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Closed Alpha

FluxPlay is currently in Closed Alpha. This documentation is a work in progress and may be incomplete or out of date. Features, UI, and APIs are subject to change without notice. For access inquiries, please contact [email protected].

PLAYLISTS

Create personal playlists, share them with others, and discover system-generated collections. Playlists work across all media types — mix movies, episodes, and music tracks in a single queue.

Cross-Type Playlists

Unlike most media servers that silo playlists by type, FluxPlay playlists can contain any mix of movies, TV episodes, and music tracks. Build a movie night queue that starts with a soundtrack album and ends with the film.

Capabilities

Create & Edit

Create playlists from any media type — movies, TV episodes, music tracks — and reorder items via drag-and-drop.

Sharing & Invites

Invite other users to view or collaborate on a playlist via email or username. Invitees can accept or decline.

System Playlists

Auto-generated playlists like Recently Added, Top Rated, and Continue Watching are maintained automatically.

Permissions

Per-playlist permission levels: Private (owner only), Shared (invited users), and Public (any authenticated user).

Queue Integration

Add an entire playlist to the playback queue with one button. Queue tracks the position so you can resume later.

Collaborative

Collaborators with edit rights can add, remove, and reorder items. A changelog tracks who changed what.

Creating a Playlist

Playlists are created from the Library page, from any media detail page via the "Add to Playlist" button, or from the playback queue. Once created, items can be added from search results or from browsing the library.

Playlist properties

  • Name and optional description
  • Cover image (auto-selected or custom upload)
  • Visibility: Private, Shared, or Public
  • Collaborator list with View or Edit roles

System Playlists

System playlists are maintained automatically by FluxPlay. They cannot be manually edited but can be pinned to the home screen for quick access. Each system playlist is per-profile — two users see their own independently computed versions.

Recently Added

The 50 most recently added items across all libraries.

Continue Watching

In-progress items sorted by last watch timestamp.

Top Rated

Highest-rated items weighted by community and metadata scores.

New Releases

Items released in the last 90 days, sorted by release date.

Permission Levels

Private

Only the owner can see and edit the playlist.

Shared

Visible to explicitly invited users. Invitees can have View or Edit roles.

Public

Any authenticated FluxPlay user can browse and queue the playlist. Only the owner and editors can modify it.