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Has anyone managed to get ZM 1.36 working with Kodi Matrix?

The configuration screen is strange already, offering words instead of numbers for various configuration options. E.g., for API version I have the choice between "Music" and "Pictures". I nevertheless managed to get it to connect to ZM, but all the plugin is showing me is an empty folder. Issues on Github haven't been addressed since somewhen in 2021, and there has been no code change since 2 years. Looks like the plugin has been abandoned?

Any hint for how to get ZM into Kodi would be appreciated!

I use kodi, but have never been bothered to try out the integration with ZM.

Unfortunately all my efforts these days are focused on paying the bills. So I likely wouldn't spend much time on it unless someone was willing to fund it.

Well I have at least fixed the settings weirdness....

Okay I should have been working but did this instead.

https://github.com/ZoneMinder/plugin.video.zoneminder

I don't know fast they will merge my PRs so you might want to grab my version.

It works for me.

I still use Kodi 18 and ZM 1.34 and the following have been working for me for years: .m3u playlists, so I can group my cameras.
Create a folder, put playlist files into that and add the folder to Kodi as Video Source.

Sample .m3u file:

#EXTCPlayListM3U::M3U
#EXTINF:0,camera name 1
http://192.168.1.55/zm/cgi-bin/nph-zms?&monitor=37
#EXTINF:0,camera name 2
http://192.168.1.55/zm/cgi-bin/nph-zms?&monitor=34

Just press Play on the selected file and you can use Next and Prev buttons on the remote to switch to an other cam.

This plugin is better, though, as static files mean lots of manual updating on changes.

iconnor wrote: ↑Fri Nov 25, 2022 6:55 pm Okay I should have been working but did this instead.
It works for me.

Thank you, works for me as well!

Tried to send you something in return to help pay the bills. It said the payment went to ZoneMinder Inc., not LLC. as specified elsewhere. But still hope it gets to you.

Yeah ZoneMinder Inc works. Thanks for the donation!