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ContentsWhat Kryspal Media is

  1. Getting started

    1. What Kryspal Media is
    2. System requirements
    3. Install with Docker
    4. First-time setup
    5. Upgrade and back up

  2. Libraries

    1. Create and manage libraries
    2. File and folder naming
    3. Flexible file layout
    4. Metadata and NFO
    5. Tags
    6. Images
    7. strm and cloud drives
    8. StrmTool settings
    9. Subtitles
    10. Intro and outro
    11. Search tips
    12. Actors and people
    13. Duplicate videos

  3. Playback

    1. Web player
    2. Third-party players
    3. Remote access

  4. Members and devices

    1. Members
    2. Parental controls
    3. Devices and simultaneous streams

  5. Plugins

    1. Plugin center
    2. Plugins
    3. Third-party plugins

  6. Move from another server

    1. Move from Emby
    2. Move from Jellyfin

  7. Licenses and plans

    1. Compare plans
    2. PRO features in detail
    3. MAX features in detail
    4. Buy, activate and move a license
    5. Offline grace and expiry

  8. Troubleshooting

    1. Logs and reporting a problem

What Kryspal Media is

Kryspal Media is a media server for your own movies and series. You point it at your folders, it builds a library with posters and details, and you watch on your own devices. This page explains what it does and what it deliberately does not do.

On this page
  1. What it does
  2. What it does not do
  3. How it runs

What it does#

  • Builds libraries from your files. It scans your folders, recognizes titles, seasons and episodes, and fills in details and images.
  • Works with the players you already use. Infuse, SenPlayer and other third-party players that speak the Emby or Jellyfin protocol can connect. You choose which kind to support in First-time setup, or later in System settings. There is also an option for Kryspal's own players only.
  • Comes with the Kryspal web player and an admin console. Watch in a browser, and manage libraries, members, plugins, tasks and server settings from the admin console.
  • Handles remote files. Cloud-drive and remote files (.strm) can be played too. See strm and cloud drives.
  • Can move over from another server. Migration import brings libraries, members and watch history from an existing Emby or Jellyfin server.
  • Grows with plugins. Metadata, subtitle and playback extras are plugins. See Plugins.

What it does not do#

  • It does not transcode video. Your files play in their original quality. Players decode them directly, so the player or device must be able to play the format.
  • It does not burn subtitles into the picture. Subtitles are delivered as separate tracks.
  • Your media folders are read-only by default. Kryspal writes to them or deletes files in them only when you turn on subtitle download, Write back NFO and images, or Allow deletion on a library.
  • It does not protect the public internet for you. For access from outside your network, use an HTTPS reverse proxy or a VPN.

How it runs#

It runs in Docker, with its own PostgreSQL database in a second container. It needs no powerful CPU, since there is no transcoding. See System requirements and Install with Docker.