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How install the addon

Stefano Gottardo edited this page Nov 19, 2023 · 65 revisions

Prerequisites

  • A devices compatible with Kodi (Apple iOS/tvOS are not supported)
  • Kodi v19 or higher
  • InputStream Adaptive add-on *1 *2
  • Pycryptodome python library *1 *2
  • InputStream Helper add-on *2
  • Widevine CDM library *2
  • For Linux operative systems, Python version 3.7 or higher is required (warning python 3.10.3 / 3.10.4 is bugged)
*1 On some linux systems a manual installation is required
*2 Automatically installed

To read before install

The login could cause "Incorrect password" error

Due to some changes in the website (about new anti-bot protections) the login with E-Mail/Password could cause "Incorrect password" error, even when the credentials are correct. We provide an alternative to the standard login, please read Login with Authentication key page.

Mobile plan

Mobile plan is NOT supported.

ADS plan

ADS Plan support is experimental, Kodi v20 or higher is required. Being experimental you may experience malfunctions of add-on features (for example language selection, watched status sync ecc..), for development details see: https://github.com/CastagnaIT/plugin.video.netflix/pull/1625.

Android support

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

Windows and MacOS support

Due to changes to website you can no longer play video on these systems, at today a solution has not been found yet.
For more information and news about this problem read:
https://github.com/CastagnaIT/plugin.video.netflix/issues/1627

Live and interactive videos

Live and interactive videos are NOT supported.

How to install

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

Download the Repository zip file repository.castagnait-2.0.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-2.0.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]

On some linux distributions additional components are needed, so in the terminal run these commands:

sudo apt install build-essential python3-pip
pip3 install --user pycryptodomex

TO INSTALL INPUTSTREAM ADAPTIVE ADD-ON:
sudo apt install kodi-inputstream-adaptive

Now download the Repository zip file repository.castagnait-2.0.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-2.0.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: 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:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install build-essential python3-pip libnss3
sudo pip3 install setuptools wheel
sudo pip3 install pycryptodomex
  • In the terminal run these commands to download the Repository zip:
wget https://github.com/castagnait/repository.castagnait/raw/kodi/repository.castagnait-2.0.0.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-2.0.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-2.0.x.zip from the GitHub Readme

  • Open Raspberry Terminal app and run these commands:
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-2.0.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-2.0.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-2.0.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]

PREREQUISITE 1: Mandatory HD Station app installed.
PREREQUISITE 2: Verify that the installed version of Python is equal to or greater than 3.7 otherwise you need update it from the QNAP Store.

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 python3-pycryptodome

Download the Repository zip file repository.castagnait-2.0.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-2.0.x.zip
  • Return to the add-ons browser and choose Install from repository
    then select CastagnaIT repository and install Netflix add-on