Navidrome
Media ServersModern music streaming server for your collection
Replaces Spotify
Best SQLite Media Servers for self-hosting
The 14 best SQLite media servers you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
Stash
Media ServersSelf-hosted media organizer and server
Replaces Plex
Jellyseerr
Media ServersMedia request and discovery tool for Jellyfin and Plex
Replaces Plex Requests
Lidarr
Media ServersMusic collection manager and download automation tool
Replaces Spotify
Pinchflat
Media ServersSelf-hosted YouTube media archiving for media servers
Replaces YouTube
Dim
Media ServersSelf-hosted media manager with automatic library scanning
Replaces Plex
TubeSync
Media ServersSyncs online video channels into a local media library
Replaces YouTube Premium
Polaris
Media ServersMusic streaming server focused on speed and simplicity
Replaces Spotify
Gonic
Media ServersLightweight Subsonic-compatible music streaming server
Replaces Spotify, Plex
Swing Music
Media ServersSelf-hosted music player with a modern interface
Replaces Spotify, Apple Music
Podgrab
Media ServersSelf-hosted podcast manager and downloader
Replaces Pocket Casts
Watcharr
Media ServersSelf-hosted watch-list and media tracking server
Replaces Trakt, Letterboxd
Fireshare
Media ServersSelf-hosted server for sharing personal video clips
Replaces Streamable, YouTube unlisted
Supysonic
Media ServersLightweight Subsonic-compatible music streaming server
Replaces Spotify
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At a glance
| App | Deploy effort | Difficulty | Min. RAM | License | ★ Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navidrome | ≈5-minute setup | Easy | 128 MB | GPL-3.0 | 24,152 |
| Stash | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 256 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 13,103 |
| Jellyseerr | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 512 MB | MIT | 12,893 |
| Lidarr | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | GPL-3.0 | 5,744 |
| Pinchflat | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 512 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 5,403 |
| Dim | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | GPL-2.0 | 4,125 |
| TubeSync | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 512 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 2,806 |
| Polaris | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 128 MB | MIT | 2,733 |
| Gonic | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 128 MB | GPL-3.0 | 2,570 |
| Swing Music | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 256 MB | MIT | 2,082 |
Quick picks
- Most adopted: Navidrome (24,152 GitHub stars).
- Lightest footprint: Navidrome (from 128 MB RAM, against 512 MB for the heaviest here).
- Fastest to deploy: Navidrome (verified single-container compose).
- Licensing: 6 of 14 use MIT; check the rest individually if you plan to modify and redistribute.
Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged SQLite within the media servers category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.