Differences

This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.

--- kodi:kodi-alexa [2020/08/15 23:54] – config:kodi-alexa renamed to kodi:kodi-alexa Wuff
+++ kodi:kodi-alexa [2024/05/13 12:56] (current) – removed Wuff
@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-====== Kodi & Alexa ======
-https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=254502
-https://lexigr.am/docs/getting-started.html
-.) An Amazon developer profile is required for custom Alexa skills. Log in with normal amazon account on this page and create a developer account: https://developer.amazon.com/
-.) NodeJS framework v8.11.1 is required. Do not use default ubuntu package of NodeJS as this is is an older version. Installation using NVM https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm#installation-and-update
-<code>
-wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.34.0/install.sh | bash
-</code>
-close and reopen terminal after installation
-.) Install NodeJS 8.11.1
-<code>
-nvm install 8.11.1
-nvm use 8.11.1
-</code>
-.) Install lexigram-cli
-<code>
-npm install -g lexigram-cli
-</code>
-.) Use the cli to log in to Amazon and initialise the Alexa skill (Kanzi)
-<code>
-lexigram login --no-browser true
-# select default profile and confirm with yes to enter Amazon credentials
-# copy url into browser, grant access and paste the resulting Auth key back into terminal
-</code>
-.) Download an empty config file
-<code>
-lexigram init-config
-</code>
-.) Initialise the skill kanzi
-<code>
-lexigram init-skill kanzi
-</code>
-.) Kodi setup\\
-Go to settings -> system -> Services -> Web server and allow remote control
-  - via http
-  - from applications on this system
-  - from applications on other systems
-Supply username/password
-.) A reverse caching proxy may be useful to cache search results. This is primarily useful for external access and not for local access, however, even local access may benefit from this.
-.) Adjust configuration file kodi.config with backend/proxy details, local timezone and as required.
-<code>
-vi kodi.config
-</code>
-<code>
-shutdown = 'quit'
-timezone = Europe/London
-</code>
-.) Set up webserver as target for the alexa command
-<code>
-sudo apt-get install apache2 libapache2-mod-wsgi
-sudo a2enmod ssl
-sudo systemctl restart apache2
-sudo mkdir /etc/apache2/ssl
-sudo openssl genrsa -out /etc/apache2/ssl/apache.key 2048
-sudo cat > ssl-key-conf.cnf << EOF
-[req]
-distinguished_name = req_distinguished_name
-x509_extensions = v3_req
-prompt = no
-[req_distinguished_name]
-C = GB
-ST = .
-L = .
-O = wuff
-CN = kodi-alexa
-[v3_req]
-keyUsage = keyEncipherment, dataEncipherment
-extendedKeyUsage = serverAuth
-subjectAltName = @subject_alternate_names
-[subject_alternate_names]
-DNS.1 = wuff.dyndns.org
-EOF
-openssl req -new -x509 -days 365 -key /etc/apache2/ssl/apache.key -config ssl-key-conf.cnf -out /etc/apache2/ssl/apache.crt
-sudo vi /etc/apache2/apache.conf
-# set ServerName example.dyndns.org
-sudo vi /etc/apache2/sites-available/default-ssl.conf
-# set DocumentRoot /var/www/html
-# set SSLCertificateFile /etc/apache2/ssl/apache.crt
-# set SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/apache2/ssl/apache.key
-# add WSGIScriptAlias /kodi-alexa /var/www/kodi-alexa/alexa.wsgi
-sudo a2ensite default-ssl.conf
-sudo apt-get install python-tz
-sudo apt-get install python-pip
-sudo pip install flask-ask
-sudo pip install kodi-voice
-sudo pip install python-Levenshtein
-sudo systemctl restart apache2
-</code>
-.) Deploy kanzi
-<code>
-cp -r /home/kodi/kanzi/source/repo /var/www/kodi-alexa
-chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/kodi-alexa
-lexigram deploy kanzi
-</code>
-Set invocation name (2 for kodi)
-#set skill server to local ip address https://example.dyndns.org/kodi-alexa
-possible adjustment required. not sure if external access is absolutely required.
-<code>
-In Alexa Skill Set, Add your IP and service name as the HTTPS URL: https://XXXX.ddns.net/kodi-alexa
-Upload x509 certificate file for the endpoint (copy the /etc/apache2/ssl/apache.crt to the local PC or use cat and copy & paste the code into a local text file and upload that text file.
-Finally, if you haven't already, you'll have to open your apache server to the Internet with port forwarding.
-.) To limit requests to your own alexa skill only, use the skill ID and add it to kodi.config
-<code>
-skill_id = [set to amzn1.ask.skill.xxxxxxx as per url on developer.amazon.com
-</code>
-then re-deploy
-<code>
-lexigram deploy kanzi
-</code>
-===== Updates =====
-<code>
-npm upgrade -g lexigram-cli
-lexigram deploy kanzi
-</code>