EMDB - Eric's Movie Database

EMDB: An Open Source Movie Database

A web-based media database for cataloging and searching movies, TV shows, home videos, and music, available as open source software.

What is EMDB - Eric's Movie Database?

EMDB (Eric's Movie Database) is an open-source, self-hosted media cataloging software that allows users to organize and track details about their personal media libraries, including movies, TV shows, home videos, and music. Developed as an alternative to commercial offerings like Plex or Kodi, EMDB provides an intuitive interface for manually entering metadata and assigning custom tags to media files stored locally on a home server or NAS device.

Key features of EMDB include:

• Web-based interface accessible from any device on the home network
• Support for all major media file types including MKV, MP4, AVI and more
• Automated and manual metadata lookup from sources like TheMovieDB and TheTVDB
• Customizable categories and tags for advanced media organization
• Sorting, filtering and search tools to easily browse through large libraries
• User management allowing separate accounts for different household members
• REST API for integration with other applications

As an open-source project written mostly in PHP/JavaScript, EMDB gives users full control over their data. It can be hosted on a Linux server or NAS, customized to specific needs, and integrated into home automation ecosystems. The active development community behind EMDB aims to provide a privacy-focused, flexible, and featurerich media server software without restrictions of proprietary products.

EMDB - Eric's Movie Database Features

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