Jellyfin

Founded by Joshua Boniface in 2018

Host and stream your personal media library to any device

Cost

Free

Rating

★ People love it

Time to value

Moderate Setup (1-3 hours)

You can use Jellyfin to run your own media server at home and stream movies, TV shows, music, books, and photos to any device. It organizes your media library automatically, supports live TV and DVR recordings, lets multiple users watch content simultaneously via SyncPlay, and works across Android, iOS, Roku, Kodi, and web browsers. There are no fees, no tracking, and no external servers — everything stays on your own hardware.

What Jellyfin does

Set up a home media server on your own hardwareStream movies and shows to phones, tablets, or smart TVsSchedule live TV recordings using a connected tuner deviceCreate separate user profiles with individual watch historiesStart a SyncPlay session so friends can watch content together remotelyBrowse and filter your media library by genre, year, or ratingDownload clients for Android, iOS, Roku, or Kodi to access your serverModify or build on the server software using the open-source codebaseSelf-hosted server with no external data collection or trackingSyncPlay lets multiple people watch the same content in sync remotelyLive TV tuner support with automatic DVR recording schedulingOrganizes movies, shows, music, books, photos in one libraryAvailable on Android, Apple, Roku, Kodi, web, and moreCompletely free with no subscription, hidden fees, or paid tiersOpen source code licensed under GNU GPL — fully auditable and modifiable

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