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Configuring Kodi with Seren Add-on

The document provides instructions for configuring a Kodi home media center with optimized settings for streaming movies and TV shows. It includes steps to download and install Kodi, configure general settings, install and set up the Seren add-on for streaming content, install subtitles and theme add-ons, and optionally back up the Kodi configuration. Detailed instructions are provided for configuring the Seren, subtitles, and Arctic Horizon 2 theme add-ons with settings like account authorization, provider packages, playback options, and menus.

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Configuring Kodi with Seren Add-on

The document provides instructions for configuring a Kodi home media center with optimized settings for streaming movies and TV shows. It includes steps to download and install Kodi, configure general settings, install and set up the Seren add-on for streaming content, install subtitles and theme add-ons, and optionally back up the Kodi configuration. Detailed instructions are provided for configuring the Seren, subtitles, and Arctic Horizon 2 theme add-ons with settings like account authorization, provider packages, playback options, and menus.

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  • Configure Seren
  • Install Seren
  • Kodi Installation and Settings
  • Additional Features and Add-ons

Download: [Link]

tv/download/
Real-debrid: [Link]
Trakt TV: [Link]
Resources: [Link] | [Link]

General Kodi Settings


● Player > Language > Preferred audio language = English
● Player > Language > Preferred subtitle language = English
● Media > General > Show parent items = Off (removes back button when browsing menus)
● Interface > Regional: Check regional settings
● System > Display = Ensure correct resolution is set
● System > Add-ons > Updates = Notify, but don’t install updates
● System > Add-ons > Update official add-ons from = Any repositories
● System > Add-ons > Enable Show notifications
● System > Add-ons > Unknown Sources = On

Install Seren
● Settings > File Manager > Add source: [Link] - Nixgate’s Repo
● Add-ons > Install from zip file > Nixgate’s Repo > install “[Link]”
● Add-ons > Install from repository > Nixgate’s Repo > Video Add-ons > Seren

Configure Seren
● Open Seren > Tools > Settings
● Go to Accounts and authorize [Link] and Real-debrid
● Accounts > Enable Account Expiry Notifications
● Providers > Manage Provider Packages > Install from Web URL: [Link]
● Scraping > General > Timeout = 10
● Scraping > Preemptive Termination > Minimum Resolutions = 1080P
● Sort & Filter > Choose Items to Filter = DV, 3D
● Sort & Filter > Max/Min resolutions = 4K/1080P
● Enable File Size Limit = Disabled or set to bandwidth available
● Playback > General > Movie Play Style = Source Select
● Playback > General > Episode Play Style = Source Select
● Playback > Resolving > Auto try next link on resolve failure = disabled
● Playback > Smart Play > Enable Smart Play = On
● Playback > Smart Play > Default Action if nothing selected = Pause
A4kSubtitles
● Settings > File Manager > Add source: [Link]
● Add-ons > Install from zip file a4kSubtitles > install “[Link]”
● Add-ons > Install from Repository > a4kSubtitles Repository > install “Subtitles”

Set default subtitles:

● Settings > Player > Subtitles > Default TV Show Service = a4k Subtitles
● Settings > Player > Subtitles > Default Movie Service = a4k Subtitles

Open Wizard (optional)


● Settings > File Manager > Add source: [Link]
● Add-ons > Install from zip file > Open Wizard > install “[Link]”
● Add-ons > Install from repository > OpenWizard Repository > Program Add-ons > OpenWizard
● Use “Total Clean” function to clear cache + packages if dependency failure

Backup (optional)
● Add-ons > Install from repository > Kodi Add-on repository > Program add-ons > Backup
● Need to set the remote path to somewhere on device. Create “Backup” folder.
● Can run manually or on schedule
● Or just copy the addons and userdata folders from \.kodi

Arctic Horizon 2 (Theme - optional)


● Check thread for install directions and any updates: [Link]
tid=367352
● Add file source: [Link]
● Need to install TMDbHelper (Video add-ons) and SkinVariables (Program add-ons) first before
installing AH2 skin (Look and feel). Don’t Apply Skin Yet.

Configure TMDbHelper:
● General > Language and Country = English
● General > Get additional details and artwork from TMDB = On
● Widgets > Next page item = Enabled
● Ratings from IMDb, RottenTomatoes, and Metacritic require a personal OMDb API key:
[Link]
● Enter your API key in TMDbHelper settings
o Skin Settings > Manage Dependencies > [Link] > API Keys >
OMDb API Key

Widgets & Settings


● Skin Settings > Menus > Customise home menu:
o Delete all existing entries and add your own (+) for each menu item needed (Movies, TV
Shows, etc...) – Adjust name using Label option
o Create widgets for each respective list you want to display from Seren or Trakt:
e.g., Widgets > Choose widget > Add-ons > Video add-ons > Seren > Discover Movies >
Trending. “Next Up” for TV shows, etc...
o Style = Poster / Content type = Videos for movies and shows.
o Widget > Expand information = Full
o (Optional) Create submenu widgets below widget lists on each page for “Discover
Movies” & “Discover TV Shows” - Content type = Text.
o (Optional) Create submenus for Movie and TV menu items:
e.g., Add-on > Video add-ons > Seren > all “Discover Movies” lists and all “Discover TV”
lists. Much do each list independently.

● Skin Settings > Menus > Customise power menu:


o Add options pointing to Seren Tools, OpenWizard, etc…
● Skin Settings > Menus > Customise search menu > Add a custom item for each action to search
directly in Seren:
o Movies: plugin://[Link]/?action=moviesSearchResults&actionArgs=
o Shows: plugin://[Link]/?action=showsSearchResults&actionArgs=
o Delete the rest of the search actions
● Skin Settings > Menus > Expanded widget style = Fullscreen
● Skin Settings > Appearance > Customise appearance > Presets > FlixArt
● Skin Settings > Appearance > Customise appearance > Options > Clearlogo - Quality
o In Appearance can also point to custom startup and background image.
o special://skin/backgrounds/[Link]
o special://skin/backgrounds/[Link]
● Skin Settings > Navigation > Press up from home menu = do nothing
● Skin Settings > Behavior > Always display stop button = Enabled
● Skin Settings > Behavior > Wait for plugins to initialize on startup
● Skin Settings > Details > Customise indicators > Turn all off (unless wanted)
● Skin Settings > Details > Customise Infoline > Enable “End time” and “Genre”

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