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Steamlink Launcher for Kodi

Plugin for Kodi to launch Steamlink.

Requirements

  • Raspbian >=9 already installed.

  • Install kodi package:

    sudo apt-get update
    sudo apt-get install -y kodi
  • A kodi user is created and used to start kodi-standalone service:

    sudo useradd -a -m -U -G "audio,bluetooth,input,plugdev,video" -s /bin/bash -u 999 kodi
  • Systemd service unit is being installed to start kodi-standalone service:

    cat <<EOF | sudo tee /etc/systemd/system/kodi.service
    [Unit]
    Description = Kodi Media Center
    After = systemd-user-sessions.service network.target sound.target
    
    [Service]
    User = kodi
    Group = kodi
    Type = simple
    ExecStart = /usr/bin/kodi-standalone
    Restart = always
    RestartSec = 15
    
    [Install]
    WantedBy = multi-user.target
    EOF
    
    sudo systemctl daemon-reload
    sudo systemctl enable kodi
    sudo systemctl start kodi
  • Install steamlink debian package with:

    sudo apt-get update
    sudo apt-get install -y steamlink

Plugin installation

  • Log into ssh on your Kodi installation.

  • Download the zip of the launcher and install it via Kodi (Extension → Install from Zip file). You must allow untrusted sources in system settings prior to this.

  • Setup sudo rules to allow kodi user to run steamlink:

    cat <<EOF | sudo tee /etc/sudoers.d/steamlink-kodi
    kodi ALL=(root) NOPASSWD: /bin/systemctl stop kodi, /bin/systemctl restart kodi, /bin/openvt
    EOF

Want to contribute ?

Submit your contributions through pull requests.

Acknowledgement

Steam Copyright 2003-2018 Valve Corp. All rights reserved. Use of Steam Link software is subject to the Steam Subscriber Agreement, https://store.steampowered.com/subscriber_agreement/.

Inspiration

License

Steamlink Launcher for Kodi is licensed under GPLv2, see LICENSE.txt.