The Complete Guide to the Ultimate Kodi Setup. If youre looking to greatly improve your Kodi TV experience, or if this is all new to you, youve come to the right place. I have written many Kodi tutorials about specific topics. But Ive decided I should write this compilation post. Weve all done it. Thrown ourselves onto the couch, phone in hand, determined to like only a few Instagram pictures of dogs in backpacks and inspirational. I intend it to be the go to destination for anyone to learn how to setup the ultimate Kodi TV watching experience. Note this in depth guide was originally published in Jan 2. Ive been trying to keep it as up to date as possible. If you notice anything thats old, please let me know in the comments, so I can keep this current. Choose a Device to Run Kodi. The first thing you need to do, especially if youre new to Kodi, is to decide which device you are going to install Kodi on. Kodi is cross platform software so it runs on a ton of different operating systems and hardware architectures. The Kodi download page looks like this which should give you an idea of what it supportsSo, with that in mind I will let you know a little bit of advice from my experience. Kodi on Windows. Ive been a long time user of Windows and have been running Kodi on Windows for about a decade. I still use Windows for my primary Kodi box to this day. I use the ASUS Vivo. Kodi Genesis Check Progress' title='Kodi Genesis Check Progress' />PC HTPC. Kodi on Android. I will tell you that Android is by far the most popular OS used for Kodi. Install Guide Retro Mania Kodi Addon Repo this is a amazing new addon from the retro mania builds team its packed with content for whole family. Enjoy. Kodi is a popular app to sideload onto Amazons Fire TV Stick and Fire TV media streamers. We show the how to install Kodi on Fire TV Stick stepbystep. Install Free Tv For All Kodi Addon repo IPTV Brand new addon from a new team of devs be sure to check it out and installed. Kodi Covenant Tips Looking for the best Kodi Covenant tips and settings Weve compiled a list of tips to make your Covenant addon for Kodi even betterA big chunk of those Kodi on Android users are running it on a Fire TV or Fire TV Stick. The main reason is because they are so cheap, especially the Fire Stick. However, dont expect an ultimate experience using a Fire Stick. Its fine on a budget, but it can be quite slow at times. If youre looking for something a bit more high end, but still with an affordable price tag, I recommend the Element Ti. Ti. 8. Install the Kodi Software. Now that youve chosen a device to run Kodi, now lets install it. This step is pretty simple and straightforward. The installation of Kodi will be a bit different depending on the operating system youre using. If you are running Windows 1. Kodi in the Windows Store. Go ahead and install it there to get automatic updates. If you are running an Android device that has the Google Play Store on it, install it from there to get automatic updates. For Android devices without Google Play like Fire TV devices, youll need to manually sideload the app using this tutorial. For all other cases, visit the Kodi download page, and see the download andor guide that fits your case. Install the Covenant Add on. Ive tried a lot of video add ons for Kodi, and the best one is Covenant hands down. While some add ons can be really good for a specific niche, Covenant is by far the best overall. This is becauseCovenant gives you access to all TV shows and movies in one add on. Its predecessor, Exodus, was built from scratch to support Real Debrid after the demise of Genesis. It has excellent Trakt. Handbook Of The Arts In Qualitative Research Pdf more. Its simple and clean looking. Now, without further adoTo install Covenant in short Add a source to the file manager that points to http mediarepos. Go to Settings Add ons Install from zip, browse to that source and install the Colossus Repository. Go to Install from Repository Colossus Repository Video Add ons Covenant. Done  For a more detailed tutorial with step by step instructions and screenshots, go here. Setup Trakt. tv Integration. What is Trakt Trakt. TV shows and movies. Scrobbling simply means that it keeps track of what has been watched. It also keeps track of progress through episodes or movies so that you can pick up where you left off. Trakt also lets you manage Lists of TV shows andor Movies. So when your friend tells you about a new show that you should try out, you can easily add it to your list using the Trakt. What Does Trakt Bring to Kodi With Trakt. Kodi, that new show that you added will be waiting for you on Kodi when you get home. You can start watching it on Covenant, then stop it half way through, go to a different TV with a different Kodi box, open a different add on that also supports Trakt like SALTS, and automatically resume that same episode where you left offThats the kind of awesome value Trakt integration brings to Kodi. No longer do you have to Merge Kodi Streaming Add ons into the Video Library and then Sync Add on TV Movie Libraries Across Multiple Kodi HTPCs. Trakt made those old methods obsolete and keeps your Kodi experience seamless across multiple Kodi boxes. How to Setup Trakt. Kodi. There are actually 2 sets of steps to setup Trakt on Kodi. One for lists and one for scrobbling. You need to authorize your trakt. Covenant settings to pull in and sync your Lists. In the Covenant settings area, go to Accounts Trakt and select Authorize. Follow the instructions by going to this URL in a browser or on your phone and entering the code that it gives you. It will have you login or create a free account. Accept the authorization and youre done with this part of the setup. You should see your username next to Authorize in the Covenant settings. You also need to install the Trakt. Go to Add ons Download Add ons Install from Repository Kodi Add on Repository Program add ons Trakt Install. Now select Trakt again go to Configure Synchronize and turn on both Sync movie playback progress to Kodi and Sync movie playback progress to Kodi. If you dont want to be bothered to rate things you watch, go to the Rating tab and turn everything off there. To setup your Trakt list in Kodi Create a new List in your Trakt. Subscription. List. My Profile ListsAdd all your favorite shows to your new Subscription. List by browsing the Trakt. Kodi Covenant by hitting menu on any show or movie and selecting Trakt ManagerYou can find your TV show list in Covenant under My TV Shows TV Show Lists Subscription. Game Development Contract Sample. List or the name of your listTo setup New Episodes that come from Trakt In the Covenant settings, in General, set New Episodes to Trakt EpisodesNow you can see new episodes from your Trakt list under New Episodes in Covenant. Subscribe and Connect Real Debrid to Covenant. Subscribing to Real Debrid is by far the 1 best thing you can do to improve your Kodi experience. Its not just me saying that. Ive recommended Real Debrid to all my friends and family, and all of them agree that it was a day night difference after setting up Real Debrid. Also, I do not receive any money from Real Debrid, so Im not trying to sell you something here. I just know how it helps. Now, let me share a little background on why Real Debrid exists and what it does. Streaming add ons like Covenant simply aggregate links to videos on streaming websites all over the Internet. Over the years, these streaming websites have started getting bombarded with traffic coming from Kodi users who are using add ons like Covenant. Fs2004 Boeing 787 Dreamliner there. Many of them have responded by blocking or throttling their bandwidth to free users, while they offer high bandwidth streaming to their premium paying users. Since there are so many of these streaming websites, it would unfeasible and expensive for users to go and subscribe to many of these individual sites. So, these streaming websites banded together under umbrella subscriptions offered by companies like Real Debrid.