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Install lunarr with Homebrew

Self-hosted media streaming server and Plex alternative for movies and TV. Version 0.9.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-08-01.

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macOS

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brew install lunarr

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overview

Package summary

Self-hosted media streaming server and Plex alternative for movies and TV

Commands and aliases

  • lunarr

history

Project history and usage

Lunarr is a self-hosted media server for movie and television libraries stored on local disks, SFTP, or WebDAV. It combines metadata matching, direct streaming, HLS transcoding, user management, and browser-based administration.

Project history

The official repository was created in 2023 and developed as a headless, self-hosted alternative to proprietary media-library servers. The current application provides a web interface and keeps persistent state in SQLite.

Adoption history

Lunarr is primarily deployed as a Docker service with persistent application data and optional media mounts. The project also documents source-based local development and a production Node server workflow.

How it is used

Administrators mount or connect movie and TV libraries, configure TMDb metadata, create users and roles, and trigger scans. Playback can use direct streaming or on-the-fly HLS transcoding with FFmpeg, including Chromecast and AirPlay targets.

Why package nerds care

For self-hosting enthusiasts, Lunarr is a compact media-server package whose runtime state is easy to isolate: configuration comes from environment variables or a project .env file, while a single data directory contains the SQLite database and playback caches.

Timeline

  • 2023-04: The official Lunarr repository was created.
  • 2026: Official documentation described Docker deployment, SQLite persistence, local/SFTP/WebDAV libraries, and direct or transcoded playback.

Related projects

  • The project positions itself in the same self-hosted media-server space as Plex, Jellyfin, and Emby, and integrates with TMDb, FFmpeg, Chromecast, AirPlay, SFTP, and WebDAV.

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for lunarr. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Formula metadata declares a service or daemon block.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
  • Installs with 2 runtime dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix
./.env

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix
<LUNARR_DATA_DIR>/auth-secret

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
lunarrcliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-08-04
manager version0.9.1
manager updated2026-08-01
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.9.1

https://github.com/lunarr-app/lunarr-go

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:lunarr
Version0.9.1
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/lunarr
Homepagehttps://github.com/lunarr-app/lunarr-go
Repositoryhttps://github.com/lunarr-app/lunarr-go
LicenseApache-2.0
Source archivehttps://github.com/lunarr-app/lunarr-go/archive/refs/tags/v0.9.1.tar.gz
Last updated2026-08-01T18:48:05Z
Pulseupdated
Dependenciesffmpeg, node
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicedeclared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namelunarr
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • nodeRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • ffmpegRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • minidlnaShares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, media, media-server.
  • lanraragiShares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, docker, media, self-hosted.
  • icecastShares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, media, media-server, streaming.
  • tinyiceShares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, hls, media, streaming.
  • gstreamerShares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, media, streaming.
  • ffmpeg-fullShares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, media, streaming.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated configuration and credential file locations
  • curated package history
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment
  • pkg.so package database
  • pkgdb category and tag curation