Kodi
Media ServersOpen-source home theater and media center
Replaces Plex
Best Single-User Media Servers for self-hosting
The 5 best Single-User media servers you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
Stash
Media ServersSelf-hosted media organizer and server
Replaces Plex
Owncast
Media ServersSelf-hosted live streaming and chat server
Replaces Twitch
Tautulli
Media ServersMonitoring and analytics for Plex media servers
Replaces Plex
Gerbera
Media ServersUPnP media server for streaming to DLNA devices
Replaces Plex
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At a glance
| App | Deploy effort | Difficulty | Min. RAM | License | ★ Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kodi | Read-the-docs project | Medium | 512 MB | GPL-2.0 | 21,321 |
| Stash | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 256 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 13,103 |
| Owncast | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 256 MB | MIT | 11,590 |
| Tautulli | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 128 MB | GPL-3.0 | 6,611 |
| Gerbera | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 128 MB | GPL-2.0 | 1,396 |
Quick picks
- Most adopted: Kodi (21,321 GitHub stars).
- Lightest footprint: Tautulli (from 128 MB RAM, against 512 MB for the heaviest here).
- Licensing: 2 of 5 use GPL-2.0; check the rest individually if you plan to modify and redistribute.
Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged Single-User within the media servers category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.