Replex

Replex is a proxy that sits between Plex Media Server and Plex clients to transform and remix the server responses sent to clients. It enables merging and restyling of home hubs, per-user hub filtering, quality enforcement and stream redirection without modifying the Plex server itself.

Key Features

• Interleave/merge collection hubs from different libraries into a single home row (combine movie and show rows)
• Two hub styles: shelf (default) and hero; auto-loads artwork for hero style
• Exclude watched items from hubs and optionally remove continue-watching rows or watched badges
• Apply collection restrictions per-user so hubs respect library restrictions
• Force maximum quality or prefer direct-play for specified resolutions; auto-select version closest to client resolution
• Fallback to alternate media versions when a requested version would trigger video transcode
• Optionally redirect media stream requests to an alternate host to avoid proxying heavy streams
• Configured via environment variables; runs as a standalone Rust binary and is commonly deployed in Docker

Use Cases

• Combine and unify home screen rows from multiple libraries so movies and TV appear in a single interleaved row
• Enforce higher-quality direct-play preferences or auto-select appropriate media versions per client
• Hide watched content from home hubs and enforce collection-based restrictions per user

Limitations and Considerations

• Some clients have platform-specific limitations: hero hubs on Android cap at ~100 items and may display slightly cropped hero artwork
• Excluding watched items can impose per-library item limits (documented behavior when mixing libraries)
• Removing user-state badges is not consistent across all Plex clients
• Remote access requires disabling Plex built-in remote access and provisioning a secure custom URL (reverse proxy + TLS) for reliable client connections
• Project repository indicates the original author moved away from Plex and the project is seeking maintainers

Replex is a focused proxy tool for Plex operators who need finer control over home hubs, per-user hub behavior and client playback selection. It is lightweight, configurable via environment variables, and typically deployed alongside Plex using Docker or a reverse proxy.