Plex
A self-hosted Media & Streaming app you can run on your own server.
Plex is an open, self-hosted media and streaming application — you install it on your own hardware and keep full control of your data. Running it yourself keeps the data on your own network and lets you back it up however you like.
It is a closed-source product that supports self-hosted deployment, which is why it appears in this directory.
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, Plex 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.