Lumastra

Self-hosted media server for movies, series, music, Live TV and audiobooks, integrating Audiobookshelf and Kavita. It adds recommendations, synchronized Watch Together sessions, hardware transcoding, SSO, offline Apple apps, CarPlay, and Jellyfin or OpenSubsonic client compatibility.

Cost / License

Freemium
Source Available (AGPL-3.0)

Application typeApplication types

Origin

Austria
EU

Since

Since 2023

Updated

Updated Nov 2026

Platforms

iPhone
iPad
Self-Hosted
Apple TV
Docker
Apple Car Play

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Properties

AI-Powered

Features

Watch Videos Together
Works Offline
Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
Support for 4K
Watch Live TV
Kids Mode
Ad-free
Hardware Accelerated
Personalized Recommendations
Single Sign-On
Audio Books
Support for Docker
Support for IPTV
Built-in AI Assistant
Media Center
Media Server

Lumastra information

Developed by
Denis Arnst
First released
2023
Licensing
Source Available (AGPL-3.0) and Freemium product.
Pricing
free version with limited functionality.
Written in
TypeScript
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Supported Languages
- English
- German

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Video & Movies, News & Books

GitHub repository

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0 Forks
2 Open Issues
Updated Nov 5, 2026

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What is Lumastra?

Lumastra is a self-hosted media server and player for personal movie, series, music, and live TV libraries. It also integrates audiobooks and books from Audiobookshelf and Kavita, with recommendations, Watch Together sessions, and hardware-accelerated transcoding.

It supports local accounts, OpenID Connect, forward authentication, and QR-code TV sign-in. Native iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV apps offer offline downloads; the iPhone app supports CarPlay. Lumastra provides a Jellyfin-compatible API, OpenSubsonic support, and a third-party API.