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UPnP can be used for limited sharing of media files between two {{kodi}} devices.
:''For a more complex method of sharing using MySQL see '''[[MySQL]]'''''


<section begin="intro"/>[[UPnP]] sharing between two XBMC devices is the easiest way to share a library. You can also share multiple libraries, one from each XBMC device, to all the other XBMC devices on the same network. UPnP also takes care of file sharing, so you do not need to do anything extra even if your files are added locally to XBMC.<section end="intro"/>
UPnP cannot share library functions and is a file only sharing protocol. If you are looking for full library functionality, UPnP is not the method to use.


For a more complex method of sharing using MySQL see MySQL


# For XBMC device A (the "server") go to:
#*If using XBMC v11 "Eden": {{highlight|bordered=yes|[[Settings/Network#Services|Settings &rarr; Network &rarr; Services]]}}
#*If using XBMC v12 "Frodo": {{highlight|bordered=yes|[[Settings/Services#UPnP|Settings &rarr; Services &rarr; UPnP]]}}
#Enable the UPnP server ('''Share video and music libraries through UPnP''')<br />[[File:Share_libraries_using_UPnP_-_Main_-_2_-_12.0_Frodo.png|500px]]<br/><br/>
# For XBMC device B (the "client") you will add device A as a [[UPnP/Media source|media source]]: {{highlight|'''Videos''' &rarr; '''Files''' &rarr; '''Add Videos...''' &rarr; '''Browse''' &rarr; ''(scroll down to)'' '''UPnP Devices'''}}<br />[[File:Share_libraries_using_UPnP_-_Browse_UPnP_devices.png|500px]]<br/><br/>
# XBMC A show up there. Open the share and then hit '''OK'''.
# Give the new video source from XBMC A a name.
# You should now be able to see everything as it is set up on XBMC A on XBMC B.


# For {{kodi}} device A (the "server") go to:
#* {{highlight|bordered=yes|Settings → Service Settings → UPnP/DLNA}}
# Enable the UPnP server ('''Share my libraries''')<br />[[File:Share-upnp-library1.jpg|500px]]<br /><br />
# For {{kodi}} device B (the "client") you will need to (1) enable UPnP support in {{highlight|bordered=yes|Settings → Service Settings → UPnP/DLNA}} and then (2) add device A as a media source: {{highlight|'''Videos''' → '''Files''' → '''Add Videos...''' → '''Browse''' → ''(scroll down to)'' '''UPnP Devices'''}}<br />[[File:Share-upnp-library2.png|500px]]<br /><br />
# A shows up there. Open the share and then hit '''OK'''.
# Give the new video source from A a name.
# You should now be able to see everything as it is set up on A on B.


{{editor note|Needs pretty pictures. Maybe pro's and con's/compare to [[MySQL]] sharing.}}<br/>
{{editor note|Also need to note additional features that v12 (Frodo) will bring}}


==Other guides==
{{big|For a detailed description how to add UPnP sources, please visit: UPnP Media Source}}


===Video guides===
== Other guides ==
 
=== Video guides ===
;UPnP sharing (as seen in XBMC v12, Frodo)
;UPnP sharing (as seen in XBMC v12, Frodo)


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[[Category:How-to]]
[[Category:UPnP]]
[[Category:Video library]]
[[Category:Music library]]

Latest revision as of 04:01, 19 August 2020

UPnP can be used for limited sharing of media files between two Kodi devices.

UPnP cannot share library functions and is a file only sharing protocol. If you are looking for full library functionality, UPnP is not the method to use.

For a more complex method of sharing using MySQL see MySQL


  1. For Kodi device A (the "server") go to:
    • Settings → Service Settings → UPnP/DLNA
  2. Enable the UPnP server (Share my libraries)
    Share-upnp-library1.jpg

  3. For Kodi device B (the "client") you will need to (1) enable UPnP support in Settings → Service Settings → UPnP/DLNA and then (2) add device A as a media source: Videos → Files → Add Videos... → Browse → (scroll down to) UPnP Devices
    Share-upnp-library2.png

  4. A shows up there. Open the share and then hit OK.
  5. Give the new video source from A a name.
  6. You should now be able to see everything as it is set up on A on B.


For a detailed description how to add UPnP sources, please visit: UPnP Media Source

Other guides

Video guides

UPnP sharing (as seen in XBMC v12, Frodo)

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