Kodi is installed on a mini ITX i3 Ubuntu box connected to my TV. Also installed on the Ubuntu box is pulseaudio-dlna. There are 3 Google Chromecast audio devices on my network in an audio group. The Chromecast devices are connected to my stereo in the living room, a boombox in the living room and a boombox in the bathroom. My music resides on another Ubuntu box and is served over NFS. On boot Kodi starts playing music in party-mode.
Interesting items on the Ubuntu Kodi device are:
- Party mode autostart add-on
- Auto-login set in Ubuntu
- Kodi auto-start script
- Pulseaudio-dlna auto-start specifying port 8082 so it does not interfere with Kodi web interface on port 8080
Controlling playback can be accomplished with whatever is convenient
- Yatse Android remote app
- Kodi web interface
- Ubuntu Unity Launcher Kodi Remote
Kodi auto-start script
#!/bin/bash # Loop Kodi in case you exit by mistake. while true do /usr/bin/kodi done
Kodi auto-start setting
Pulseaudio DLNA auto-start setting
Ubuntu Sound Settings
Kodi Sound Settings
Logitech boombox with Chromecast Audio
Yatse Android Kodi Remote App
Ubuntu Unity Launcher Kodi Remote
Kodi Web Interface
