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🧙 A Node.js SDK for creating and publishing Stremio add-ons
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🧙 A Node.js SDK for creating and publishing Stremio add-ons

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# Stremio Addon SDK 🧙



Stremio



The **🧙  Stremio Addon SDK 🧙** was developed by the Stremio Team as a way of vastly simplifying Node.js addon creation for

our streaming platform.



Stremio currently supports Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS.



**Important: We strongly recommend deploying addons to the [BeamUp](./docs/deploying/beamup.md) servers**



## Quick Example



This arbitrary example creates an addon that provides a stream for Big Buck Bunny and outputs a HTTP address where you can access it.



```javascript

const { addonBuilder, serveHTTP, publishToCentral }  = require('stremio-addon-sdk')



const builder = new addonBuilder({

    id: 'org.myexampleaddon',

    version: '1.0.0',



    name: 'simple example',



    // Properties that determine when Stremio picks this addon

    // this means your addon will be used for streams of the type movie

    catalogs: [],

    resources: ['stream'],

    types: ['movie'],

    idPrefixes: ['tt']

})



// takes function(args)

builder.defineStreamHandler(function(args) {

    if (args.type === 'movie' && args.id === 'tt1254207') {

        // serve one stream to big buck bunny

        const stream = { url: 'http://distribution.bbb3d.renderfarming.net/video/mp4/bbb_sunflower_1080p_30fps_normal.mp4' }

        return Promise.resolve({ streams: [stream] })

    } else {

        // otherwise return no streams

        return Promise.resolve({ streams: [] })

    }

})



serveHTTP(builder.getInterface(), { port: process.env.PORT || 7000 })

//publishToCentral("https://your-domain/manifest.json") // <- invoke this if you want to publish your addon and it's accessible publically on "your-domain"

```



Save this as `addon.js` and run:



```bash

npm install stremio-addon-sdk

node ./addon.js

```



It will output a URL that you can use to [install the addon in Stremio](./docs/testing.md#how-to-install-add-on-in-stremio)



**Please note:** addon URLs in Stremio must be loaded with HTTPS (except `127.0.0.1`) and must support CORS! CORS support is handled automatically by the SDK, but if you're trying to load your addon remotely (not from `127.0.0.1`), you need to support HTTPS.



## Getting started with a new addon



In order to scaffold a new Stremio addon, we've made a tool called `addon-bootstrap`.



You can use it in the following way:



```bash

npm install -g stremio-addon-sdk # use sudo if on Linux

addon-bootstrap hello-world

```



You'll be asked about what [resources and types](./docs/api/README.md) you want to support, after which the addon will be created in the `hello-world` directory, and you'll be able to run it:



```bash

cd hello-world

npm install

npm start -- --launch

```



If you wish to install the addon in the Desktop version of Stremio (which you can [download here](https://www.stremio.com/downloads)), you should use `npm start -- --install`



## Documentation



All our documentation is [right here on GitHub](./docs). Take a look at our [examples list](./docs/examples.md) for some high-level

information, or dive straight into our [SDK documentation](./docs/README.md) for our code reference docs.



We also have an [example addon](https://github.com/Stremio/addon-helloworld) that you can use as a guide to help you build your own addon.



We've made two step by step guides: one for this SDK, and one for any programming language, [which you can read here](https://stremio.github.io/stremio-addon-guide).



If you don't wish to use Node.js (and therefore not use this SDK either), you can create addons in any programming

language, see the [addon protocol specification](./docs/protocol.md) for more information.



It is also possible to create an addon without any programming language, see our [static addon example](https://github.com/Stremio/stremio-static-addon-example) based

on the protocol specification.



SDK Features Include:



- Publishing an addon through HTTP(s)

- Publishing your addon link to the [public Addon collection](https://api.strem.io/addonscollection.json) with [publishToCentral](./docs/README.md#publishtocentralurl)

- Creating a homepage for your addon that includes an "Install Addon" button



## Testing



For developers looking for a quick way to test their new addons, you can either:



- [Test with Stremio](./docs/testing.md#testing-in-stremio-app)

- [Test with our Web Version](./docs/testing.md#testing-in-stremio-web-version)



## Deploying



In order for your addon to be used by others, it needs to be deployed online.



You can check our [list of recommended hosting providers for Node.js](./docs/deploying/README.md) or alternatively host it locally with [localtunnel](https://github.com/localtunnel/localtunnel).



After you've deployed publically, in order to get your addon to show in Stremio (through the [public Addon collection](https://api.strem.io/addonscollection.json)), you need to use [publishToCentral](./docs/README.md#publishtocentralurl) or publish [manually through the UI](https://stremio.github.io/stremio-publish-addon/index.html).



## Examples & tutorials



Check out our ever growing list of [examples and demo addons](./docs/examples.md). This list also includes examples & tutorials on how to develop Stremio addons in PHP, Python, Ruby, C#, Rust, Java and Go. It also includes a list of video tutorials.



### Rust version

There is a third-party Rust version of this SDK built on stremio-core developed by Sleeyax [here](https://github.com/sleeyax/stremio-addon-sdk).



### Go version

There is a third-party Go version of this SDK developed by doingodswork [here](https://github.com/Deflix-tv/go-stremio).



## Advanced Usage



Read our [guide for advanced usage](./docs/advanced.md) to understand the many ways that addons can be used.



## Reporting Issues



If you have any issues regarding the Stremio Addon SDK, please feel free to [report them here](https://github.com/Stremio/stremio-addon-sdk/issues).



## Migration from v0.x



To migrate from v0.x, you need to:



- change `new addonSDK` to `new addonBuilder`, which you can import via `const addonBuilder = require('stremio-addon-sdk').addonBuilder`

- change `addon.run(opts)` to `serveHTTP(addon.getInterface(), opts)`, which you can import via `const serveHTTP = require('stremio-addon-sdk').serveHTTP`

- all handlers have to return a `Promise` (rather than take a `cb`)



## Use Cases Outside Addon SDK



The use of this SDK is not mandatory for creating Stremio Addons. You can use any programming language that supports

creating a HTTP server to make Stremio Addons. Refer to our [protocol specification](./docs/protocol.md) for details and examples.



One useful scenario of not using the SDK is when you need user specific data for you addon (for example, an API

Autherntication Token), you can see an example of passing user specific data in the Addon URL [here](./docs/advanced.md#using-user-data-in-add-ons).

This example uses Node.js and Express to get user specific data. (Update: the Addon SDK now supports [user settings](./docs/api/responses/manifest.md#user-data))



_built with love and serious coding skills by the Stremio Team_