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Mydia

Your personal media companion, built with Phoenix LiveView

A modern, self-hosted media management platform for tracking, organizing, and monitoring your media library.

Early Development

Mydia is still in version 0.x.x and is subject to major changes from version to version. Feedback is welcome! Expect bugs and please open issues or feature requests.

Features

  • Unified Media Management - Track both movies and TV shows with rich metadata from TMDB/TVDB
  • Automated Downloads - Background search and download with quality profiles and smart release ranking
  • Download Clients - qBittorrent, Transmission, SABnzbd, and NZBGet support
  • Indexer Integration - Search via Prowlarr and Jackett for finding releases
  • Built-in Indexer Library - Native Cardigann support (experimental, limited testing)
  • Multi-User System - Built-in admin/guest roles with request approval workflow
  • SSO Support - Local authentication plus OIDC/OpenID Connect integration
  • Release Calendar - Track upcoming releases and monitor episodes
  • Import Lists - Sync external lists from TMDB (watchlists, popular, trending) to auto-add content (experimental)
  • Modern Real-Time UI - Phoenix LiveView with instant updates and responsive design

Quick Start

Get started with Mydia in minutes using Docker Compose:

services:
  mydia:
    image: ghcr.io/getmydia/mydia:latest
    container_name: mydia
    environment:
      - PUID=1000
      - PGID=1000
      - TZ=America/New_York
      - SECRET_KEY_BASE=your-secret-key-base-here
      - GUARDIAN_SECRET_KEY=your-guardian-secret-key-here
      - PHX_HOST=localhost
      - PORT=4000
      - MOVIES_PATH=/media/library/movies
      - TV_PATH=/media/library/tv
    volumes:
      - /path/to/mydia/config:/config
      - /path/to/your/media:/media
    ports:
      - 4000:4000
    restart: unless-stopped

Generate the required secrets:

# Generate SECRET_KEY_BASE
openssl rand -base64 48

# Generate GUARDIAN_SECRET_KEY
openssl rand -base64 48

For detailed setup instructions, see the Getting Started Guide.

Screenshots

  • Dashboard

    Dashboard

  • Movies

    Movies

  • TV Shows

    TV Shows

  • Calendar

    Calendar

Comparison with Radarr & Sonarr

Feature Mydia Radarr Sonarr
Media Types Movies + TV Shows Movies only TV Shows only
Built-in Indexers Cardigann (experimental) Requires Prowlarr/Jackett Requires Prowlarr/Jackett
Multi-User & Requests Built-in (admin/guest roles) Requires Ombi/Overseerr Requires Ombi/Overseerr
Authentication Local + OIDC/SSO built-in Local only Local only
Library Management Yes Yes Yes
Download Automation Yes Yes Yes
Quality Profiles Yes Advanced Advanced
Custom Formats Planned Yes Yes
Automatic Upgrades Planned Yes Yes
Media Server Integration Planned Plex/Kodi/Jellyfin Plex/Kodi/Jellyfin
List Import Experimental Yes Yes
Native Playback Experimental No No
Technology Elixir/Phoenix LiveView .NET/React .NET/React
Maturity Early development Production-ready Production-ready

Choose Mydia for: Unified movies+TV management, built-in multi-user support, modern real-time UI, native SSO

Choose Radarr/Sonarr for: Mature ecosystem, advanced custom formats, comprehensive automation, wider integrations

Getting Help

Tech Stack

  • Phoenix 1.8 + LiveView
  • Ecto + SQLite/PostgreSQL
  • Oban (background jobs)
  • Tailwind CSS + DaisyUI
  • Req (HTTP client)