Video Media Servers

23 self-hosted open source alternatives in this category

Jellyfin

Personal media server for movies, TV, music, and photos

47.5k

4.3k

Last commit: 5d ago

Self-hosted media server to organize, stream, and transcode your movies, TV, music, and photos across apps and devices.

Alternative to:

Plex+1

Sunshine

Self-hosted game streaming host for Moonlight clients

33.4k

1.6k

Last commit: 4d ago

Sunshine is a self-hosted game/desktop streaming server that works with Moonlight clients, enabling low-latency remote play with hardware-accelerated encoding.

Alternative to:

Plex+4

Invidious

Privacy-focused front-end for YouTube

18.4k

2.1k

Last commit: 19d ago

Invidious is an alternative YouTube web front-end that reduces tracking and improves performance, offering RSS feeds, subscriptions, and video playback without a Google account.

Alternative to:

YouTube+1

PeerTube

Federated video hosting powered by WebTorrent and ActivityPub

14.4k

1.7k

Last commit: 8d ago

PeerTube is a self-hosted, federated video platform using ActivityPub and BitTorrent/WebTorrent to publish, stream, and share videos across interconnected instances.

Alternative to:

YouTube+9

Sonarr

Smart PVR for Usenet and BitTorrent TV automation

13k

1.7k

Last commit: 3d ago

Automates TV series monitoring, searching, downloading, and post-processing from Usenet and BitTorrent with quality profiles, release management, and integrations.

Alternative to:

SickChill+1

Radarr

Movie collection manager for Usenet and BitTorrent

12.8k

1.1k

Last commit: 12d ago

Automates movie downloads via Usenet and BitTorrent with quality profiles, RSS monitoring, and integrations with indexers, download clients, and media servers.

Alternative to:

SickChill (hosted/managed offerings)+3

MeTube

Web GUI for downloading videos with yt-dlp

12.1k

829

Last commit: 2d ago

MeTube is a web interface for yt-dlp that lets you queue and manage video/audio downloads from many sites, with presets, playlists, and Docker-based deployment.

Alternative to:

YouTube+3

Stash

Personal adult media library manager with tagging and scraping

11.6k

977

Last commit: 4d ago

Self-hosted adult media organizer with metadata scraping, tagging, search, and a web UI for managing scenes, performers, studios, and galleries.

Alternative to:

Plex+3

Owncast

Self-hosted live streaming server with built-in chat

10.8k

1.2k

Last commit: 1d ago

Owncast is a self-hosted live streaming server for broadcasting RTMP to a web player with built-in chat, moderation tools, embeddable stream pages, and theming.

Alternative to:

Twitch (for live streaming)+5

Seerr

Media request management for Plex and Jellyfin

548

Last commit: 3d ago

Self-hosted media request and discovery app that integrates with Plex/Jellyfin and Radarr/Sonarr to automate movie and TV requests, approvals, and notifications.

Alternative to:

Plex Discover & Watchlist (requests via sharing workflows)

RomM

A self-hosted ROM and game library manager

7.5k

322

Last commit: 6d ago

RomM is a self-hosted ROM and game library manager that scans your ROMs, enriches them with metadata and artwork, and provides a web UI to browse and play supported systems.

Alternative to:

LaunchBox+4

Tube Archivist

Your self-hosted YouTube media server and archiving pipeline

7.4k

350

Last commit: 4d ago

Download, index, and stream YouTube channels/playlists with full-text search, metadata, and a web UI powered by yt-dlp and Elasticsearch.

Alternative to:

YouTube+6

Overseerr

Request management and discovery for Plex media servers

585

Last commit: 4mo ago

A web app for managing Plex media requests with Radarr/Sonarr integration, user permissions, discovery, and notifications for automated TV/movie acquisition.

Alternative to:

Plex Requests (hosted request portals/services)+2

Restreamer

Self-hosted live video streaming relay and restreaming server

4.8k

513

Last commit: 12d ago

Restreamer is a web UI for ingesting live video (RTMP/SRT/HTTP), optionally transcoding with FFmpeg, and restreaming to platforms like YouTube, Twitch, or custom RTMP targets.

Alternative to:

Restream+5

iSponsorBlockTV

SponsorBlock skipping for YouTube on TVs and media devices

4.7k

198

Last commit: 1mo ago

Self-hosted service that skips ads, intros, and other segments on YouTube TV/embedded clients using SponsorBlock data and device-side controls.

Alternative to:

YouTube+1

MediaCMS

Open source video platform for publishing and streaming media

4.6k

856

Last commit: 3d ago

Self-hosted video platform for uploading, managing, and streaming media with transcoding, playlists, channels, search, and embeddable players.

Alternative to:

YouTube+5

Pinchflat

Self-hosted YouTube media manager and downloader

4.4k

113

Last commit: 25d ago

A web UI for managing YouTube downloads with yt-dlp, metadata, and organized library exports for media servers or offline viewing.

Alternative to:

4K Video Downloader+2

Ombi

Plex/Emby/Jellyfin request management and media discovery

412

Last commit: 1d ago

Ombi is a self-hosted web app that lets users request movies/TV, integrates with Plex/Emby/Jellyfin and Radarr/Sonarr, and automates approvals, notifications, and tracking.

Alternative to:

Plex Requests (hosted request portals/services)+1

TubeSync

Sync YouTube channels and playlists to your media library

2.6k

147

Last commit: 9d ago

TubeSync automatically downloads and organizes YouTube videos from channels/playlists into your library using a web UI, background jobs, and yt-dlp integration.

Alternative to:

4K Video Downloader+4

Kyoo

Self-hosted media browser with rich metadata and tracking

2.3k

Last commit: 3d ago

Kyoo is a self-hosted web app for browsing movies and TV shows with metadata enrichment, watch progress tracking, and a modern UI for personal media libraries.

Alternative to:

Plex+4

Reiverr

Media request management for Jellyfin, Plex, and Emby

2.1k

Last commit: 10mo ago

Reiverr is a self-hosted media request and discovery app that integrates with Jellyfin, Plex, and Emby to let users request movies and TV shows and track request status.

Alternative to: