How to install Quasar on Kodi

Quasar is a video addon for Kodi which streams movies and TV shows using BitTorrent, a peer-to-peer file sharing protocol. In this tutorial we are going to install Quasar on Kodi 17 Krypton with Estuary skin. Due to its P2P nature, Quasar uses both download and upload bandwidth while you are watching a video and it is not recommended for slow connections.

Let’s start by downloading the addon, go to the Quasar official site and download the latest 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)

8. This step is optional, disable Choose stream automatically to see a list of available torrents instead of letting Quasar automatically decide which one to play. If you want to keep a copy of the streamed files enable Keep files after playback/download stops. 

9. This step is only necessary if you are planning on using Magnetic as a provider, if you want to use Quasar Burst you can skip this step. Click on the Providers tab. Enable Custom provider timeout and set the timeout to 15 seconds.  Press OK to continue. 

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.

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

11. Select Service settings. 

12. 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.
Alternatively you can use Magnetic to manage your torrent providers, follow our guide Torrent streaming with Magnetic Kodi Addon to install magnetic providers.

More info:

• Quasar official site.
• Quasar on GitHub.
• Quasar official thread on kodi.tv forums.