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# kodi-standalone-service
A simple systemd service file to run kodi in standalone mode.
A systemd service unit to run [Kodi](https://kodi.tv/) in standalone mode without the need for a DE.
## Installation
### Arch Linux
Arch Linux users (not Arch ARM users) can find a PKGBUILD in the [AUR](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/kodi-standalone-service) that will take care of everything. Simply install and use.
Arch Linux users can find a PKGBUILD in the [AUR](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/kodi-standalone-service) that will take care of everything. Simply install and use.
### Arch ARM
Users of Arch ARM should NOT use this method as the distro package provides analogous functionality.
### Other distros
Users of other distros should copy `kodi.service` to `/usr/lib/systemd/system/` and should create both a kodi user and home directory as follows:
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chown -R kodi:kodi /var/lib/kodi/.kodi
```
Note that the kodi user's home directory is `/var/lib/kodi/` in this example, NOT `/home/kodi/` like a regular user.
## Usage
Simply call systemd to start the service:
```
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* systemd
* xorg-server with xorg-xinit
## Notes
## Acknowledgments
Much of the credit for this service goes to the Arch Linux maintainers of the official kodi package. Note that they removed it upon the [1.16-1 release of Xorg](https://git.archlinux.org/svntogit/community.git/commit/trunk?h=packages/xbmc&id=9763c6d32678f3a3f45c195bfae92eee209d504f).
## Tips and Tricks
### Service not starting
Most users should not need `/etc/X11/Xwrapper.config` since the created X server becomes the [controlling process](http://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd.exec.html#StandardInput=) of the VT to which it is bound. Most users does not mean all users. There have been reports of some AMD users still requiring this file. As well, users of Xorg's native modesetting driver may also require it.
The recommendation is to first try starting `kodi.service` without it, but if the service fails to start X, you may need to create `/etc/X11/Xwrapper.config` which should contain the following:
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needs_root_rights = yes
```
Users wishing to run the kodi web service on a privileged port (i.e. <1024) can simply modify `kodi.service` to contain the following line under the `[Service]` section:
`AmbientCapabilities=CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE`
If installing this manually, that should be all that's needed. If installing from the AUR, to avoid an overwrite, simply copy `kodi.service` (with the modified line) to `/etc/systemd/system` which will take president over the package-provided one.
## Credit
Note that this service was provided by the Arch Linux maintainers of the official kodi package, but was removed upon the [1.16-1 release of Xorg](https://git.archlinux.org/svntogit/community.git/commit/trunk?h=packages/xbmc&id=9763c6d32678f3a3f45c195bfae92eee209d504f).
### Running Kodi web service on a privileged port
Users wishing to run the kodi web service on a privileged port (i.e. <1024) can simply use a [systemd drop-in](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Systemd#Drop-in_files) modification as follows:
```
[Service]
AmbientCapabilities=CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE
```