Spooky Mulder

Is this satire? If so, it’s very subtle.

The short answer is because it’s a fun project, and I wanted to see if I had it in me to make exactly the media server I want.

The longer answer is that I wanted something dramatically and fundamentally different from what either Jellyfin or Plex have to offer.

• Can run without breaking a sweat on junk/old/cheap hardware like a Raspberry Pi or old laptop.
• Can be safely Internet-facing – no anonymous access, and no web-based admin features or API.
• Hyper-lean and minimal. All-in, I wanted something on the order of 1MB for client app, server, all dependencies, everything.

I don’t see either of those goals happening with a contribution or fork, because achieving them would require some dramatic feature deprecation.

Playing files directly in the browser and avoiding the need for transcoding is exactly what the system I’ve built is designed around, so I get the appeal!

Ahh, I like how you split Concert Films and Music Videos. I’ve been pigeon-holing my Short Films, Mini-Series, and TV Movies into just the two categories: Shows and Movies. Makes way more sense having separate categories.