What is FilmFed?
FilmFed is an open-source media server software used by hobbyists and enthusiasts to manage their personal video collections. It provides an intuitive interface to organize, catalog, and stream your library of movies, TV shows, home videos, and other media from a centralized home server location.
Some key features of FilmFed include:
- Automatic media identification and metadata retrieval from sources like TheMovieDB and TheTVDB to catalog and organize your libraries
- Customizable libraries with support for genres, actors, directors etc.
- Watching media on the go by streaming it to mobile devices with the FilmFed mobile app
- Sharing select media libraries with friends and family members
- Hardware-accelerated video transcoding for efficient streaming to multiple devices
- Broad codec and container format support including MKV, MP4, AVI etc.
- Automated backups to external drives
- User access control and permissions to restrict libraries
- Open plugin architecture to expand features and integrations
FilmFed is designed to run on low-power NAS devices or home servers. It has lower hardware requirements compared to Plex or Emby while providing a good feature set. The open-source model and active development makes it a good self-hosted media server option for home use.
IMDb, Letterboxd, The Movie Database , Rotten Tomatoes, Trakt.tv, Simkl, Reelgood, SeriesGuide, Metacritic, TasteDive, ratehouse, MovieLens, MovieChat are some alternatives to FilmFed.