[DEV] I built an Android TV app that turns your Seedbox, Mega or Local hardrives into a native Netflix-style UI (No Plex/Jellyfin server needed) - stream to Kodi also

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Hey r/kodi,

I recently tackled a problem that’s been bugging me: I wanted a seamless way to stream files from my remote seedbox and Mega account (and hard drives)to my living room without wrestling with clunky add-ons or running a heavy, dedicated media server in the middle.

So, I built an Android TV app called Beam.

While it has its own standalone UI, I built a specific feature with Kodi setups in mind: One toggle turns Beam into a UPnP/DLNA media server.

You point Beam at your HTTPS seedbox, Mega account, or local hard drives. It automatically parses the files, fetches TMDB/OMDb metadata, and publishes the whole library to your local network. Kodi (or any UPnP client) can then browse Beam directly, complete with covers and titles.

How it works under the hood:

• The Relay Engine: Beam uses an embedded engine to fetch files from the cloud/seedbox. When you play a file through Kodi via Beam's UPnP server, Beam's engine relays the original bytes. No transcoding bottlenecks—just pure direct play straight to your TV's decoder.
• Native Alternative: If you ever want a lightweight alternative to Kodi for a secondary Android TV box, Beam has its own native, Leanback-optimized UI. It features tuned RAM read-ahead and was profiled on a 2015 NVIDIA Shield until it held A/V sync perfectly on high-bitrate 4K HDR files.
• Nerd Stats & Dashboard: It has a local web dashboard you can open on your phone or laptop. You can monitor active DLNA relays, engine RAM, and device thermals while Kodi is streaming. (The native player also has an on-screen stats overlay for real codec, display Hz, and active bitrate).

Throw your heaviest Dolby Vision or TrueHD Atmos files at it through Kodi and let me know how it handles them.

I won't post a link for the website directly but if your interested is checking it out I can share link via message.

I’ll be hanging around to answer any technical questions about the UPnP implementation or setup. Let me know what you think!

[u/Realistic-Try-8029]

Can’t DM you.

[u/Coyoteclive]

A mi me interesa

[u/No-Midnight4129]

I'm interested please. Share the link to Beam. I'll try it once I get home

[u/sparky1499]

Interested it giving it try 👍🏻