Self-hosted alternatives to Netflix
Netflix is a monthly bill for a catalogue you never own, and most people searching for an alternative want a different catalogue, not their own files. The media servers below play the films and series you already have, from a machine at home.
- Pricing
- Monthly plans, with or without adverts
- You hand over
- Viewing history
- Category
- Media Servers
These stream your own library; they don't replace Netflix's catalogue.
Apps that can replace it
Jellyfin
Host your movies, TV and music on your own server and stream them anywhere, without a subscription, a cloud service or Plex Pass.
Freex86 + ARM.NETOur pick
Plex Media Server
Turn the movies, TV shows and music on your own server into a library you can stream to any device.
Free + Paidx86 + ARMC++
Emby
Emby, a media server you host yourself, builds the movie, TV and music folders on your homelab server into a library with artwork, user accounts and parental controls.
Free + Paidx86 + ARM.NET
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