Click OK to save the media source.

A Set content window comes up. Since the path contains Movies, change This directory contains dialogue to Movies.
Select the information provider that you want. In this case, it's The Movie Database.
Click OK. Kodi will scan your FTP location and add your Movies. That'll go to the Movies section.
Similarly, you can also set up TV Shows.

Install the Google Drive Plugin by going to Settings ⇾ Add-ons ⇾ Install from repository
Scroll down, then click on video add-ons and click on Google Drive.
Finally, click Install. It'll ask for you to install other dependencies, click OK to proceed.
Go back to the Home screen ⇾ Add-ons and select Google Drive.
Click Add an account
A window appears with instructions on how to connect your Google Drive account to Kodi. Either scan the QR code or visit the link shown, then enter the code to connect your Google Drive account.
Next, create a folder somewhere on your device that you can save exported Google Drive .strm files to.

Reopen your Google Drive add-on and browse through your account.
Right-click to the media folders you want to set. Right-click it and select export to .strm files...
Set the destination folder to the folder you set, which in this case is C:\Users\{username}\strm
Enable Update library after export and Watch for changes in the Cloud folder then click OK. Let Kodi scan for all the files in your Google Drive folders.
Go back to Enter Files Section
Click Add Videos. The Add video source appears. Click Browse then browse to where you created your folder, which should have the folders with .strm files.
Select the folder you just created and verify if you have the correct path. Once that's done, click OK.
Then add a name to your added path. In this guide, we'll be using TV.
A Set content window comes up. Since the path contains TV Shows, change This directory contains dialogue to Movies.
Select the information provider that you want. In this case, it chooses TVDB. You can select that from the Get More button.
Click OK. Kodi will scan your Google Drive location and add your TV Shows. That'll go to the TV Shows section.

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