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Jellyfin

Open-source media server that lets users organize, manage, and stream movies, TV shows, music, photos, and live TV across devices without subscriptions or vendor lock-in.

Alternative to: Plex and Emby
Media Server Streaming Self-Hosted Home Media Movies TV Shows Music Live TV DVR Docker NAS Open Source Cross Platform Entertainment
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About Jellyfin

Jellyfin is a free and open-source media server platform that gives users complete control over their personal media collections. Created as a community-driven alternative to Plex and Emby, Jellyfin allows users to organize, stream, and access movies, television shows, music, audiobooks, photos, and live television from a centralized server. Built on the .NET platform, Jellyfin supports Windows, Linux, macOS, Docker, NAS systems, and various ARM-based devices. The platform includes powerful metadata management, hardware-accelerated transcoding, user accounts, parental controls, DVR functionality, subtitle management, remote streaming, and a rich ecosystem of official and third-party client applications. Unlike many commercial media platforms, Jellyfin offers all features without subscriptions, premium tiers, telemetry, advertisements, or hidden restrictions. Users retain full ownership of their data while enjoying a modern media streaming experience across web browsers, smart TVs, mobile devices, game consoles, and desktop applications.

Key Features

  • Self-hosted media streaming
  • Movie and TV show libraries
  • Music library management
  • Photo gallery support
  • Audiobook support
  • Live TV integration
  • DVR recording capabilities
  • Hardware-accelerated transcoding
  • Automatic metadata fetching
  • Subtitle management
  • Multi-user support
  • Parental controls
  • Remote streaming access
  • Mobile applications
  • Smart TV applications
  • Web-based media player
  • Cross-platform server support
  • Docker deployment
  • NAS compatibility
  • Plugin ecosystem
  • No subscriptions required
  • No advertisements
  • No telemetry
  • Open API support
  • User profiles and permissions
  • Media collection organization
  • Offline media ownership
  • Chromecast support
  • DLNA support
  • Community-driven development

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