About

Open-source media, on your terms.

Philosophy

Phlix exists because your media library is yours. It should run on your hardware, be accessible from your devices, and never require a subscription or a third party to function. We build software that respects your freedom to host, modify, and control your own content infrastructure.

License

MPL-2.0 (Server & Hub)

Phlix Server and the Phlix Hub are licensed under the Mozilla Public License 2.0. If you modify a Phlix file, that file stays open. Anything you add alongside it is yours. You can build commercial products on top of it.

MIT (Clients & Plugins)

The shared libraries, plugins, and clients are MIT licensed — build on them freely, no strings attached.

Contributing

GitHub Organization: detain

All Phlix repositories are under the detain GitHub organization. Issues, pull requests, and plugin contributions are welcome.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Phlix like Plex / Jellyfin / Emby?
Yes — same job, different stack. Phlix is built in PHP 8.3+ on Workerman, ships with a versioned plugin contract, and includes a hub for accessing remote servers behind NAT without a third-party tunnel.
Do I need to expose my server to the internet?
No. Run Phlix on your LAN and use the Phlix Hub's reverse-tunnel relay to reach it from your phone or Roku at a friend's house. You can self-host the hub, or use the public one.
What formats are supported?
Anything FFmpeg can read. Direct play when the client supports it; transcoded HLS otherwise. Per-device quality profiles pick the right bitrate automatically.
Is there a mobile app?
Yes — React Native, available on iOS and Android. Currently in beta.
Can I write plugins?
Yes. Implement LifecycleInterface, ship a manifest, drop it in the plugins directory. See phlix-plugin-example for the smallest working starter.
What's the license?
Phlix Server and the Hub are MPL-2.0 — open source, and you can build on them commercially. If you modify a Phlix file, that file stays open; anything you add alongside it is yours. The shared libraries, plugins, and clients are MIT so you can build on them freely.