Emby

Name: Emby
Author: SelfHostedCompare

Emby Server is a personal media server with apps on just about every device

Pending verificationdrafted Oct 25, 2026Media StreamingC#

Official site ↗Source code ↗

GitHub stars: 5,005; verified 2026-10-25
Docker pulls: 264,823,570
Forks: 853; verified 2026-10-25
Open issues: 139; verified 2026-10-25
Latest version: 3.5.2.0; verified 2026-10-25

Client platform matrix

Emby official and third-party clients across 8 platforms · 2 with an official client

Probed daily · last check 2026-10-25 09:59:30

Platform	Support	Client	Channels	Verified
iOS	Official	Emby	APP STORE	Data verified
Android	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented
Android TV	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented
Web	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented
Windows	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented
macOS	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented
Linux	Official	Emby Theater	FLATHUBGITHUB	Data verified
tvOS	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented

About Emby

Emby is a personal media server that organizes and streams videos, music, photos and live TV from a self-hosted server to client apps on phones, TVs, desktops and the web (emby.media). Official server distribution covers Docker Hub (emby/embyserver), Snap and the Arch extra repository; the Linux client Emby Theater ships on Flathub, Snap and Arch extra. Emby Premiere is a paid feature tier (emby.media/premiere) — paid status pending human confirmation. The GitHub repository is the open-source-era codebase (last release 3.5.2.0, 2018); the current server is distributed as binaries/images and its license is disputed between sources (GitHub API GPL-2.0 vs Flathub LicenseRef-proprietary).

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Key facts

License: Data verified
Primary language: Data verified
Category: Media Streaming
Official clients: 2 of 8 platforms
Third-party clients: 0
Deployment methods: 6
Repository: https://github.com/MediaBrowser/Emby
Homepage: https://emby.media
Documentation: Not documented

Deployment

verified Oct 25, 2026

# Emby — official deployment identifiers (database)
Docker             emby/embyserver                        official
Docker             linuxserver/emby                       community
Package (deb/rpm)  emby-server                            official
Package (deb/rpm)  extra/emby-server                      official
Package (deb/rpm)  emby-server-beta                       community
Build from source  —                                      official

emby/embyserver · https://hub.docker.com/r/emby/embyserver
linuxserver/emby · https://hub.docker.com/r/linuxserver/emby
emby-server · https://snapcraft.io/emby-server
extra/emby-server · https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/emby-server/
emby-server-beta · https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/emby-server-beta
Build from source · https://github.com/MediaBrowser/Emby

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