Addons for Kodi such as Covenant, Elysium, and Exodus rely on third-party sources for content. In many cases these sources will have daily bandwidth limits and connection throttling. Real-Debrid is an unlimited multihoster which provides access to premium hosting providers with faster, reliable, and higher quality sources (1080P and HD). It’s fairly inexpensive costing around $5 a month. For more information on Kodi, see the article What is Kodi and how do I use it to stream movies and tv shows?

Sign up for a Real-Debrid account

Click here and sign up for a free Real-Debrid account. Once you’ve signed up and logged in, upgrade to a premium account. I typically choose the 90 day package but you may want to start off with the 15 day package to see if it’s right for you.

Configuring Kodi and addons to use Real-Debrid account

Once you’ve obtained your Real-Debrid premium account, Kodi and some addons such as Exodus and Neptune Rising will need to be configured.

Updating the URL Resolver

Instructions for Kodi 17 (Krypton)

1. Launch Kodi.
2. Select Settings (cogwheel on main screen) → System settings.
3. Scroll to the bottom and select Basic until Advanced appears.
4. Select Add-ons → Manage Dependencies → URL Resolver.
5. Select Configure → Universal Resolvers and then scroll down to Real-Debrid. 
6. Select Priority and set it to 90.  Select Done.
7. Select Configure again (we needed to select Done on step 9 to save the priority before authorization). Select Universal Resolvers and then scroll down to Real-Debrid. 
8. Select (Re)Authorize My Account.
9. At this point you should see a message indicating to authorize the device using Kodi. Using another device, navigate to the URL provided and enter the code specified. You only have a couple minutes to perform this step. Once authorized, the message in Kodi should disappear automatically. At this point, supported addons are configured and ready to use the new premium sources.

Instructions for Kodi 14/15/16 (Helix, Isengard, Jarvis)

1. Launch Kodi.
2. Navigate to System → Addons → System → Dependencies.
3. From the dependencies list, select URL Resolver.
4. Select Configure.
5. Select Universal Resolvers along the top of the screen.
6. Scroll down to Real-Debrid and confirm it’s Enabled. If not, enable it.
7. Change the Priority to 90. This is a very important step!
8. Select (Re)Authorize My Account.
9. At this point you should see a message indicating to authorize the device using Kodi. Using another device, navigate to the URL provided and enter the code specified. You only have a couple minutes to perform this step. Once authorized, the message in Kodi should disappear automatically. At this point, supported addons are configured and ready to use the new premium sources.

Conclusion

You should now see RD sources within addons such as Covenant and Elysium. Addons will display Real-Debrid links differently. Exodus prefixes the source with REALDEBRID while other addons will show RD links in Green.