# How to activate Kodi's web interface

Needed for the Kodi activity to work.

### Open Kodi and go to `Settings->Services`

![image](https://alexx.is-inside.me/I01tEV6Y.png) ![image](https://alexx.is-inside.me/zYlo288t.png)

### Select `Control` on the left, and tick the `Allow remote control via HTTP` toggle on the right

![image](https://alexx.is-inside.me/QNjDVlC8.png)

### Go to http://localhost:8080 **( THE PORT MUST BE 8080! )**

### Done, don't forget to keep the page open (better pin it too)

![image](https://alexx.is-inside.me/7LhEQyTR.png)

\_This MD file is an edit of [the PreMiD VLC activity MD file](https://github.com/PreMiD/Activities/blob/master/websites/V/VLC/readme.md) originally meant for VLC, but was modified to work for Kodi. Thanks to them though, as well as the [original modified MD file.](https://github.com/azrafe7/vlc4youtube/blob/master/instructions/how-to-enable-vlc-web-interface.md)
