How to install Quasar on Kodi

Quasar is a video addon for Kodi that uses BitTorrent, a peer-to-peer file sharing protocol, to streams movies and TV shows in great video quality. Due to its P2P nature, Quasar uses both download and upload bandwidth while you are watching a video.  

There’s a fork of Quasar called Elementum, it uses a new torrent engine with extended storage features like support for FAT32 or streaming directly to RAM. Elementum is still alpha stage so some bugs are expected. Read How to install Elementum on Kodi for more info.

How to install Quasar Kodi Addon

In this tutorial we are going to install Quasar on Kodi. Let’s start by downloading the addon, go to Quasar’s official site and download the appropriate version for your system, remember the folder where you downloaded the file, we’ll be using it later.

1. Go to the Home Screen and click on the Add-ons tab. 

2. Press the Settings button (gear icon) near the top left corner of the screen. 

3. Make sure the Add-ons tab is selected and enable Unknown Sources to install 3rd party addons. 

4. Go back to the Add-ons screen and this time open the Add-on Browser by clicking the box icon on the top left corner of the screen. 

5. Select Install from zip file. 

6. Locate the downloaded file and press on it to install Quasar. 

7. After a few seconds the Settings Dialog will open. Quasar needs a folder to temporarily store files. Click on Download path (not FAT32) and select a folder for this purpose. (You may need to create a folder on your hard drive for this)

Quasar works together with a process called Quasar Daemon, we need to allow Kodi to receive instructions from other programs or you’ll get an HTTP error when searching for torrents.

8. Go back to the Home Screen and click on the gear icon near the bottom left corner of the screen to open the Settings. 

9. Select Service settings. 

10. On the Control Tab, enable Allow remote control from applications on this system and Allow remote control from applications on other systems. 

We’ve installed Quasar on Kodi 17 but we still need some providers to serve us torrents or we won’t be able to stream content. Read our guide How to install Quasar Burst, Quasar Burst is a multi provider addon from the same developer as Quasar.

Quasar Web Interface

Quasar has a handy web interface that allows you to remotely manage your torrents from other devices on your local network.

11. Using your browser go to http://your_kodi_device_IP_address:65251/web to access Quasar UI.

More info:

• Quasar official site.
• Quasar on GitHub.