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Plex alternatives in 2026: with Lifetime Plex Pass at $749 and remote streaming paywalled, the community is leaving fast. This guide compares Jellyfin, Emby, Immich, Navidrome, Kavita, Komga, Audiobookshelf, Stremio, and Kodi - which one fits your use case?
One Docker Compose file. Four specialized media servers. Every type of content covered: movies and TV (Jellyfin), photos (Immich), comics and ebooks (Kavita), and music (Navidrome). This guide provides the complete stack with shared storage, unified reverse proxy, and monitoring. The definitive all-media self-hosted setup for 2026.
Jellyfin handles video well but comics and manga need a dedicated reader. Kavita and Komga are the two best self-hosted options in 2026. This guide compares both (AniList vs ComicVine metadata, Tachiyomi integration, EPUB support), covers Docker setup, and shows how to run them alongside Jellyfin.
