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How install the addon

Stefano Gottardo edited this page May 19, 2021 · 65 revisions

Prerequisites

  • A devices compatible with Kodi (Apple iOS/tvOS are not supported)
  • Kodi 18 or higher version
  • InputStream Adaptive add-on *1 *2
  • Pycryptodome python library *1 *2
  • InputStream Helper add-on *2
  • Widevine CDM library *2
*1 On some linux systems manual installation is required
*2 Automatically installed

Notice

  • Android
    This add-on works with most Netflix certified android devices, but video playback is not guaranteed on all models of android devices.

  • Ubuntu (linux)
    This add-on is not full compatible with the old Kodi version of Ubuntu Software Center (can be identified from the Kodi main screen by the logo Kodi from debian), please follow the official Kodi install instructions on Kodi website.

  • Fedora (linux)
    The add-on can not be run on Kodi 18.x with Fedora 32 or higher (Python 2 is partially working Retire Python 2), then is mandatory install Kodi 19 to run the add-on.


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How to installing on: Windows / MacOS / Android / LibreELEC / CoreELEC [click to expand]

Download the Repository zip file repository.castagnait-1.0.x.zip from the GitHub Readme

If you are using an external device: copy this file to an USB flash drive or memory card and connect it to the device

  • Now open Kodi and in the Add-ons browser, choose Install from zip file
  • Navigate in to the Home/downloads folder (or USB flash drive/memory card if you use an external device)
    then install the repository file repository.castagnait-1.0.x.zip
  • Return to the add-ons browser and choose Install from repository
    then select CastagnaIT repository and install Netflix add-on
How to installing on: Linux distributions [click to expand]

Download the Repository zip file repository.castagnait-1.0.x.zip from the GitHub Readme

If you are using an external device: copy this file to an USB flash drive or memory card and connect it to the device

  • Now open Kodi and in the Add-ons browser, choose Install from zip file
  • Navigate in to the Home/downloads folder (or USB flash drive/memory card if you use an external device)
    then install the repository file repository.castagnait-1.0.x.zip
  • Return to the add-ons browser and choose Install from repository
    then select CastagnaIT repository and install Netflix add-on

On some linux distributions additional libraries are needed (On Ubuntu and flavors are already installed)

In the terminal run these commands:

FOR KODI 18 LEIA and 19 MATRIX:
sudo apt install build-essential python-pip
pip install --user pycryptodomex

NOTE FOR KODI 19:
If your linux distribution have installed Python 2 and 3 at same time, you will have to run these:
sudo apt install build-essential python-pip3
pip3 install --user pycryptodomex
How to installing on: OSMC [click to expand]

After installing OSMC and completing the configuration of the first boot, you must connect from the computer with a terminal software that support SSH connection type.

On MacOS you can use Terminal app, on Windows Putty, on Linux use the “ssh” command.

You can find some detailed instruction on OSMC WIKI To connect to OSMC, you need the IP address of device and user/password (default credentials on OSMC WIKI)

After establishing the connection with a terminal:

  • In the terminal run these commands:
FOR KODI 18 LEIA:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install build-essential python-pip python-crypto libnss3
sudo pip install pycryptodomex

FOR KODI 19 MATRIX:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install build-essential python3-pip python3-crypto libnss3
sudo pip3 install pycryptodomex
  • In the terminal run these commands to download the Repository zip:
FOR KODI 18 LEIA:
wget https://github.com/castagnait/repository.castagnait/raw/master/repository.castagnait-1.0.1.zip
FOR KODI 19 MATRIX:
wget https://github.com/castagnait/repository.castagnait/raw/matrix/repository.castagnait-1.0.0.zip
  • Now open Kodi and in the Add-ons browser, choose Install from zip file
  • Navigate in to the Home folder
    then install the repository file repository.castagnait-1.0.x.zip
  • Return to the add-ons browser and choose Install from repository
    then select CastagnaIT repository and install Netflix add-on
How to installing on: Raspbian (Raspberry system) [click to expand]

Download the Repository zip file repository.castagnait-1.0.x.zip from the GitHub Readme

  • Open Raspberry Terminal app and run these commands:
FOR KODI 18 LEIA:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install build-essential python-pip libnss3 kodi-inputstream-adaptive
sudo pip install pycryptodomex

FOR KODI 19 MATRIX:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install build-essential python3-pip libnss3 kodi-inputstream-adaptive
sudo pip3 install pycryptodomex
  • Now open Kodi and follow the menu: Add-ons browser > My add-ons > VideoPlayer InputStream
    so click on InpuStream Adaptive and enable it.
  • Return to the Add-ons browser, choose Install from zip file
  • Navigate in to the Home/downloads folder
    then install the repository file repository.castagnait-1.0.x.zip
  • Return to the add-ons browser and choose Install from repository
    then select CastagnaIT repository and install Netflix add-on
How to installing on: RetroPie (Raspberry system) [click to expand]

Download the Repository zip file repository.castagnait-1.0.x.zip from the GitHub Readme

Copy this file to an USB flash drive or memory card and connect it to the device

  • Open RetroPie shell and run these commands:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install build-essential python-setuptools python-pip libnss3
sudo pip install wheel pycryptodomex
  • Now open Kodi and in the Add-ons browser, choose Install from zip file
  • Navigate in to the USB flash drive/memory card
    then install the repository file repository.castagnait-1.0.x.zip
  • Return to the add-ons browser and choose Install from repository
    then select CastagnaIT repository and install Netflix add-on
How to installing on: QNAP - HD Station [click to expand]

NOTICE: THIS GUIDE IS INTENDED FOR THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF KODI 18.x

PREREQUISITE: Mandatory HD Station app installed

Run this to locate the root OS folder

getcfg SHARE_DEF defVolMP -f /etc/config/def_share.info

Will be shown a path e.g.: /share/CACHEDEV1_DATA (depending on the model and OS version the path may be different)

Now open the path on screen like:

cd /share/CACHEDEV1_DATA

and then open this sub-folder:

cd /.qpkg/HD_Station

Now that you are in the HD_Station folder, run:

chroot .
apt install python-pycryptodome

Download the Repository zip file repository.castagnait-1.0.x.zip from the GitHub Readme

Copy this file to an USB flash drive or memory card and connect it to the device

  • Now open Kodi and in the Add-ons browser, choose Install from zip file
  • Navigate in to the Home folder
    then install the repository file repository.castagnait-1.0.x.zip
  • Return to the add-ons browser and choose Install from repository
    then select CastagnaIT repository and install Netflix add-on