Kakeup

Kakeup is a Python script to leverage the Kore remote 'Wake Up' button to start Kodi on running platform.

Introduction

The purpose is starting the Kodi server on a running platform such as Raspberry-Pi without any intrusive and fastidious way as opening a ssh-session.

The Kore remote is the official Kodi remote and a wonderful application which implements a "Wake-On-Lan" button (cf. below) that allows a computer to be turned on or awakened by a network message.

Kakeup is a tiny workaround for those which are not interested in that feature and sometimes want to quit and start the Kodi process on a permanent running Rpi.

Requirements

• python3.5
• python-argparse

Installation

Using a RAW socket listening to a default low number port (cf. screenshot), you need to:

• Run the script as a privileged user (sudo only)
• Or use a loginless and passwordless user and give it the permissions it needs

Most modern systems ignore suid/sgid bits on scripts with any interpreter.
So any SUID/CAP set on the script will be ignored.

Usage

usage: kakeup.py [-h] -c CMD -m MACADDR [-i IPSRC] [-p PORT]

optional arguments:
  -h, --help  show this help message and exit
  -c CMD      Shell CMD to execute [required]
  -m MACADDR  Specifies a destination MACADDR [required]
  -i IPSRC    Specifies an IPSRC address
  -p PORT     Specifies a port NUM, (default=9)

• Run it with sudo:

$ python kakeup.py -c "systemctl start kodi" -m "B8:B2:B2:B2:42:42"