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A tour of the web interface

Encore is set up and run from its web interface. These screenshots follow your light or dark theme; addresses, Amazon IDs and similar details are blurred.

The dashboard: the skill’s state, whether Alexa can reach Encore, each Kodi instance and what it’s playing, today’s requests, and anything that needs you.

The Overview page, with the skill's state, Kodi instances and recent requestsThe Overview page, with the skill's state, Kodi instances and recent requests

Add Kodi instances, found on your network or entered by address, test them, sync their libraries and see shared libraries. See Kodi instances.

The Kodi page, listing Kodi instances with their connection, library and Wake-on-LAN detailsThe Kodi page, listing Kodi instances with their connection, library and Wake-on-LAN details

Echos appear after their first request; link each to the Kodi instance it controls. See Echo devices and rooms.

The Echo devices page, linking each Echo to a Kodi instanceThe Echo devices page, linking each Echo to a Kodi instance

Connect your Amazon developer account, choose locales and what the skill can play, and deploy. See Deploying the skill.

The Alexa skill page, with the deploy steps, the interaction model per locale and the Amazon accountThe Alexa skill page, with the deploy steps, the interaction model per locale and the Amazon account

Search the library index, add aliases and test how a spoken title is matched. See Matching and aliases.

The Library page, with the library index and the match testerThe Library page, with the library index and the match tester

Every request from Alexa, live, with what was heard, how it matched and the Kodi calls made. See Request log.

The Request log page, listing recent requests with their intent, outcome and timingThe Request log page, listing recent requests with their intent, outcome and timing

The theme, time zone, default locale and log level, how admins sign in, and where backups go. See Admin sign-in and Storage and backups.

Settings, General tabSettings, General tab
Settings, Access tab, choosing how admins sign inSettings, Access tab, choosing how admins sign in
Settings, Storage tab, choosing where backups goSettings, Storage tab, choosing where backups go