What's the story with Kodi and VPNs?

VPN
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I recently switched from a Chromecast w/ Google TV stick to a Fire TV 4K stick. When doing some research to learn about the Fire stick I came across Kodi. I kinda sorta have an idea of what it is, but not really that much… so I’ve got a few questions:

  1. Is downloading Kodi legal? Or not?
  2. Is using Kodi legal? Or not?
  3. Why does every article or video about Kodi recommend using a VPN? How important is that? And what happens if you DON’T use a VPN?

If someone can answer these questions and maybe “nutshell” me on some Kodi basics, I’d appreciate it.

Thanks in advance!! :slightly_smiling_face:

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VPN providers are also one of the biggest advertisers in town and most of the walkthroughs are trying to make a commission.

3

Stick to web based stuff with cloudflare enabled . Cloud based stuff exceeds Kodi . No apps

4

Kodi is 100% legal. The add-ons you install might let you stream pirated content.

https://kodi.wiki/view/Main_Page

Kodi runs on the Chromecast w/Google TV and many other devices also.

If you are using an add-on that uses torrents to stream then a VPN would be wise.

https://kodi.wiki/view/Official:Forum_rules/Banned_add-ons

5

Also, if you intend to/or need a VPN on Kodi, make sure to read related articles on Troypoint about it.

As some VPNs work great with Kodi, while others not so good.

6

Don’t bother with Kodi. Get cyberflix Cinema HD instead.

7

Such as what, for example?

8

If you stream content found with a Debrid service you don’t really need a VPN since you will be streaming from their servers with TLS encryption anyway.