matejmecka/vlc_remote

Home assistant interface using VLC's HTTP API for controlling VLC on a remote box.

vlc_remote

Home assistant interface using VLC's HTTP API for controlling VLC on a remote box.

Initial version borrowed heavily from Squeezebox setup by Kingo55. Added play_media url option by gambalaya (required for HA text to speech).

No documentation yet. Simply:

1. Enable HTTP interface in VLC, taking note of user/pass and port.

2. Add the following under "media_player":

  - platform: vlc_remote
    host: 192.168.0.2
    port: 8080
    name: "HTPC VLC" # Optional
    username: "something" # Optional
    password: "xyz" # Optional

3. Copy integration files to \custom_components\vlc_remote

To Do:

• Async
• Syncing
• More media info and typing
• Handle closing/stop states better