Kyoo is a self-hosted media server focused on movies, TV series and anime.
It aims to minimise library maintenance, automatically identifying media without requiring a particular folder structure or manual metadata editing. Kyoo includes its core functionality directly rather than relying on a plugin system.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Self-hosted video streaming.
- Dynamic transcoding with automatic quality selection.
- Change streaming quality during playback.
- Instant seeking while transcoding.
- Video preview thumbnails.
- Automatic intro and credit detection using audio fingerprinting.
- Supports PGS, VobSub and SSA/ASS subtitles.
- Uses embedded fonts when available for subtitles.
- Automatic parsing of complex anime filenames.
- No prescribed folder structure required.
- OIDC authentication support.
- Web-based client.
- Official Helm chart for Kubernetes deployments.
- API for integration with other services.
Website: https://github.com/zoriya/Kyoo
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Developer: Zoe Roux
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
Kyoo is written in TypeScript and Go. Learn TypeScript with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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| LibreELEC | Libre Embedded Linux Entertainment Center |
| OSMC | Embedded Linux distribution which ships a Kodi front-end |
| LinHES | Linux distribution designed for use on Home Theater PCs |
| Kyoo | Self-hosted media server focused on movies, TV series and anime |
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