Emby Server
Emby Server is a personal media server with apps on just about every device. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4946
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 889
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
4961 stars · 852 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Emby Server is a self-hosted personal media server that organizes videos, music, photos, and live TV into a rich library and streams them to apps on virtually every device. It exposes a REST API with client libraries and supports transcoding, user management, parental controls, and offline sync.
Use cases
- stream my movie collection to my tv and phone
- self-host a media server on my NAS
- organize home videos and music with artwork and metadata
- watch my media library remotely while away from home
- record and stream live TV with a DVR
- set up parental controls for kids' media access
- sync media offline to mobile devices
- build a custom client using the Emby REST API
When to choose
- you want a polished, multi-device personal media server with apps for TVs, phones, and consoles
- you need live TV and DVR support alongside your library
- you want transcoding so media plays on any device
- you want user accounts, parental controls, and remote access built in
When to avoid
- you require a fully open-source solution - much of Emby is proprietary under a commercial 'Premiere' model
- you prefer community-driven software like Jellyfin, the open fork of Emby
- you only need a lightweight DLNA renderer without library management
Facets
application · maturity active
http-server streaming video-processing audio-processing image-processing api-framework self-hosted media self-hosted web-development apis cross-platform windows self-hosted media-server home-theater dlna live-tv transcoding rest-api plex-alternative jellyfin-fork macos linux android ios web-server docker
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/MediaBrowser/Emby · fetched 2026-08-28 · 158997a8e691
- homepage: https://emby.media · fetched 2026-08-29 · 98009b0a3314
- site_page: https://emby.media/about.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · e1aaef0f8c55
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| MediaBrowser/Emby | main | 23 |
| MediaBrowser/Emby.Releases | mirror | 86 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="MediaBrowser/Emby")
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