Lunarr-go
Self-hosted media streaming server designed as an alternative to Plex, allowing you to monitor and manage your movie and TV show files on a headless server.
Lunarr-go is an open-source media server project on GitHub under the Apache-2.0 license (permissive), with 386 stars. It is built with TypeScript, Svelte, Kit and Vite. Its last push was 6 days ago.
- Stars
- 386
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Activity
- Active
Judgement
- What it is
- Complete system
- What it does
- A self-hosted movie and TV server that scans local, SFTP or WebDAV libraries, matches TMDb metadata and streams with direct play or HLS transcoding, including Chromecast and AirPlay.
- Adopt it when
- You want a lighter Plex alternative and are fine with a smaller project.
- Watch out
- No tagged releases and a small user base compared with Jellyfin.
- Ready for
- Experimental
- Runs as
- Self-hosted server and mobile app
- Built with
- TypeScript, SvelteKit and Node.js
- How established
- Established: started 3 years ago, no tagged release yet.
- What the license allows
- You can build it into a product you sell, as long as you keep its copyright notice.
Judged on 2026-11-03 from the project's README and GitHub data. The license and age lines are worked out directly.
Built from
Follow it down: Lunarr-go → TypeScript → Go → runs on a microchip
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