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ChartHound: The Self-Hosted Music and Media Management Engine with Billboard Data, Playlist Building, and Album Hunting (2026)
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ChartHound: The Self-Hosted Music and Media Management Engine with Billboard Data, Playlist Building, and Album Hunting (2026)

ChartHound is a self-hosted Docker application that combines music metadata tagging with real Billboard chart data, playlist creation pushed directly to Plex/Emby/Jellyfin, missing chart hit discovery via Prowlarr, album hunting through MusicBrainz, and missing movie/TV tracking via Radarr and Sonarr. Ships with 108,000+ Billboard chart entries pre-loaded.

Poster Tools: The Browser-Based Poster and Title Card Designer for Plex, Emby, and Jellyfin (2026)
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Poster Tools: The Browser-Based Poster and Title Card Designer for Plex, Emby, and Jellyfin (2026)

Poster Tools is a free browser-based design suite for creating custom posters, title cards, and showcase layouts for your Plex, Emby, or Jellyfin library. No Photoshop, no install, no design skills required. Poster Lab builds season sets with TMDB artwork and pushes directly to your server. Card Lab creates episode title cards with full typography control.

Emby Wrapped: A Spotify Wrapped-Style Year-in-Review for Your Emby Server (2026)
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Emby Wrapped: A Spotify Wrapped-Style Year-in-Review for Your Emby Server (2026)

Emby Wrapped brings the Spotify Wrapped experience to your Emby media server. See your total watch time, top shows, genre breakdowns, binge sessions, viewing personality, and shareable stat cards. Supports Tracearr, Seerr integration, and custom background music. Free, open source, Docker-ready.

Awesome Emby Plugins and Ecosystem in 2026: Every Plugin, Client, and Integration Worth Knowing
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Awesome Emby Plugins and Ecosystem in 2026: Every Plugin, Client, and Integration Worth Knowing

From credits detection to home screen curation, from Watch Party sync to WebStreams import, the Emby plugin ecosystem in 2026 is more active than most people realize. This complete guide covers every official and community plugin, all supported clients, notification integrations, and the tools that make Emby a serious self-hosted media platform.

ARVIO: The Open-Source Android TV Media Hub That Unifies Jellyfin, Plex, Stremio Addons & Live TV (2026)
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ARVIO: The Open-Source Android TV Media Hub That Unifies Jellyfin, Plex, Stremio Addons & Live TV (2026)

ARVIO is a free, open-source Android TV app that combines Jellyfin, Plex, Emby, Stremio addons, IPTV, Trakt sync, and streaming catalogs into one beautiful remote-first interface. No server required, no ads, no subscriptions. This guide covers everything you need to know.

Emby vs Plex in 2026: Pricing, Features, and Which Media Server Wins
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Emby vs Plex in 2026: Pricing, Features, and Which Media Server Wins

Emby and Plex are the two biggest commercial media servers in 2026. This honest comparison covers pricing, hardware transcoding, mobile apps, privacy, Live TV, and which one deserves your money - or whether you should skip both for Jellyfin.

Best Free Media Server Software in 2026: Jellyfin and 7 Alternatives Compared
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Best Free Media Server Software in 2026: Jellyfin and 7 Alternatives Compared

Looking for the best free media server in 2026? Compares Jellyfin, Plex free tier, Emby free tier, Kodi, Dim, Universal Media Server, Stremio, and Navidrome - features, limitations, and recommendations.

How to Migrate from Emby to Jellyfin in 2026: Complete Step-by-Step Guide
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How to Migrate from Emby to Jellyfin in 2026: Complete Step-by-Step Guide

Ready to switch from Emby to Jellyfin? This complete migration guide covers library transfer, watch history preservation via Trakt, user account recreation, plugin equivalents, and how to run both servers side by side during the transition - with zero data loss and minimal downtime.

How to Install Seerr in 2026: Complete Setup Guide for Docker, Linux, Unraid, and Windows
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How to Install Seerr in 2026: Complete Setup Guide for Docker, Linux, Unraid, and Windows

Seerr is the official successor to Jellyseerr and Overseerr - the most popular media request platform for Jellyfin and Emby. This complete installation guide covers Docker Compose on Linux, Unraid Community Apps, Windows setup, Jellyfin and Emby integration, Radarr and Sonarr connection, and user management.