Run a self-hosted virtual browser in Docker with Neko, which uses WebRTC.
The Best DockSTARTer Alternatives in 2026
Looking for something like DockSTARTer? Here are 24 alternatives, ranked by how closely they match it on purpose, features and platforms. Of these, 24 are open source.
DockSTARTer helps configure a system for running apps in Docker, with setup guidance and options to use it as a starting point for Docker configuration.
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| # | Alternative | Pricing | Open source | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neko | — | Yes | — |
| 2 | Streama | — | Yes | — |
| 3 | Swingmusic | — | Yes | Android, Linux, macOS |
| 4 | Kyoo | — | Yes | Android |
| 5 | Web UI | — | Yes | — |
| 6 | Gonic | — | Yes | — |
| 7 | Tunarr | — | Yes | macOS |
| 8 | ansible-hms-docker | — | Yes | — |
| 9 | Ledfx | — | Yes | — |
| 10 | xTeVe | — | Yes | Linux, Windows |
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Streama offers a self-hosted streaming media server, with setup instructions and documentation linked from the project.
Swing Music is a self-hosted player for local audio files, according to its project description.
Kyoo runs as a self-hosted server for movies, series, and anime, with automatic scanning and metadata matching.
Airsonic-refix provides a modern web interface for Subsonic-compatible music servers.
Gonic streams music through a server implementing the Subsonic API as free software.
Tunarr creates live TV channels from personal media managed by Plex, Jellyfin, Emby, or NFO files.
This Ansible playbook automates a home media server stack running in Docker, with options including GPU acceleration and SSL.
LedFx generates real-time audio effects for supported network-connected LED devices.
xTeVe proxies M3U playlists for Plex DVR and Emby Live TV, with options to merge and update M3U and XMLTV files.
Black Candy runs a self-hosted music streaming server for listening to a personal music collection.
Homehost streams a personal collection of movies, TV shows, and music across a home network as a self-hosted app.
Feishin provides a modern client for playing music from self-hosted services.
Watch videos in sync with friends using SyncWatch, a browser extension that lists support for Firefox, Chrome, and Opera.
VideoClip creates video and audio clips with mpv, saving them as MP4 or WebM and allowing subtitles to be embedded.
CatNip provides a terminal audio visualizer for Linux, Unix, macOS, and Windows.
Synchronize subtitles automatically for mpv with AutoSubSync MPV, which lists ffsubsync and alass as supported backends.
Ombi lets users request movies or TV shows for Plex, Emby, or Jellyfin.
Dispatcharr describes itself as a companion for managing IPTV and streams.
ytdl-sub automates media downloads and metadata generation with yt-dlp.
Reiverr combines an interface for Jellyfin and TMDB with Radarr and Sonarr, and describes itself as a replacement for Overseerr.
Seerr manages media requests and discovery for Jellyfin, Plex, and Emby.
MovieNight provides a single-instance server for video streaming with integrated chat.
Polaris streams a personal music collection to computers and mobile devices.
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