Observed arrival · 2026-08-30

Home Stream Keeps Your Media at Home

openhomestream.org Observed source

Editorial interest 84/100 Selection signal · not a rating of the site

A self-hosted media server for films, television, and music that runs on hardware such as a Raspberry Pi and streams a private library around the house.

Landing page captured for the 2026-08-30 issue.

Field notes

The server is designed to sit beside an existing media setup rather than replace its file organisation: it reads the drive as-is, keeps artwork in a separate cache, and can run alongside Plex. Its metadata pipeline names TMDb for film and episode details, the Cover Art Archive and TheAudioDB for music enrichment, and Wikipedia for biographies. The page also describes systemd startup after reboots and a single SQLite data file, while Apple sign-in and native device apps remain marked as forthcoming.

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○OpenPublic substance visible

✦PrettyNotable craft visible

●ProPolished or operationally mature

◎NicheUnusually specific use

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