# 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.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:lunarr
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install lunarr
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:lunarr
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 0.9.1
- **Source summary:** Self-hosted media streaming server and Plex alternative for movies and TV
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/lunarr-app/lunarr-go>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/lunarr-app/lunarr-go>
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-01T18:48:05Z
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- lunarr (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 0.9.1
## 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.

### Sources

- <https://github.com/lunarr-app/lunarr-go#readme>
- <https://github.com/lunarr-app/lunarr-go/blob/main/docs/configuration.md>
- <https://github.com/lunarr-app/lunarr-go/blob/main/docs/getting-started.md>


## Security Notes

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



## 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

- Unix: ./.env

## Credential files

- Unix: <LUNARR_DATA_DIR>/auth-secret

## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/lunarr.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/lunarr.yml)


## Sources

- pkg.so package database
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph