Bitmagnet
A self-hosted Media & Streaming app you can run on your own server.
With Bitmagnet, you get a self-hosted media and streaming application that lives on your own server, under your rules. It is a practical pick for homelab users and teams who prefer owning their tools over renting them.
Its public repository on GitHub currently shows 4.3K stars, a useful signal of community interest. Repository activity was last recorded on May 21, 2026, and the project is classed as actively maintained in our snapshot.
Before you switch
Media servers live or die by transcoding performance and library organisation. Check the hardware-acceleration support for your GPU or NAS, and test with a small library first. Most tools scan standard folder structures automatically, so tidy naming pays off quickly.
Like every project listed on SelfHosted, Bitmagnet is developed in the open — you can read the code, follow development, and even contribute. Check the system requirements and the project’s own documentation linked on this page before installing.