Maraschino A frontend for XBMC HTPCs

What is Maraschino?

I wanted a simple web interface to act as a nice overview/front page for my XBMC HTPC. I couldn't find anything that suited my requirements so I created something myself.

It is free, open-source software. Use and modify it as you wish. If you're a developer and XBMC enthusiast, consider forking it on GitHub and creating something cool. We're all doing this for fun!

Here are some of its features:

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This is free software - a labour of love, if you will - that is being worked on in free time. For free!

Of course, you do not have to donate anything - but if you fancy throwing a beer my way as a token of your appreciation then that would be most welcome. I do my best coding whilst sipping on a nice Belgian Lambic.

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• Customisable applications module providing quick access to your web interfaces (e.g. SABnzb+, SickBeard, or whatever else you want to link to).
• Recently added episodes/movies/albums modules - click an episode or movie to play it in XBMC.
• Media library browser - browse your entire movie and TV library, and click to play in XBMC. Queue items to play after.
• Control multiple XBMC servers - do you have an XBMC server in both the living room and bedroom? Switch between the two instantaly and control them using Maraschino. Send notification messages to them remotely!
• SABnzbd+ module which appears when something is downloading and hides again when finished - shows you what is currently downloading, speed, time/MB remaining, and a progress bar. Control (pause, resume, speed limit) your downloads.
• Usenet search module - search Usenet and add files directly to SABnzbd+ with the click of a button!
• Currently playing bar with play/pause/stop/volume controls, and a fully featured seek bar.
• trakt.tv shouts module which shows you what people are saying about the episode or movie that you're watching, and allows you to add your own shouts (requires a free trakt.tv account)
• trakt.tv plus module - see what your friends are watching, and view personalised TV and movie recommendations based on your viewing history.
• Sickbeard module which allows you to browse upcoming episodes and manage Sickbeard directly from Maraschino (add new shows, search for episodes, etc.).
• Disk space module showing you used/remaining space on your various drives.
• Weather module, because why the hell not!
• uTorrent and Transmission modules for the torren users among you.
• Full-screen background image changes to the fanart of what you're currently watching (optional, can be turned off)
• Customisable from within the application itself - choose how many columns you want, add new modules, rearrange them using drag-and-drop, and modify their settings without touching any settings files!

It is a work-in-progress - things are still being changed, and new features and modules are being added quite frequently.

Awesome. How do I use it?

First of all, please note that Maraschino requires XBMC Eden, although it should also work with Frodo if you enjoy living on the edge.

It also doesn't support Internet Explorer at this time, in large part because it sucks balls. Get a real browser.

Maraschino is written in Python and uses the Flask framework, so you need to configure a suitable web server (such as Apache) to serve it. If you're not comfortable configuring a web server then there is an easier installation method which uses CherryPy. You can also test it out first using Flask's built-in dev server if you like.

You can find setup instructions on the installation page.

Who created this?

This project was started and is maintained by me (Bradley Abrahams) but many people have been so kind as to get involved and contribute code.

You can find them in the AUTHORS file of the GitHub repo. Big thanks to everybody that has contributed - Maraschino would not be the project that it is today without you!