Yatse android app doesn't work properly with Rasplex

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Hi, I use the Yatse android app to control/monitor KODI/XBMC but for some reason it doesn’t work properly with Rasplex.

When I set it up it gives an error about the event server and Rasplex doesn’t respond on HTTP even though I have enabled the control by HTTP option in the preferences.

Is this a known issue?

Thanks

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Can’t say I heard of this before, I presumed you did a search and found nothing.

Rasplex isn’t Kodi or XBMC.

Have you raised it with the Yatse developers?

Regards

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I did search and found this thread that mentions it but no real solution: https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/comment/767099#Comment_767099

Isn’t Rasplex a port or version of Kodi / XBMC?

The problem is that Rasplex doesn’t listen on HTTP when enabling the option to allow control by HTTP. This is how the Yatse remote works.

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Check out this thread for HTTP control: forums.plex.tv/discussion/202903/using-irule-to-control-rasplex-via-ip

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So like NedtheNerd says in that thread “Rasplex uses OpenELEC and PHT (Kodi/XBMC)”

And this works fine with my other Pi running OpenELEC

Also, Rasplex has the HTTP control option which doesn’t seem to work.

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Rasplex does listen on HTTP, it may use Kodi/XBMC code but doesn’t necessarily work with their third party remote apps. Try using a remote app for Plex, there seems to be a few third party ones.

Regards

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@CaptainFred said:
So like NedtheNerd says in that thread “Rasplex uses OpenELEC and PHT (Kodi/XBMC)”

And this works fine with my other Pi running OpenELEC

Also, Rasplex has the HTTP control option which doesn’t seem to work.

Rasplex only uses the base Linux OS from OpenELEC (apart from the OS OpenELEC is Kodi, which is why OpenELEC responds to your Android app).

Regards

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Ok, that doesn’t explain why the HTTP control option doesn’t respond on the HTTP port 80

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I think it’s been explained quite clearly, Yatse does not work with Rasplex, Rasplex does support HTTP control, I use a webpage I put together that I use on my phone, i.e. it uses HTTP and is similar to the examples shown in the other referenced post.

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I’m confused. If Rasplex does support HTTP control, what port does it listen on if it’s not 80 ?

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Looking at the code for Simple-Rasplex-Remote that the other post links to it looks like you send the commands to the Plex server which then sends the command to the client. You would have to look into the server control to see how this is done.

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@Valdhor said:
Looking at the code for Simple-Rasplex-Remote that the other post links to it looks like you send the commands to the Plex server which then sends the command to the client. You would have to look into the server control to see how this is done.

Ah I see thanks

@chenks said:
Kore - the official Kodi android remote app works perfectly with Rasplex.

Ok, I want to use yatse because I can control all my other Kodi / XBMC with it

I just think it’s odd that it appears to support HTTP control but doesn’t appear to work/listen on HTTP. I’ve done a port scan and tried all the other open ports, none work. Well, 3005 seems to partly…

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Ok thanks - I also used Yatse for streaming things which Kore doesn’t appear to support…

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Yatse works with Rasplex using these ports :
HTTP : 3005
EventServer : 9778

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@ElYoM29200 said:
Yatse works with Rasplex using these ports :
HTTP : 3005
EventServer : 9778

Awesome!!

Thanks :slight_smile:

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You’re welcome ! :wink: