SelfHostHub

Self-hosted Media Management

SelfHostHub lists 30 open-source Media Management projects you can host on your own server. The most-starred on GitHub are Sonarr (17,301 stars), MeTube (15,027 stars) and Radarr (14,600 stars). 26 of them document a Docker install, and 3 offer a live demo you can try first.

Automatic TV Shows downloader and manager for Usenet and BitTorrent. It can grab, sort and rename new episodes and automatically upgrade the quality of files already downloaded when a better quality format becomes available.

Media ManagementGPL-3.0

Web GUI for youtube-dl, with playlist support. Allows downloading videos from dozens of websites.

Media ManagementAGPL-3.0

Automatically download movies via Usenet and BitTorrent (fork of Sonarr).

Media ManagementGPL-3.0

Manage requests for your media library, supports Plex, Jellyfin and Emby media servers (fork of Overseerr).

Media ManagementMIT

Lidarr

5.8k

Music collection manager for Usenet and BitTorrent users.

Media ManagementGPL-3.0

Download YouTube content built using yt-dlp.

Media ManagementAGPL-3.0

Ombi

4.1k

Content request system for Plex/Emby, connects to SickRage, CouchPotato, Sonarr, with a growing feature set.

Media ManagementGPL-2.0

Syncs YouTube channels and playlists to a locally hosted media server.

Media ManagementAGPL-3.0

Medusa

2.0k

Automatic Video library manager for TV Shows. It watches for new episodes of your favorite shows, and when they are posted it does its magic.

Media ManagementGPL-3.0

Download videos from YouTube channels on a schedule via yt-dlp, with a web UI to browse and selectively download videos. Integrates with Plex Media Server and generates NFO metadata for Jellyfin, Kodi, and Emby.

Media ManagementISC

Add and track all the shows and movies you are watching. Comes with user authentication, modern and clean UI and a very simple setup.

Media ManagementMIT

Web UI to download videos and playlists from 1700+ sites into a Plex or Jellyfin library, with quality selection, SponsorBlock sponsor removal, subtitles, clip cutting and resilient playlist sync.

Media ManagementAGPL-3.0

Automate downloading Movies and TV Shows.

Media ManagementGPL-3.0

MyTube

1.3k

Downloader and player for yt-dlp-supported sites with channel subscriptions, cloud upload support, and local library organization.

Media ManagementMIT

Automatically translate subtitle files in your Radarr and Sonarr media libraries, using LibreTranslate, local AI models, or SaaS translation services.

Media ManagementAGPL-3.0

Download Spotify music with album art and metadata.

Media ManagementGPL-3.0

Cross-platform Plex media downloader that seamlessly adds media from other Plex servers to your own.

Media ManagementGPL-3.0

Music discovery tool that provides recommendations based on selected Lidarr artists, using Spotify or LastFM.

Media ManagementMIT

Sleek and efficient podcast downloader.

Media ManagementApache-2.0

Finding and fetch missing Lidarr albums via yt-dlp.

Media ManagementGPL-3.0

Automated media cleanup tool that removes watched and stale content from Plex, Sonarr, and Radarr based on configurable rules.

Media ManagementMIT

Download video or audio from YouTube channels on a schedule via yt-dlp.

Media ManagementAGPL-3.0

Web and REST interface to Youtube-DL for downloading videos onto a server.

Media ManagementMIT

Scheduled backlog searches for Radarr, Sonarr, Lidarr, Readarr and Whisparr. Works through missing and cutoff-unmet items in small rate-limited batches with per-item cooldowns and hourly caps, to avoid overloading indexers.

Media ManagementAGPL-3.0

Simple youtube-dl REST API to launch downloads on a distant server.

Media ManagementGPL-3.0

Authenticated yt-dlp download queue for video, audio and subtitles, with history, mobile sharing and NAS file management (fork of youtube-dl-server).

Media ManagementMIT

Selects preferred audio and subtitle tracks using configurable priority scores and sets the appropriate default and forced flags.

Media ManagementMIT

Fast cross-platform video and audio downloader and media viewer with flexible format and quality options. Supports 1000+ websites including YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Twitch and more.

Media ManagementAGPL-3.0

Automated music release tracker for Spotify with email notifications, discography generator, and ghost track cleaner (alternative to Release Radar).

Media ManagementMIT

Movie tracker and rating app (alternative to Letterboxd).

Media ManagementAGPL-3.0

How to choose self-hosted Media Management software

  1. Check project health. Stars show popularity, not maintenance. Open the source repository and look at recent commits and releases.
  2. Match the licence to your use. 19 use a GPL-family licence (copyleft, including AGPL) and 11 use a permissive licence such as MIT, Apache-2.0 or BSD. AGPL matters if you modify the software and offer it to others over a network.
  3. Pick a stack you can run. The most common platforms here are Docker (26), Python (10), C# (4) and Nodejs (3). Docker is usually the easiest path for a home server or VPS.
  4. Try before you migrate. Use a live demo where one exists (3 here), or a throwaway container first, and confirm it can import your existing data before switching.

Frequently asked questions

What is the most popular self-hosted Media Management software?

By GitHub stars, the top projects in this category are Sonarr (17,301 stars), MeTube (15,027 stars) and Radarr (14,600 stars).

How many open-source Media Management tools are listed?

30 projects are currently listed in the Media Management category on SelfHostHub.

Which licences do self-hosted Media Management projects use?

The most common licences in this category are GPL-3.0 (9), AGPL-3.0 (9) and MIT (9).

Can I run these Media Management tools with Docker?

26 of the 30 projects list Docker as a supported platform. Check each project's documentation for the exact install steps.