Your library. Your server. Your rules.
Scan. Catalog. Stream. Share.
Drop a file. It's in the library in two minutes with poster + metadata. Play it on your laptop, resume on your phone. No SaaS. No subscription tax. No telemetry home.
From drive to device — without a single SaaS in the loop.
chokidar watchers pick up new files live; a belt-and-suspenders rescan catches NFS quirks.
Sonarr-grade filename heuristics + TMDB resolution. Poster art, backdrop, cast, crew — cached locally.
HMAC-signed URLs, 15-minute TTL. Range-request MP4 direct-play today; HLS + transcoder pool next.
Multi-device watch state. 10-second heartbeat. Close the laptop, open the phone, pick up where you left off.
| Capability | Plex | VYOU |
|---|---|---|
| Account | Required Plex Pass | Your VYOU account. No third party. |
| Metadata | Plex cloud lookup | Direct TMDB — keys you control. |
| Network Hops | Through plex.tv relays | Direct to your VPS. |
| Data Model | SQLite in a sidecar | MySQL you can SELECT from. |
| Sharing | Tied to Plex Home | VYOU users + fleet API. |
Your movies are not Plex's data. They're yours.
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