Streama offers a self-hosted streaming media server, with setup instructions and documentation linked from the project.
The Best MovieNight Alternatives in 2026
Looking for something like MovieNight? Here are 24 alternatives, ranked by how closely they match it on purpose, features and platforms. Of these, 1 are free or have a free plan and 21 are open source.
MovieNight provides a single-instance server for video streaming with integrated chat.
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| # | Alternative | Pricing | Open source | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Streama | — | Yes | — |
| 2 | Jellyfin | — | Yes | — |
| 3 | Gonic | — | Yes | — |
| 4 | ansible-hms-docker | — | Yes | — |
| 5 | Dispatcharr | — | Yes | — |
| 6 | Kyoo | — | Yes | Android |
| 7 | Web UI | — | Yes | — |
| 8 | dizqueTV | — | Yes | Linux, Windows |
| 9 | Polaris | — | Yes | Android, Linux, Windows |
| 10 | Ombi | — | Yes | — |
All MovieNight alternatives
Jellyfin’s server backend and API support collecting, managing, and streaming personal media from a server.
Gonic streams music through a server implementing the Subsonic API as free software.
This Ansible playbook automates a home media server stack running in Docker, with options including GPU acceleration and SSL.
Dispatcharr describes itself as a companion for managing IPTV and streams.
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.
dizqueTV creates live TV channels from personal media and exposes streams through a simulated HDHomeRun tuner or generated M3U URL.
Polaris streams a personal music collection to computers and mobile devices.
Ombi lets users request movies or TV shows for Plex, Emby, or Jellyfin.
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.
xTeVe proxies M3U playlists for Plex DVR and Emby Live TV, with options to merge and update M3U and XMLTV files.
Swing Music is a self-hosted player for local audio files, according to its project description.
ytdl-sub automates media downloads and metadata generation with yt-dlp.
Run a self-hosted virtual browser in Docker with Neko, which uses WebRTC.
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.
Tunarr creates live TV channels from personal media managed by Plex, Jellyfin, Emby, or NFO files.
LedFx generates real-time audio effects for supported network-connected LED devices.
Tunarr
tunarr.comTunarr creates live TV channels from media on Plex or Jellyfin servers, with channel configuration through a web interface.
NextPVR
nextpvr.comNextPVR records, plays, and streams live television as a whole-home digital video recorder.
ArtCNN collects single-image super-resolution models aimed at anime content, with architectures designed for different uses.
Audion plays a local music collection with synced lyrics, themes, and plugins, and supports offline use.
Black Candy runs a self-hosted music streaming server for listening to a personal music collection.
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