Media
20 guides about self-hosted media solutions
Build your own media server stack for streaming music, movies, photos, and podcasts. These guides cover popular platforms like Jellyfin, Navidrome, and Immich — with practical setup instructions, hardware recommendations, and tips for organizing large media libraries.
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Jellyseerr: Self-Hosted Media Request Management for Jellyfin and Plex
Jellyseerr lets your household request movies and TV shows, then auto-adds them to Radarr and Sonarr — no more Slack pings asking you to download stuff.
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MeTube: Self-Hosted YouTube and Video Downloader
MeTube is a web UI for yt-dlp that lets you download YouTube videos, audio, and playlists from a browser interface. Covers Docker setup, download formats, audio-only mode, and integration with home media servers.
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Self-Hosted Video Transcoding: Jellyfin, Handbrake Server, and FFmpeg Pipelines
Learn how to set up self-hosted video transcoding using Jellyfin hardware acceleration, Handbrake automated pipelines, or a custom FFmpeg server to handle any video format on any device.
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Invidious: Self-Hosted Private YouTube Frontend
Invidious is a self-hosted YouTube frontend that strips ads, tracking, and the recommendation algorithm. Watch YouTube videos privately, subscribe without a Google account, and access content through your own instance.
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TubeArchivist: Self-Hosted YouTube Archive and Media Server
TubeArchivist lets you download, organize, and stream your YouTube subscriptions from your own server. Stop losing videos when channels get deleted, and watch your archive without YouTube's algorithm.
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RomM: Self-Hosted Game ROM Manager
RomM is a self-hosted ROM manager with web UI, metadata from IGDB and MobyGames, cover art, and direct game launching via EmulatorJS. Organize your retro game collection with a Plex-like interface.
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Immich: Self-Hosted Google Photos Alternative
Immich is a high-performance self-hosted photo and video backup solution with mobile apps, face recognition, album sharing, and map view. This guide covers Docker deployment, mobile setup, and keeping your photo library private.
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Miniflux: The Minimalist RSS Reader That Does One Thing Well
A comprehensive guide to self-hosting Miniflux, a lightweight RSS reader built in Go. Covers Docker setup with PostgreSQL, keyboard shortcuts, integrations, API access, and comparison with FreshRSS.
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Navidrome: A Lightweight Self-Hosted Music Streaming Server
Deploy Navidrome for personal music streaming with Subsonic API compatibility, multi-user support, and a modern web interface — a fast alternative to Plex and Jellyfin for music.
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Ryot: Self-Hosted Media Tracking for Movies, Books, Games, and More
Deploy Ryot as a self-hosted media tracker for movies, TV shows, books, podcasts, video games, and workouts. Covers Docker setup, integrations, import from other services, and comparison with alternatives.
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Immich vs PhotoPrism: Choosing the Right Self-Hosted Photo Manager
An honest comparison of Immich and PhotoPrism for self-hosted photo management. Covers features, performance, mobile support, and which to choose.
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Ente: End-to-End Encrypted Photo Storage You Can Self-Host
Guide to self-hosting Ente, an end-to-end encrypted alternative to Google Photos. Covers server setup, client apps, photo migration, and comparison with Immich, PhotoPrism, and Google Photos.
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Plex vs Jellyfin: Which Self-Hosted Media Server Should You Choose?
An honest comparison of Plex and Jellyfin for self-hosted media streaming. Covers features, performance, client support, transcoding, and which one is right for your setup.
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Komga: A Self-Hosted Comics and Manga Server
How to set up Komga for managing and reading your digital comics and manga collection. Covers installation, library setup, OPDS support, and reader apps.
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Audiobookshelf: Self-Hosted Audiobooks and Podcasts Done Right
A complete guide to Audiobookshelf, the self-hosted audiobook and podcast server with mobile apps. Covers setup, library organization, podcast management, and how it compares to Audible and Pocketcasts.
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Kavita: A Self-Hosted Reading Server for Books, Comics, and Manga
A practical guide to self-hosting Kavita for managing your reading library. Covers Docker setup, library organization, OPDS support, reader features, and comparison with Komga and Calibre-Web.
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Self-Hosting Immich: A Google Photos Replacement That Actually Works
A guide to self-hosting Immich for photo and video management. Covers setup, mobile apps, machine learning features, migration from Google Photos, and honest trade-offs.
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Self-Hosting Calibre-Web: Your Personal Ebook Library in the Cloud
A practical guide to self-hosting Calibre-Web for managing and reading your ebook collection. Covers setup, OPDS feeds, Kindle integration, and comparison with Calibre desktop and Kavita.
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Self-Hosting Jellyfin: A Free, Open Source Plex Alternative
A practical guide to self-hosting Jellyfin as a media server. Covers setup, hardware transcoding, client apps, and honest comparison with Plex.
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The Complete *Arr Stack Guide: Sonarr, Radarr, Prowlarr, and More
A comprehensive guide to building the full *arr stack for automated media management. Covers Sonarr, Radarr, Prowlarr, Lidarr, Docker Compose setup, quality profiles, and integration with Jellyfin or Plex.