Your media. Your server.
Finally done right.
FluxPlay is a premium, self-hosted media server built for people who are tired of broken apps, paywalled features, and products that stop respecting them. Every feature. One price. Your data stays yours.
The Last of Us Part II
Sound Familiar?
The market is broken
You’ve been let down by media server products that stopped putting you first. FluxPlay was built because we had the same frustrations.
Features you once had are now behind a paywall
You set up your server, built your library, got everything working — then the rules changed and basic features suddenly cost extra.
Apps that crash, buffer, and break after every update
Switching audio tracks shouldn’t require restarting the app. Browsing your library shouldn’t take a minute to load.
Your personal media server shows you ads for content you didn’t ask for
You came to watch your media, not someone else’s streaming catalogue mixed into your library.
You tried the free alternative, but it’s just not ready
Open source is great in theory, but you need something that actually works reliably for your family today.
Here’s what we did about it. ↓
Why FluxPlay
Media Freedom. By Design.
No premium tiers, no feature-gating, no upsells. You get everything from day one — across every platform.
Less than half the price of alternatives. Launch pricing you can lock in today. Fair, sustainable, and transparent.
No cloud dependency. No personal data collection. Only anonymous diagnostics — errors, crashes, and feature usage. Disable everything with one click, or toggle each category individually. We clearly document exactly what we collect.
Cinematic
ENGINE
Breathtaking 4K HDR playback for your entire film collection. Intelligent metadata fetching turns raw files into a premium home theater experience with deep IMDb integration.
FEATURED FILM
Everything you need. Nothing you don’t.
Every feature below is included in every plan. No premium tiers, no hidden extras, no feature-gating.
Movies
Automatic identification, version grouping (4K, 1080p), multi-part detection, extras/trailers support, and NFO overrides.
TV Shows
Hierarchical Series/Season/Episode scanning, intelligent specials insertion, theme song support, and absolute/anime numbering.
Music
Metadata-first identification (MusicBrainz), bit-perfect audio, hybrid audio/video albums, sidecar lyrics (.lrc/.txt), and playlist sync (.m3u).
Books & Comics
Support for Ebooks (EPUB, PDF), Comics (CBZ, CBR), Manga, and Audiobooks. Direct integration with AniList, MAL, and ComicVine.
Extended Metadata
Multi-language metadata and images. Scores from IMDb, TMDb, and Rotten Tomatoes (Critics & Audience labels).
Photographic Vault
Hardware-accelerated rendering, spatial indexing, and machine learning models working in harmony to organize your life’s memories.
Today
Yesterday
Saturday, Aug 12
August 12, 2023
July 04, 2023
March 18, 2023
August 12, 2022
July 04, 2022
March 18, 2022
August 12, 2021
July 04, 2021
March 18, 2021
August 12, 2020
July 04, 2020
March 18, 2020
August 12, 2019
July 04, 2019
March 18, 2019
August 12, 2018
July 04, 2018
March 18, 2018
Curated MemoriesThe Infinity Timeline
A high-performance layout engine capable of rendering thousands of assets instantly. Experience a blurhash-powered, cinematic presentation of your life.
Geospatial Mapping
Navigate your life’s memories down to the street level with EXIF-driven map clusters and precise location extraction.
Machine Learning
Background-processed facial recognition groups people automatically. Deduplicate, merge, and organize without lifting a finger.
Transcode on the Fly.
Or Pre-Bake for Efficiency.
Choose between raw hardware power to transcode instantly as you watch, or generate optimized versions in advance to save device battery and ensure zero buffering.
Blazing Fast Encoding
8K Cinema Ready
Lossless Accuracy
On Pre-Baked Media
PERFORMANCE FIRST
Maximize your server's hardware or save mobile power.
- Instant TranscodingWatch any format instantly. Your server converts it on the fly while you stream.
- Pre-Transcode ForeverBake your media into mobile-friendly versions ahead of time for 10x better battery life.
- Power-Save VersionsAutomatically generate 1080p versions to save power on laptops and tablets.
- Smart Multi-VersionPick the best version for your current device - from 4K Ultra to 720p Mobile.
Rendering 1 hour of video in just 7.5 minutes
WEB
COMMAND
Universal media acquisition. Paste any URL and let the Hydra Engine handle the rest—from resolution scaling to ad-stripping.
LEGAL: FLUXPLAY PROVIDES NO MEDIA DOWNLOADING TOOLS. USERS MUST PROVIDE YT-DLP AND ASSUME ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ACQUIRING CONTENT THEY HAVE THE LEGAL RIGHT TO DOWNLOAD.
SHARE &
SECURE
FluxPlay's vault technology ensures your shared media never leaves your control. Encrypted, audited, and strictly limited.
Instant Links
Generate secure links to any media item or library in seconds.
Share Hub
Centralized dashboard for users to manage their shared media assets.
CREATE SHARE LINK
LINK WILL BE LOCKED BEHIND A VAULT KEY
Mission Control
Hardware-level diagnostics. Spikes reflect actual activity intensity.
FluxPlay Load
48.2%
Active Streams
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Comparison
How Does FluxPlay Compare?
See why thousands of homelab enthusiasts choose self-hosted.
| Feature | FluxPlay | Plex | Jellyfin | Emby |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ||||
| Lifetime price | $49.99 | $749.99 | Free (OSS) | $119.99 |
| Monthly cost | $1.99/mo | $6.99/mo | $0 | $4.99/mo |
| All features included at every tier | ||||
| Content | ||||
| Movies + TV Shows | ||||
| Live TV + DVR | All tiers | Pass-only | Premiere-only | |
| Music streaming | Lyrics + Scrobbling | Premiere-only | ||
| Photo library | ||||
| Photo backup (encrypted) | AES-256-GCMS3 / B2 / MinIO | |||
| Books / Comics / Manga | EPUB · CBZ · OPDS | Limited | Limited | |
| Audiobooks | Limited | |||
| Podcasts | Discontinued | Limited | ||
| Tech | ||||
| GPU hardware transcoding | NVENC/QSV/AMF/VAAPI/VideoToolbox | Pass-only | Premiere-onlyNo free trial | |
| AV1 decode | Limited | Limited | ||
| HDR tone-mapping | Pass-only | Premiere-only | ||
| AI subtitle generation (Whisper) | ||||
| yt-dlp downloader | ||||
| Remote streaming | Included | "Remote Watch Pass" | Subscription only | |
| Security | ||||
| RBAC + audit logs | 30+ permissions | Limited | Limited | |
| SSO / OIDC | Limited | |||
| Passkeys / WebAuthn | ||||
| Sandboxed plugin marketplace | 13 scopes | Discontinued | No sandbox | No sandbox |
| Encrypted share links | ||||
| UX | ||||
| Custom themes | 8 + custom | Limited | Limited | |
| Native apps (Flutter parity) | Web · Win · Mac · Lin · Phone · Tablet · TV | Limited | Limited | Limited |
| Score | 18.0/24 | 8.5/24 | 13.5/24 | 9.0/24 |
Self-Hosting
Self-hosting, simplified
Got a PC? Maybe a spare laptop? Or even a NAS or dedicated server? That’s all you need. Your media lives on your hardware — you control everything. No cloud subscriptions. No risk of a company shutting down and taking your setup with it.
FluxPlay is designed to make self-hosting feel effortless, whether you’re a first-timer or a seasoned homelabber.
Easy setup
Install in minutes, not hours. Full documentation and quick start guide included.
No cloud lock-in
Works fully on your local network. No internet required for core functionality. No reliance on external servers.
Community support
Comprehensive documentation, active community, and responsive developer support.
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Pricing
Simple pricing. No surprises.
Every plan includes every feature. No premium tiers. No hidden costs.
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All plans include every feature for FluxPlay Self-Hosting (FluxPlay Cloud not included). Alpha pricing is temporary — prices will increase at stable release. Lock in your rate today. Prices exclude VAT/local taxes where applicable; the exact tax for your location is shown at checkout.
Sustainability
Why FluxPlay isn’t free — and why that’s a good thing
Building a media server that works reliably across every platform takes serious, sustained effort. Working apps for Android, Android TV, Windows, and the web — with iOS and more coming soon. Regular updates that don’t break things. Real testing on real devices.
FluxPlay is priced to be fair and sustainable — not to extract maximum revenue, but to fund the kind of development that makes a product worth using long-term.
What your license funds
“We believe the best way to earn your trust is to build something worth paying for — and then charge a fair price for it.”
No Risk
Try everything before you pay
FluxPlay works fully without a license. Every feature is available. Nothing is disabled or restricted. The only difference is a small notice and occasional gentle reminders.
Every feature works
Nothing is disabled, restricted, or limited. The full FluxPlay experience is available from day one.
Gentle, dismissible reminders
A small sidebar notice and occasional reminders that are always one tap to dismiss. They never interrupt playback.
Support when you’re ready
The reminders are our way of letting you know that your support helps keep FluxPlay alive and improving.
Reminders appear no more than once every 48 hours of active use, never during playback, and always with a single tap to dismiss. They’re simply a way of letting you know that your support helps keep FluxPlay alive.
FAQ
Common Questions
Everything you need to know before you deploy.
Yes. Every single feature works without a license — no restrictions, no feature gates, no time limits. The only difference is a small sidebar notice and occasional gentle reminders. We want you to experience the full product before you decide to support it.
Let’s be honest — FluxPlay itself works fully without paying. So the real question is: why pay at all? Because building polished apps across every platform, fixing the bugs our diagnostics catch, optimizing the features you actually use, and shipping regular updates that don’t break things takes real, sustained effort. Your license doesn’t unlock hidden features — it funds the next update, the next bug fix, the next platform. Without paying users, there is no FluxPlay. At $1.99/mo, you’re paying less than a coffee to keep the product you rely on every day alive and improving.
Launch pricing is locked in for existing users. If prices increase in the future, your rate stays the same for as long as your plan is active. Lifetime means lifetime.
It means you pay once and have a license for as long as FluxPlay exists. No renewals, no expiration. Your investment is protected.
Right now, FluxPlay is available on Web, Android, Windows Desktop, and Android TV. More platforms are on the way — all included in every plan at no extra charge.
Yes. Multi-user profiles are included in every plan. Each user gets their own watch history, preferences, and library access. Easy profile switching on shared devices.
FluxPlay continues to work fully. You’ll simply see the unlicensed notice and occasional reminders again. Nothing is disabled, removed, or restricted.
Yes. FluxPlay runs entirely on your hardware — your media library, viewing habits, and personal data never leave your server. We collect anonymous diagnostics (errors, crashes, and feature usage) to fix issues fast and improve the product. Everything we collect is clearly documented, and you’re in full control: disable all diagnostics with one click, or toggle each category individually. Your data, your choice.
No. FluxPlay is a commercially developed product. This allows us to fund full-time development and deliver consistent, reliable updates across all platforms. All features are included at every price tier.
Whether you use Windows, Linux, or Docker, getting started takes under 5 minutes. In the settings, simply create a library, add your media directory, and scan. Our advanced media detection logic accurately identifies your titles and enriches them with striking metadata and images. The hardest part will be deciding what to watch from your beautifully organized library.
Built for homelabs and power users
FluxPlay isn’t a side project.
It’s a product built to last — with a clear roadmap, active development, and a community that shapes what comes next.
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It’s free to install and try. Why not see what FluxPlay can do?
FluxPlay is currently in closed alpha. We’re building something we’re genuinely proud of, but it’s still early — you may run into bugs or rough edges along the way.
We’d love for you to try it, explore the features, and see the care and dedication that’s going into every part of this product. Your feedback during this phase is invaluable — it directly shapes what FluxPlay becomes at full stable release.
Thank you for being here early. It means a lot to us.
Platform Roadmap
Features are actively developed and released during the closed alpha. The roadmap is shaped by user feedback.
Ready for a media server that actually works for you?
Download FluxPlay. Set it up in minutes. Every feature included.