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[tutorial] How to set up remote HTTP control interface for VLC player
VLC player has a built in HTTP control interface (a web interface) which allows the user to remotely control the VLC player. In this tutorial I will show you how to set up the web interface. The screen shots in this tutorial are made on a Windows Vista machine, but the steps apply for Linux too.VLC player has a built in HTTP control interface (a web interface) which allows the user to remotely control the VLC player. In this tutorial I will show you how to set up the web interface. The screen shots in this tutorial are made on a Windows Vista machine, but the steps apply for Linux too.
1. Go to Tools->Preferences
2. In the newly opened window go to the lower left corner and at Show Settings select All.
3. The window contents will change. That's no problem. In the left pane go to Interface->Main interfaces and in the right pane check the HTTP Interface option. In my case VLC seems to have retained the Romanian term for that, but if you should have no problem with your VLC.
4. Go to C:\Program Files\Videolan\http (Windows) or /usr/share/vlc/http (Linux) and edit the .hosts file. This is a hidden file on Linux. Uncomment (delete the # sign) the line that looks like
#192.168.0.0/16
for access from the local network. Please note that you will need writing permission on a Linux system.
5. Restart VLC player and go to http://localhost:8080. This spartan looking interface can help you control almost everything on the VLC player. Enjoy!
1. Go to Tools->Preferences
2. In the newly opened window go to the lower left corner and at Show Settings select All.
3. The window contents will change. That's no problem. In the left pane go to Interface->Main interfaces and in the right pane check the HTTP Interface option. In my case VLC seems to have retained the Romanian term for that, but if you should have no problem with your VLC.
May 30th, 2009 - 08:16
Thank you soooooooooooooo damn much..
I have looked all over the internet for the last month trying to find how to do this sh!t,,, and how I know how..
thank you once again
July 13th, 2009 - 04:00
Yes thanks sooo much for this it actually works unlike the tutorial on VideoLan’s wiki…