Elvern — Self-hosted media that keeps playing

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SELF-HOSTED MEDIA

Self-hosted media that keeps playing.

Elvern keeps your private library smooth on real-world networks.<br>Lite Playback adapts to weak connections on the fly, so streams start<br>fast and don't stall.

View on GitHub<br>See how it works

Lite ETA<br>0:17

Resume<br>1:08

WHY ELVERN

Most media servers assume a perfect connection.

Hotel wifi, mobile data, a room away from the router — real life doesn't.<br>Elvern is designed for the weak-network case first.

SIGNATURE FLOW

Lite Playback

When the connection is weak, Elvern prepares a lighter stream on the fly and<br>tells you exactly how long it'll take. Choose Lite for instant, smooth playback,<br>or Full for maximum quality — or hand it straight to VLC.

01<br>Weak signal<br>Start with the same player controls you already know.

02<br>Live ETA<br>Elvern prepares a lighter stream and counts down in plain sight.

03<br>Resume point<br>Choose exactly where playback should continue.

04<br>Smooth playback<br>The stream settles into fullscreen playback without the drama.

Open in VLC, Lite Playback, or Full Playback from the same player.

Preparing lite playback · EST 0:17

Choose where to start · Resume at 1:08.

Smooth fullscreen playback after the lighter stream is ready.

FEATURES

A private media library built for imperfect networks.

Smooth on bad networks

Adaptive Lite prep with a live ETA so playback starts fast.

Resume anywhere

Pick up exactly where you left off, on any device.

Subtitles, sorted

Multiple tracks including SDH and PGS, switchable mid-stream.

Open in VLC

Hand any title to your own player in one click.

THE APP

Quiet, poster-rich, and made for daily use.

Big, readable app captures instead of tiny thumbnails: browsing, detail cards,<br>appearance controls, and playback all get room to breathe.

PRIVACY

It's your server — so it's your rules.

No cloud account, nothing phoning home. Elvern ships real access control:<br>two-factor auth, an audit log, active-session management, invite-only access,<br>and per-user libraries and age groups.

GET STARTED

Self-host Elvern in minutes.

# TODO: real install command — provided by maintainer

Read the docs<br>View on GitHub