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Media ServersFast, Easy, and Free BitTorrent Client
Replaces µTorrent
Best Beginner-Friendly Media Servers for self-hosting
The 17 best Beginner-Friendly media servers you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
Headphones
Media ServersAutomated music downloader for NZB and Torrent
Moodist
Media ServersAmbient sounds for focus and calm
Wizarr
Media ServersAn advanced invitation and management system for media servers
Flood
Media ServersMonitoring service for various torrent clients
Cross-Seed
Media ServersFully-automatic cross-seeding with Torznab
ViewTube
Media ServersThe open source, privacy-conscious way to enjoy your favorite YouTube
Whisparr
Media ServersAdult movie collection manager
CodeX.docs
Media ServersFree Docs app powered by Editor.js ecosystem
Lidarr on Steroids
Media ServersLidarr with some muscles thanks to deemix
LinkStack
Media ServersLinkStack is a highly customizable link sharing platform with an
Downtify
Media ServersDownload Spotify music with album art and metadata
Deluge
Media ServersLightweight BitTorrent client
Replaces µTorrent
Just. Download.
Media ServersDownload torrents. Just. Download
Sickchill
Media ServersAutomatic video library manager for TV Shows
Deemix
Media Serversdeemix is a barebone deezer downloader library built from the ashes of
Stalwart Mail
Media ServersOpen-source mail server solution with JMAP, IMAP4, and SMTP support
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Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged Beginner-Friendly within the media servers category. Compare them on the individual app pages for setup difficulty and resource requirements.