Self-hosted infrastructure2024Private · Media Library
Private media library with automated ingestion and zero-touch ops
A fully self-hosted media stack — Jellyfin, Sonarr, Radarr, Prowlarr, Jellystat, and Bazarr — wired together with Docker Compose, Prometheus monitoring, and nightly encrypted backups.
The problem
A private community wanted a Netflix-quality library experience without subscription costs, and the operator needed zero-helpdesk overhead for day-to-day management.
Approach
- Docker Compose stack with Jellyfin as the media server and TLS-terminating reverse proxy
- Sonarr + Radarr + Prowlarr for automated series/movie acquisition and library organisation
- Bazarr for automatic subtitle fetching across all content
- Jellystat for play history, user statistics, and storage growth dashboards
- Prometheus + Grafana metrics and Restic nightly off-site encrypted backups
Outcome
- Hundreds of titles auto-organised with zero manual library management
- Community-facing request interface — users ask, the stack fetches and notifies
- Reproducible bring-up: full stack restored from backup in under 30 minutes
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