In this video I'm going to show you how you can install a VPN in Kodi within LibreELEC or OSMC so you can watch all those video streaming sites that you've been dreaming of
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So in a previous video I show you how you can install a VPN with OpenELEC
However with these two systems it is a little bit different, and we're up to Kodi 17 now, which is Krypton
So, I thought I'd do this refreshing video and show you how to it with LibreELEC and OSMC
Now there's a few of you out there asking why would I need a VPN for with Kodi
well, it's a good question, there are a lot of Addons you can get out there that do
streaming from not-so-legal websites and there's a couple out there like Exodus, Phoenix and Salts
and they will stream content that isn't exactly legal, however, there are people from different countries who are looking to stream their
TV shows from, say, the UK or the US when they're abroad
And the only way to do that is through a VPN, which basically puts you in that country
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So with that little bit of a primary out of the way, let's step over to the Raspberry Pi and we'll get started installing a VPN
But instead of doing them separately, I'm going to do them both at the same time, so you can do what the difference is
Let's go by there now
So looking at both of the Pis now, on the left is LibreELEC
And on the right is OSMC
Now that we know where we are we need to the "Command Line" for both of these systems
And the simplest way to do that is on a computer with the program "Putty"
So what we'll need to do is we'll need to find the IP Adress for each system
With OSMC we just got under "Settings", and with LibreELEC we go up to the little cog wheel
On both systems we got a system info, and from there we go to "Network"
Here you'll find your IP Address for your Raspberry Pi
You'll need to write this down because when we go out to the computer, we need to put it into "Putty"
Links for "Putty" are down at the description, or, if you need to know how to use "Putty", I've made a short video which you can use up about now
Login to "Putty" using the IP Addresses that we grabbed before
And on OSMC the username and password are "osmc"
On the LibreELEC system, the username is "root" and the password is "libreelec"
Now on both systems you need to type in the following command
Now to make it a little bit easier what I've done is I've put this command down in the description so you can simply copy and paste that in there
What this si is the "Zomboided" repository so we can download the VPN manager for use with both systems
Once this is fully downloaded we can jump back to the Pi and continue on from there
So on LibreELEC we just get into "Add-ons" and click on that menu item
On OSMC we go into settings and then we go down to "Addon Browser"
In LibreELEC we go to "My Addons" and then we hit the two dots, then on both systems we can go down to "Install from zip file"
Then I'm gonna pause OSMC here for a moment because on LibreELEC we actually come up with an Error
What we need to do is we need to go into "Settings" and we need to select "Unknown Sources" and enable that and then we can go back
Now on both systems we can choose to "Install from zip file" and go to the "Home" folder and then go all the way down to the bottom and select the "zip" file the we just downloaded
This will only take a very short moment, and once it is done we can go back to where we started from installing the zip file from, but this time we'll choose "Install from repository"
In both systems we got at the "Zomboided" repository and then we choose "Services" and then we choose the "VPN Manager"
Choose "Install" and wait for a moment for that to install on both systems
Once it has finished installing it will automatically start up on OSMC and LibreELEC
But what we want to do is we want to actually cancel that, so we'll go back to the very main screen of Kodi for both systems
The reason here is because we're going to start up the wizard which will guide us through setting this up a lot easier
So back on the main Kodi screen on the LibreELEC, VPN manager is under "Add-ons", and in OMSC is under "Programs"
Choose "Add-on Settings" and then we'll start the wizard
So the first thing you need to do is choose your VPN provider
Now generally all of these are paid so the one I reaccomend is "PIA" or "Private Internet Access"
I've included a link down the description below
So in both instances I'm going to choose "Private Internet Access" as my VPN
Then I'll need to put in my VPN's username and password
Click on done and this is where I'm gonna pause LibreELEC for a moment because we get an Error with OSMC
Basically LibreELEC and OpenELEC both have OpenVPN installed by default
OSMC doesn't, however what we'll need to do is we'll need to pop over to the computer again and we'll need to install OpenVPN, and I'll show you how to do that now
So once again, open up "Putty", you need to login with your IP Address for OSMC and the username and password is just "osmc"
Now what you'll need to type in is "sudo apt-get install openvpn"
This will start installing OpenVPN and once it's done all you need to do is get back to the Raspberry Pi
Back on the Raspberry Pi now, in OSMC we need to click "OK" and then "OK" again and then you'll look at this screen here
Where you need to go now is "VPN Connections" on "First Setup Connection"
On LibreELEC just hit "OK" here
Now what you can do here is you can select from the list which city you wanna connect your VPN to
Once you've selected your VPN this may take a little while, but once this is done it'll say that you're connected to your VPN
If it doesnt, give it another shot because it may just need another chance to work
I have had an instace where I selected one and it didn't worked so I had to cancel and then I tried it again and it did worked
You can always check as well under "Add-on Settings" is "Display VPN status", if you click on this this will tell you whether or not you are connected to the VPN
Awesome
So you can see the differences there between needing to install on OSMC and LibreELEC
So whichever Operating System you ganna go for your Raspberry Pi
I got you covered
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