Your data never leaves your network. Ever.
Other media servers report your viewing habits, library contents, and usage patterns to their servers. Plex knows what you watch. We don't. PixelBrite makes zero network requests to external services unless you explicitly enable them.
You don't need to create an account with us. No email address, no password, no verification. The server runs on your hardware, authenticates your users locally, and we never know you exist.
When you run the server, you control the server. No company can shut down your access. No subscription can lapse. No terms of service can change. Your media library exists independent of any third party.
Automatic metadata matching is convenient, but it requires network requests to TMDb, TheTVDB, and MusicBrainz. If you'd rather stay completely offline, disable it. Your files still play—they just won't have fancy artwork.
Watch progress, favorites, playlists, ratings—all stored locally on your server. Synced between your devices, but never sent anywhere else. Delete your history anytime, and it's actually gone.
Standard media formats. Standard network protocols. Standard database format. If you ever want to leave, export your data and go. No proprietary formats holding you hostage.
Your entire server is one folder. Zip it for a complete backup. Copy it to move machines. Swap the executable to change platforms—Linux to macOS to Windows. No database migrations, no config rewrites, no dependency hunting. Your setup goes wherever you go.