Why I Love Kodi (XBMP/XBMC)

I’ve been using XBMP (later XBMC, now Kodi) since its early Xbox-only days. That’s ~20 years of continuous evolution — and I’ve kept up with every major chapter.

What It Does For Me

• Connects to my koad:io entities & Beatify libraries
• Pulls media from local sources and remote ZeroTier nodes
• Casts directly from mobile/extension to TV
• Remote controlled via HTTP or app integrations
• Fully themable, scriptable, and open

My Setup

• Kodi runs on Raspberry Pi + mini-PCs on each TV
• Synced via keybase/koad:io configs
• Uses JSON-RPC + file watchers to trigger Beatify logs and ratings
• Fully offline-capable and local-network powered

Why It Still Wins

• I trust it because I can read the code.
• It respects my local-first, sovereign design.
• It bridges my analog setup (TV + speakers) into my digital media web.

Not a platform. Not a service. A canvas for my own media experience.