# Jstudner/jcorp-nomad

An extremely compact offline media server for Movies, Shows, Books, and Music.

Repository: https://github.com/Jstudner/jcorp-nomad
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/jcorp-nomad
Homepage: http://nomad.jcorptech.net
Language: HTML
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: esp32, homelab, jellyfin, low-power, media-server, offline-server, selfhosted, server, usb-server, wifi-hotspot
Last push: 2026-08-18T04:11:36+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 62/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 35, longevity 30
- inputs: {"age_days": 422, "days_push": 15, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1219, forks 58 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:01.718695+00:00)

## What it is
Jcorp Nomad is an open-source offline media server that runs on an ESP32-S3 in a thumbdrive form factor, creating its own Wi-Fi hotspot to stream movies, shows, music, books, and photos to browsers without internet. It also serves offline ZIM archives like Wikipedia and Project Gutenberg with fast search, and includes optional 3D-printable case hardware.

## Use cases
- stream movies offline while camping or traveling
- run a portable media server with no internet
- host offline Wikipedia on a small device
- share media with multiple users over a local wifi hotspot
- build a low-power homelab media server on ESP32
- read books and comics offline on any device
- classroom offline content server

## When to choose
- you need internet-free media streaming for travel, camping, or classrooms
- you want a tiny, low-power alternative to a full Jellyfin/Plex server
- you enjoy DIY hardware builds with cheap, available parts
- you need offline Wikipedia or ZIM archive access in the field

## When to avoid
- you need transcoding, large libraries, or metadata scraping at scale
- you want a polished, production-grade server with guaranteed support
- you need exFAT cards, game emulation, or other features still on an experimental branch
- you require a permissive open-source license for commercial use (CC BY-NC-SA)

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: http-server, web-framework, file-system, search-engine, self-hosted
- domain: media, self-hosted, embedded-systems, hardware, developer-tools
- platform: embedded, iot, browser, cross-platform
- tags: esp32-s3, offline-media-server, wifi-hotspot, jellyfin-alternative, zim-archives, offline-wikipedia, thumbdrive, low-power, diy-hardware, portable-media

## Member repositories
- Jstudner/jcorp-nomad (main) score 62

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:01.718695+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:16:11.470771+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Jstudner/jcorp-nomad (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:01.718695+00:00, sha 9f4329d0b92c)
  - homepage: http://nomad.jcorptech.net (fetched 2026-08-29T12:24:26.298571+00:00, sha b4e4affc20bc)
  - site_page: https://nomad.jcorptech.net/about (fetched 2026-08-29T12:24:26.307926+00:00, sha 4b40f1d19f85)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.