Sweet_Baby_Moses

Thanks for the detailed reply. Years ago I used DuckieTV and Kodi, so what you're suggesting is similar, but why do I need an index manager? What role does it serve?

Looking at Hotio, can you easily install those containers listed as an extension through the program, or do you still need to manually install and connect each one to Hotio?

I have no idea, I just threw that in there because I thought someone would have seflhosting ideas I hadn't thought of.

I've been using Plex for years. The client is available for almost any device, and it doesn't require any media management, just download a TV or Movie into a directory and adds the metadata immediately. Like Netflix at home. You can also build public links for friends to view your library.