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Stash vs Stremio Web

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted media servers options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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Stash Self-hosted media organizer and server VS ST Stremio Web Self-hostable web frontend for the Stremio media center
FeatureStashStremio Web
Deploy effortUnder-an-hour setupUnder-an-hour setup
Health score92 · Excellent94 · Excellent
CategoryMedia ServersMedia Servers
LicenseAGPL-3.0GPL-2.0
LanguageGoJavaScript
Setup difficultyEasyMedium
Min. RAM256 MB256 MB
Deploymentdocker, binarydocker, bare-metal
GitHub stars★ 13,007★ 13,954
First released20192017
ReplacesPlexPlex

What are Stash and Stremio Web?

Stash

Stash is a self-hosted media organizer that catalogs video and image collections with rich metadata, tagging, and scraping. It targets users who want a deeply organized personal media archive. It is deployed via Docker or a single binary.

  • Rich metadata and tagging
  • Scraper and plugin system
  • Built-in web player
  • SQLite-backed storage

Read the full Stash guide →

Stremio Web

Stremio Web is the open-source web interface for Stremio, a modular media center that organizes movies, series, and other content through add-ons. The web app can be self-hosted to run a private instance in any browser.

  • Add-on based content sources
  • Runs entirely in the browser
  • Library and progress tracking
  • Self-hostable instance

Stash vs Stremio Web: key differences

Stash is written in Go, while Stremio Web is built with JavaScript. Licensing differs — AGPL-3.0 for Stash versus GPL-2.0 for Stremio Web. Stremio Web is the more established project (first released 2017), while Stash arrived in 2019.

Why pick each one

Choose Stash if…

  • Powerful organization
  • Extensible via plugins
  • Easy to deploy

Watch out for

  • Single-user focused
  • Niche feature set
Stash details

Choose Stremio Web if…

  • Released under the GPL-2.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Mature project with 14k GitHub stars
  • Written in JavaScript
Stremio Web details

Frequently asked questions

Is Stash or Stremio Web better?

Neither is universally better. Stremio Web has the larger community, while Stash is simpler to set up (easy difficulty). Choose based on the comparison table above and your own setup.

Are Stash and Stremio Web free and open-source?

Yes. Stash is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Stremio Web under GPL-2.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Stash and Stremio Web with Docker?

Stash: yes. Stremio Web: yes.

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