# jansmolders86/mediacenterjs

A HTML/CSS/Javascript (NodeJS) based Media center

Repository: https://github.com/jansmolders86/mediacenterjs
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/mediacenterjs
Homepage: http://mediacenterjs.com
Language: JavaScript
License Family: other
Topics: media-center, nodejs, movies
Last push: 2019-04-23T20:58:33+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4969, "days_push": 2689, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1278, forks 245 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:13.463997+00:00)

## What it is
MediacenterJS is a self-hosted media center application built on Node.js that streams and plays your local movies, TV shows, and music through any modern web browser. It includes transcoding, subtitle support, a browser-based remote control, and a plugin framework for extensibility.

## Use cases
- stream my local movie collection in a browser
- self-hosted media center like XBMC
- use my phone as a remote for my media server
- play local music and videos without installing apps
- transcode videos for browser playback
- organize and index my movie library with metadata

## When to choose
- you want a browser-based media center for locally owned media
- you prefer a lightweight Node.js server over heavier options like Kodi or Plex
- you want to customize the interface with HTML/CSS or write plugins

## When to avoid
- you need actively maintained software with security updates
- you need reliable device streaming or seeking beyond a known buggy point
- you want modern codec support or 4K/HDR playback
- you need official support or a maintained plugin ecosystem

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: http-server, video-processing, audio-processing, plugin-system
- domain: media, self-hosted, web-development
- platform: cross-platform, self-hosted
- tags: media-center, home-theater, transcoding, browser-based, xbmc-alternative, nodejs, web-server

## Member repositories
- jansmolders86/mediacenterjs (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:13.463997+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 2026-08-30T05:02:45.566175+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jansmolders86/mediacenterjs (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:13.463997+00:00, sha cac3ed5c8f05)
  - homepage: http://mediacenterjs.com (fetched 2026-08-29T12:13:43.243321+00:00, sha c6b440aa79f5)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/mediacenterjs (fetched 2026-08-29T12:13:43.253185+00:00, sha 5fe9e061333e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.