A unified media platform
Everything plays.
Film, series, music, books, comics, photos and live TV. One library, on your hardware, under your control.
Self-hosted · Your hardware · Your collection
Libraries
All of it. Finally together.
Your collection should not live in a dozen different apps. Every kind of media gets a library built for it, and they all share one search, one home screen and one set of profiles.
Film
Every cut and version of a film on one page, with cast, extras and collections.
Series
Seasons, episodes and an airing calendar. Pick up exactly where you stopped.
Music
Artists, albums, playlists, radio and lyrics. Works with the music apps you already use.
Audiobooks
Chapters, bookmarks and a sleep timer. Hand off between the page and the narration.
Books
A reader for EPUB and PDF with notes, bookmarks and reading stats.
Comics
A reader built around runs, story arcs, events and reading order.
Photos
Timeline, albums, places, people and memories for the photos you already own.
Live TV
A programme guide and live channels, with recording built in.
Retro games
Your classic game library, playable in the browser with save states.
Vault
A private library with its own lock. Hidden from every profile you have not let in.
Playback
Press play. It plays.
Plays on anything
Each device gets the original file when it can play it, and a converted stream when it cannot.
GPU transcoding
NVIDIA, Intel and AMD hardware does the conversion, so several people can watch at once.
Subtitles, always
Use the tracks in the file, or have subtitles written from the audio on your own machine.
Skip the intro
Intros and credits are found per season and skipped with one press.
Scrub with previews
Thumbnail previews and chapters on the timeline.
Resume anywhere
Stop on the TV, continue on the phone. Each profile keeps its own place.
A proper pre-show
House reel, rating card, trailers, then the feature. In the order you choose.
Offline viewing
Keep films and episodes on your iPhone or iPad for the flight.
Live TV and recording
Live, and kept for later.
Connect a tuner in your home, or bring in the other sources you already have. Browse a full programme guide, watch live, and record a single programme or a whole series to watch when it suits you.
Universes
The whole story, in order.
A franchise is more than its films. A universe lines up the films, series, comics, books and soundtracks in the order they belong, shows what you have finished and what comes next, and marks what your collection is missing. Start from one we made or build your own.
Intelligence
AI that works for your library.
Some of it runs entirely on your own machine. The rest uses the model you choose, which can be one running at home. All of it is off until you turn it on.
On your hardware
Photo intelligence
Finds faces, people, pets, objects and text in your photos, and groups the similar ones.
On your hardware
AI subtitles
Writes subtitles from the audio track when a file has none.
On your hardware
Intro detection
Listens for the intro that repeats across a season.
Your chosen model
Ask your library
Type what you are in the mood for. It becomes a filter over what you own.
Your chosen model
What to watch tonight
Tell it how long you have. It picks something that fits.
Your chosen model
Episode recaps
A short "previously on" before you return to a series.
Your chosen model
Trivia
Facts on the pause screen and a trivia game for watch parties.
Your chosen model
Comics guide
Ask where a run fits and what to read next.
Your chosen provider
AI Studio
Generate short clips and add them to your own pre-show reel.
Together
Made for a household.
Watch parties
Play in sync with friends, with chat, reactions and polls. Guests join with a code.
Profiles for everyone
Each person gets their own history, lists and home screen.
Kids profiles
Rating limits, a PIN, time limits and schedules.
Recommend and follow
Send a title to a friend and see what the household is watching.
Why sol-lune
What sets it apart.
Most media servers do video and music well and stop there. sol-lune was built to hold the whole collection, and to stay yours.
It runs on your hardware
Your library and your watch history stay on a machine you own. sol-lune works without an account anywhere else.
One place for all of it
Film, series, music, books, audiobooks, comics, photos, live TV and games share one search, one home screen and one set of profiles.
Nothing held back
Every feature on this page is in the build you get. Hardware transcoding, offline viewing, profiles and the apps included.
Only as big as you need
Choose the optional features you want and build an image without the rest. The image builder shows the size as you go.
Serious about access
Passkeys, two-factor sign-in, six roles, per-library access, session control and an audit log.
It tells you when something is wrong
A monitoring companion watches the server and alerts you. It is included, not an add-on.
Open where it counts
Standard music and book-catalogue protocols mean the player and e-reader apps you already use can connect.
Built for the home
Links to Home Assistant, so you can see and control the devices in your home from the same screen.
Apps
On every screen you own.
Web
Any modern browser, with a ten-foot mode for the TV.
iPhone and iPad
One app, laid out properly for each.
Apple TV
Built for the remote, with Top Shelf.
CarPlay and widgets
Music and audiobooks in the car; what is next on your home screen.
Image builder
Only as big as you need.
The core is always there. The heavy, optional features are yours to choose. Pick what you want and get a compose file and the exact build command.
Open the image builder- Core only
- ~2.7 GB
- Everything
- ~21 GB
Beta
Join the beta.
Early builds, and a direct line to the people making it. Tell us a little about your setup so we can match you to the right build.
Questions
Asked often.
What do I need to run it?
A 64-bit computer or home server that can run Docker, and somewhere to keep your library. A graphics card is optional: it speeds up video conversion and is strongly recommended for photo intelligence.
Do I need an account with you?
No. You sign in to your own server. Remote access is optional and you can leave it off.
Where is my data?
On your hardware. Your library, your history and your photos are stored on the machine you install sol-lune on.
Does the AI send my media anywhere?
Photo intelligence, AI subtitles and intro detection run on your own machine. The language features use the model you choose, which can be one running locally. All of it is off until you turn it on.
How big is the image?
It depends on what you include. The image builder lists each optional feature with its size and gives you the matching build command.
Which devices can play from it?
Any modern browser, plus apps for iPhone, iPad and Apple TV. Music apps and e-readers that speak the standard protocols can connect too.
Can I bring my existing library?
Yes. Point sol-lune at the folders you already have. It reads them in place and matches them to artwork and details.
What does the beta involve?
You get early builds and a direct line to us. We ask for honest feedback. Leave whenever you like.
What will it cost?
The beta is free. We will tell beta members about pricing before anything changes.