Streaming & Media Hosting — Self-host Plex, Jellyfin, Immich

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Five tools to manage your photos, stream your personal media library and music, and broadcast live — all on your own infrastructure.

Plex

Media server

From €3.99/mo

Plex is a media server that organizes your own video files, music, and photos, then streams them to any device — smart TV, phone, tablet, game console, or browser — with automatic metadata, subtitles, and transcoding.

VPS Dedicated

Our Plex recommendations

Jellyfin

Open-source media server

From €3.99/mo

Jellyfin is a fully open-source media server with no paid tier, no account required, and no tracking. Stream your own video files, music, and live TV to any device. All client apps are free.

VPS Dedicated

Our Jellyfin recommendations

Navidrome

Music streaming server

From €3.90/mo

Navidrome is an extremely lightweight, self-hosted music streaming server compatible with the Subsonic API. Multi-user, on-the-fly transcoding, Last.fm scrobbling — all in a single binary under 50 MB.

Cloud VPS

Our Navidrome recommendations

Owncast

Live streaming server

From €9.99/mo

Owncast is a self-hosted live streaming server that accepts RTMP from OBS or Streamlabs and delivers HLS to viewers via a built-in web player. Built-in chat, no third-party account required, no revenue share, Fediverse federation.

VPS Dedicated

Our Owncast recommendations

Want to run something else?

Linux · Docker · Any stack

Any media tool that runs on Linux runs on a Dedimax server. Audiobookshelf, Komga, Kavita, Photoprism, Stash — full root access, Docker ready, no restrictions.

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Why host your media on a dedicated server?

Prioritize unlimited traffic

Video streams are bandwidth-intensive — a 4K stream at 25 Mbps, 10 concurrent viewers, running continuously. Verify your plan includes unlimited traffic to avoid overage charges.

Choose your own storage

Scale storage to your library size. A 10 TB media library needs 10 TB of storage — not a cloud subscription that charges per GB/month. Add storage when you need it.

Your data, your rules

Photos, videos, and personal media stay on your server — not scanned, not indexed, not sold. Full control over who has access and what they can see.

Dedicated resources

Transcoding and AI photo indexing are CPU-intensive. A server with dedicated cores handles peak loads without competing with other tenants — smooth playback, fast library scans.

Frequently asked questions

Plex or Jellyfin — which one should I choose?

Plex has more polished apps and broader device support. Some features require Plex Pass ($4.99/mo) — hardware transcoding, offline sync, multi-user. Jellyfin is 100% free and open-source with no paid tier. Both handle media equally well. Choose Plex for the app polish; choose Jellyfin for full open-source control.

How much storage do I need?

1080p movie: 5–15 GB. 4K movie: 30–80 GB. 10k music tracks at 320 kbps: ~30 GB. 50k photos at full resolution: ~200–250 GB. Scale based on your library size and expected growth.

Can I stream outside my home network?

Yes — that is the point of a server. Unlike a home NAS, your server has a public IP and is always online. Access your media from anywhere in the world with no port forwarding, no dynamic DNS, and no VPN required.

What is hardware transcoding?

Transcoding converts a video file to a format a device can play in real time. Hardware transcoding offloads this work to a GPU (Intel Quick Sync, NVIDIA NVENC) instead of the CPU — dramatically reducing server load and enabling more simultaneous streams.

Can I run multiple media apps on one server?

Yes. Plex or Jellyfin + Navidrome + Immich can share a single VPS if you have enough RAM and storage. A 4-core, 8 GB RAM VPS with 1 TB SSD handles all three comfortably for a household setup.

Streaming & Media on your own server Self-host your personal media library. Full control, storage you choose.

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