FileFlows Cloud

Best Self Hosted Alternatives to FileFlows Cloud

A curated collection of the 3 best self hosted alternatives to FileFlows Cloud.

Cloud-hosted automation platform that monitors folders and runs configurable workflows to process files — video/audio transcoding, image and eBook conversion, renaming, metadata tagging and routing. Provides plugins, scheduling, distributed execution and hardware acceleration.

Alternatives List

#1
Huntarr

Huntarr

Huntarr continuously scans your Arr libraries to find missing items and trigger quality upgrades in controlled batches, helping complete and improve your media collection.

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Huntarr is a companion automation service for the *arr ecosystem that continuously scans your libraries for missing content and items below your quality cutoff. It then triggers searches in small, controlled batches to gradually complete and upgrade your collection while staying gentle on indexers.

Key Features

  • Integrates with Sonarr, Radarr, Lidarr, Readarr, and Whisparr to analyze monitored libraries
  • Automatically hunts missing items, skipping unreleased content and reducing load by avoiding unnecessary metadata refresh
  • Quality-upgrade hunting for items below your configured cutoff, with configurable batch sizes per cycle
  • Download-queue aware behavior (can pause actions when the queue exceeds a threshold)
  • Built-in indexer-friendly API management, including hourly caps and consistent timeouts
  • Continuous run loop with configurable intervals between cycles

Use Cases

  • Keep a “mostly complete” library progressing toward complete coverage without manual searches
  • Automatically push upgrades (better quality releases) for existing items over time
  • Run a hands-off media automation workflow alongside existing *arr applications

Limitations and Considerations

  • Requires existing, correctly configured *arr applications and indexers; Huntarr triggers searches but does not replace the *arr stack
  • Effectiveness depends on indexer availability, rate limits, and your monitoring/quality settings

Huntarr fits best as a lightweight, always-on background utility for media automation setups that want continuous completion and quality improvement. With conservative batching and rate controls, it aims to enhance automation without overwhelming your services.

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#2
qBit Manage

qBit Manage

Self-hosted automation tool for qBittorrent to tag and categorize torrents, enforce share limits, clean up orphaned data, and remove unregistered torrents.

qBit Manage is an automation tool for administering a qBittorrent instance and handling common, repetitive torrent-management tasks. It connects to qBittorrent via its API to apply rules, clean up data, and keep libraries organized.

Key Features

  • Automatically tag torrents based on tracker URLs
  • Apply categories to uncategorized torrents based on save paths, and change categories using rules
  • Remove unregistered torrents, with logic to avoid breaking cross-seeding workflows
  • Recheck paused torrents (prioritized by smaller size) and resume when complete
  • Detect and remove orphaned files in download directories that are not referenced by qBittorrent
  • Identify torrents without hard links outside the root folder (helpful for library management)
  • Configure share limits per tag/category groups, with optional cleanup based on ratio and/or seeding time
  • Optional Recycle Bin behavior to move files instead of deleting immediately
  • Built-in scheduler to run periodically, or run on-demand via command invocation
  • Webhook notifications and integrations with Notifiarr and Apprise API

Use Cases

  • Keep a seedbox or home torrent server organized with consistent tags and categories
  • Automatically clean up orphaned files and unregistered torrents to reclaim storage
  • Enforce seeding rules (ratio/time) per tracker or category while respecting minimum seed-time policies

Limitations and Considerations

  • Compatibility with new qBittorrent releases depends on qbittorrent-api support, so newest versions may lag

qBit Manage is well-suited for users who rely on qBittorrent and want repeatable, configurable automation for categorization, retention policies, and download-directory hygiene.

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#3
FileFlows

FileFlows

Self-hosted workflow automation for media and file libraries—watch folders, run FFmpeg/metadata steps, and route outputs with a visual flow builder.

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FileFlows is a self-hosted, visual workflow automation tool focused on processing files—commonly media—based on events like new/changed files in watched folders. It lets you build flows (pipelines) that analyze, transform, move, and notify, using a library of reusable nodes and tools.

Key Features

  • Visual flow builder for creating file-processing pipelines (node/graph based)
  • Watch folders and triggers to automatically run flows on new or modified files
  • Media-centric processing steps (e.g., transcode/remux, probe/inspect media)
  • Integration with external tools (commonly FFmpeg) via dedicated nodes/scripts
  • Conditional logic and routing (decisions, branching, filtering)
  • Central dashboard for job history, status, and troubleshooting
  • Runs as a server with workers/nodes to scale processing across machines

Use Cases

  • Automatically transcode and standardize video libraries when new files arrive
  • Validate, rename, and organize downloads into a consistent folder structure
  • Generate derivatives (e.g., lower-bitrate versions) and route outputs to storage

Limitations and Considerations

  • Feature set is oriented toward file/media pipelines; it’s not a general-purpose iPaaS
  • Effective use typically requires familiarity with media tooling (e.g., FFmpeg) and codecs

FileFlows fits teams and home labs that want repeatable, automated processing for incoming files with a visual pipeline approach. It’s especially useful for media libraries where consistent encoding, structure, and automated handling reduce manual work.

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Why choose an open source alternative?

  • •Data ownership: Keep your data on your own servers
  • •No vendor lock-in: Freedom to switch or modify at any time
  • •Cost savings: Reduce or eliminate subscription fees
  • •Transparency: Audit the code and know exactly what's running