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Best PostgreSQL Media Servers for self-hosting

The 10 best PostgreSQL media servers you can self-host, ranked by community traction.

PeerTube

Decentralized federated video hosting with P2P streaming

Replaces YouTube, Vimeo

★ 15.2k Hard setup AGPL-3.0

MediaCMS

Modern video-sharing and content management platform

Replaces YouTube, Vimeo

★ 5k Medium setup AGPL-3.0

Dispatcharr

Modern IPTV and stream management dashboard

Replaces Cable TV

★ 3.8k Medium setup GPL-3.0

Ryot

Self-hosted tracker for movies, shows, books, games, and more

Replaces Trakt, Goodreads

★ 3.5k Medium setup GPL-3.0

Funkwhale

Federated music streaming and sharing platform

Replaces Spotify

★ 2.7k Hard setup AGPL-3.0

Kyoo

Open-source media browser for movies and TV shows

Replaces Plex, Netflix

★ 2.5k Medium setup GPL-3.0

Jellystat

Statistics and analytics dashboard for Jellyfin

Replaces Tautulli

★ 2.4k Easy setup MIT

Movary

Self-hosted movie watch history and statistics tracker

Replaces Letterboxd, Trakt

★ 765 Easy setup MIT

gpodder.net (mygpo)

Self-hostable podcast subscription sync service

Replaces Apple Podcasts sync

★ 307 Hard setup AGPL-3.0

Stream Master

Self-hosted IPTV and stream management application

Replaces xTeVe, Threadfin

★ 189 Medium setup MIT

Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged PostgreSQL within the media servers category. Compare them on the individual app pages for setup difficulty and resource requirements.