A media server for your personal collection — running 24/7 without managing your own hardware. Choose Plex, Jellyfin, or Emby as your media server, with library management tools like Sonarr, Radarr, and Bazarr to keep everything organised.
Pick a tier: Starter for basics, Hobbit for a typical library, Ranger or Halfling for larger collections, Nazgul for dedicated resources. Everything comes connected and ready to use — just point it at your media.
Hobbit – Personal Media Streamer [4xHD / 2x4K, semi-dedicated] | ElfHosted
A smarter hub for orchestrating and automating your media workflows
Ever feel like you're spending more time managing your media tools than actually enjoying the outcome? Hobbit is designed to take the headache out of deploying and maintaining your own media infrastructure. It's a hosted, open-source platform that lets you integrate popular server applications with your choice of cloud storage and third-party services. By centralizing automation, hardware-accelerated transcoding, and interoperability between tools, it streamlines everything from metadata handling to device access. Content sources and libraries are all in your hands—Hobbit just makes the process smoother. Short description for open-source app: Hosted application infrastructure for automated media data management and third-party service integration.
Optionally enhance your setup with our VIP “White-Glove” Onboarding Experience add-on for expert configuration (purchased separately).
Ranger – Personal Media Streamer [8xHD / 4x4K, semi-dedicated]
Streamline your personal media hub with flexible integration and hardware power
Ever wish your media apps actually talked to each other? Ranger is your go-to toolkit for pulling together all your personal media workflows, wrapped in a reliable, hosted environment. It connects seamlessly with user-supplied platforms like Plex, Jellyfin, or Emby and takes advantage of your own storage or third-party cloud accounts. Ranger’s semi-dedicated hardware handles up to eight high-definition streams or four 4K streams, all while supporting automation tools and robust remote management. Perfect for anyone who wants more control and efficiency without managing bare metal. Short description for a hosted open-source application: Ranger is an open-source, hosted software solution that integrates with user-provided storage and third-party media servers to automate and manage personal media workflows in the cloud.
Optionally enhance your setup with our VIP “White-Glove” Onboarding Experience add-on for expert configuration (purchased separately).
Starter – Personal Media Streamer [2xHD / 1x4K, contended]
Your media toolkit for smooth, cloud-connected streaming across all your devices.
Ever wish managing your home media setup was as easy as sharing a playlist? The Starter – Personal Media Streamer [2xHD / 1x4K, contended] is designed to bring flexibility and simplicity to every stage of your streaming workflow. This open-source, hosted app works in tandem with third-party services you already use, letting you organize and play your personal media with less hassle. Easily link your favorite platforms and take advantage of seamless automation tools, all from a modern, user-friendly dashboard. Short description: A hosted open-source application that streamlines media interoperability and automation by integrating with user-controlled, external storage and data sources.
Optionally enhance your setup with our VIP “White-Glove” Onboarding Experience add-on for expert configuration (purchased separately).
Zurgling – Personal Media Streamer [2xHD / 1x4K, contended, manual]
Connect your media libraries and streamline playback across Plex, Jellyfin, or Emby
Here’s a smarter way to bring your own cloud media storage and playback together. Zurgling is a hosted, open-source application designed for anyone who wants seamless streaming across multiple platforms using their existing storage and third-party accounts. It acts as a flexible software tool to help tie together your preferred media apps and automate updates to your library, so you can manage, sync, and play your files where you like...without the hassle of locked-down hardware or complicated installs. With Zurgling, you stay in control of your media setup every step of the way. Short description for hosted open-source application: Zurgling is software infrastructure that simplifies integration, workflow automation, and playback management between user-supplied storage and third-party streaming platforms.
JellyGoblin – Personal Media Streamer [2xHD / 1x4K, contended]
Effortless streaming infrastructure for your cloud-based media workflows
Let’s be honest: setting up a reliable streaming environment shouldn’t be a hassle. JellyGoblin steps in as a managed, open-source application designed for users who want seamless deployment and efficient operation. Purpose-built for integration with your existing cloud storage and third-party services, it combines the flexibility of Jellyfin with easy connectivity to your other infrastructure. Streamlined management and straightforward setup mean less time troubleshooting and more time focusing on your workflows. Short description: Hosted open-source software that provides streamlined media server infrastructure for integration with external services, supporting up to two HD or one 4K simultaneous streams on shared resources.
JellyGoblin Pro – Personal Media Streamer with TorBox Pro [4xHD / 2x4K, contended]
Nazgul – Personal Media Streamer [16xHD / 8x4K streams, dedicated]
Effortless integration for high-capacity personal media workflows
Right off the bat, Nazgul is what happens when you take open-source flexibility, bundle it with dedicated resources, and make it easy to connect to your favorite tools. Designed for personal media management, it acts as a bridge between your preferred platforms and user-owned storage, supporting up to 16 HD or 8 4K streams at once. This solution is perfect if you want to bring together cloud storage, media server software, and automation tools into one smooth-running, scalable setup—all on your terms, with no bundled media. Short description: An open-source software platform for managing and automating personal media flows by integrating with external storage, media servers, and workflow tools.
Halfling – Personal Media Streamer [16xHD / 8x4K, semi-dedicated]
Flexible app hosting for self-managed media automation and collaboration
Let’s face it, setting up your own media stack across the cloud can be a pain—but it doesn’t have to be. Halfling is a hosted open-source platform designed to make deploying and running your favorite media server apps smoother and more efficient. Built for users who want full control, Halfling lets you integrate storage, automation tools, and streaming servers without managing hardware yourself. Connect your preferred cloud storage, automate library organization, and share access with trusted users while keeping your sources entirely in your own hands. Short description: Hosted open-source software platform for managing, automating, and collaborating on user-supplied media libraries, designed for easy third-party service integration and workflow management.
Optionally enhance your setup with our VIP “White-Glove” Onboarding Experience add-on for expert configuration (purchased separately).
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Tubeling [Curated YouTube Collection]
Bring your favorite online videos under your own roof, your way.
Let’s face it, keeping digital collections organized can be a headache. Tubeling [Curated YouTube Collection] is designed as a flexible infrastructure solution that connects seamlessly with your preferred media server and personal cloud storage. As a hosted, open-source application, it simplifies the process of integrating user-selected source feeds into centralized media management platforms like Plex, Jellyfin, or Emby. Tubeling brings everything under your administration, so you stay in full control of what’s managed, when it’s updated, and how it fits into your home tech ecosystem. Short description: Open-source software platform for integrating externally-sourced data feeds with user-managed media server and storage solutions.