How to Activate VLC’s Web Interface, Control VLC From a Browser, & Use Any Smartphone as a Remote

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Published on Sat, 23 Jun 2012 10:00:54 GMT Indexed on 2012/06/23 15:19 UTC
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VLC includes a web interface, which you can enable to access your VLC player from a web browser, controlling playback from another device – particularly useful for a media center PC. VLC also offers a mobile web interface for smartphones.

The web interface is turned off and locked down by default – you have to edit the web server’s .hosts file or VLC will disallow all incoming connections from other devices.

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