Jellyfin
Jellyfin is an open-source, self-hosted app in the Media Servers category, licensed GPL-2.0 and written mainly in C#. It is a self-hosted alternative to Plex, Spotify and Netflix and ships a Docker image. It has 58,608 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 25, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 58,608
- Forks
- 5,715
- Open issues
- 473
- Commits, last 12 months
- 2,235
- Last commit
- Oct 25, 2026
- Latest release
- v12.3Oct 23, 2026
- Created
- Dec 9, 2018
- License
- GPL-2.0Open source
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Oct 25, 2026, 2,235 commits in 12 months.
- Regular releases4 releases in 12 months
- Security policyPublishes a security policy on GitHub
| Last commit | Oct 25, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 2,235 |
| Latest release | v12.3 (Oct 23, 2026) |
| Releases, last 12 months | 4 |
| Releases, all time | 118 |
| Open issues | 473 |
| Open pull requests | 358 |
| Good first issues | 4 |
| Contributing guide | Yes |
| Security policy | Yes |
| Created | Dec 9, 2018 |
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About Jellyfin
Media server for audio, video, books, comics, and photos with a sleek interface and robust transcoding capabilities. Almost all modern platforms have clients, including Roku, Android TV, iOS, and….
Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin.
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- Guides
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Is Jellyfin free and open source?
Yes. Jellyfin is open-source software released under the GPL-2.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run Jellyfin with Docker?
Yes. Jellyfin provides a Docker image, so you can run it on any Linux server with Docker and Docker Compose installed. Our step-by-step deploy guide covers the Compose file, HTTPS and backups.
What are the best alternatives to Jellyfin?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to Jellyfin include SRS, Invidious and Kodi. Jellyfin itself is a self-hosted alternative to Plex, Spotify, Netflix and Audible.
Is Jellyfin actively maintained?
The most recent commit to Jellyfin was on Oct 25, 2026 with 2,235 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v12.3, published Oct 23, 2026. It had 473 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.