Getting started
kino ships as a single native binary on every supported platform — no docker-compose stack, no service mesh, no plugin install.
Install
Section titled “Install”| Platform | Page |
|---|---|
| Linux | Install on Linux |
| macOS | Install on macOS |
| Windows | Install on Windows |
| Raspberry Pi | Install on Raspberry Pi |
| Docker | Install with Docker |
The new-to-kino path is the Quickstart — a five- minute walkthrough that takes you from “binary not installed” to “first item in the library.”
After install
Section titled “After install”Once kino is running, open http://localhost:8080 (or
http://<host>:8080 if you’re running it on another machine) and
work through the first-run setup. It collects
the handful of things kino needs to know to run:
- Where your media library lives + where to stage downloads
- A free TMDB Read Access Token (for posters, descriptions, etc.)
- Which languages you want releases in
- One or more indexers — pick from the built-in catalogue, or point at any Torznab endpoint
Every choice in the wizard is reversible from Settings later.
Stuck?
Section titled “Stuck?”See Troubleshooting for first-run issues —
the answer to “why doesn’t localhost:8080 respond” is in there
five different ways.