Best Open-Source Home & Media Server

40 tools found

Home Assistant

Home Assistant replaces proprietary hubs like Apple Home with a self-hosted automation platform focused on local control and protocol independence.

91.9kLinuxmacOSWindowstoday

Apache-2.0Smart Home & IoT

Pi-hole

Pi-hole replaces cloud DNS blockers like NextDNS with a self-hosted sinkhole for Linux and Docker that filters network ads with zero subscription fees.

61.6kLinuxDocker2d ago

EUPL-1.2DNS & Ad-blocking

Jellyfin

Jellyfin is an open-source media server alternative to Plex that streams your personal movies, shows, and music with free hardware transcoding.

58.9kLinuxmacOSWindows3d ago

GPL-2.0Media Servers

Portainer CE

Portainer CE gives homelab and self-hosting admins a private, web-based management dashboard for Docker and Kubernetes without cloud dependencies.

38.8kLinuxmacOSWindows1d ago

ZlibDashboards & Startpages

AdGuard Home

AdGuard Home replaces cloud DNS resolvers like NextDNS with a self-hosted sinkhole that keeps query logs and domain filtering private on local hardware.

38.1kLinuxmacOSWindowstoday

GPL-3.0DNS & Ad-blocking

Dashy

Dashy is a self-hosted dashboard that replaces cloud startpages with a private, YAML-configured launchpad featuring real-time health checks and widgets.

26.9kLinuxmacOSWindowstoday

MITDashboards & Startpages

EasyP

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easyp.tech

Navidrome

Navidrome is a lightweight, self-hosted music streaming server replacing proprietary services like Spotify with open Subsonic API client integration.

24.5kLinuxmacOSWindows1d ago

GPL-3.0Music Self-Hosted

Kodi

Kodi is an open-source home theater player that replaces proprietary media hubs like Plex with subscription-free direct playback and total local control.

21.4kLinuxmacOSWindowstoday

GPL-2.0-or-laterMedia Servers