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submitted 2 weeks ago by Quail4789@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

I have a WebDav server that contains some movies and shows. I use Infuse on Apple stuff and NOVA Video Player on Android to watch these. The directory is not organized, file names aren't manually adjusted, and the movies and shows are mixed together. Yet, both of these programs are able to index recursively, get metadata, create a library and let me watch my media without issues.

Kodi, on the other hand, seems to be unable to index nested directories, requires you to tell it what type of media is in the individual directories and cannot identify anything correctly unless I go and manually rename directories/files. It also is exclusive for TV usage and not very suitable for desktop.

So, are there alternative programs to Kodi, ideally better suited to desktop usage or extensions I can install to make it work properly?

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[-] Quail4789@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago

The webdav server is on a pretty old device so I can't host Jellyfin or Plex on it as it can't handle decoding. The other two programs mentioned can index the library perfectly. They both identify TV series, break up the episodes into seasons, get metadata down to individual episodes and I don't need to do anything manually.

[-] ZWQbpkzl@hexbear.net 1 points 2 weeks ago

Lol then why are you even bothering with Kodi?

[-] Quail4789@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago

Because Kodi client runs on a different machine?

[-] ZWQbpkzl@hexbear.net 1 points 2 weeks ago

You just want a desktop version of the apps you already have? Have you tried VLC?

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