Build a media server around your library
Detailed, practical answers about hardware, native playback, transcoding, remote access and privacy. Start with the problem you need to solve, not a list of specifications.
Choose the right path
Each guide separates what happens on the server from what depends on the client, so you can design a system around your files and screens.
Run a headless media server on Linux x64 or ARM64
How the Quven Server-only AppImage fits Linux hosts, what is available on x64 and ARM64, and why the Linux desktop client is not part of v1.
Read the guide 02macOS guideRun a media server on macOS, Intel or Apple silicon
A practical macOS media-server guide covering signed native packages, Bundle versus Server-only, direct playback and Apple silicon availability.
Read the guide 03Windows guideRun a media server on Windows with a native desktop client
How Quven runs on Windows x64 and ARM64, when to choose the coupled desktop bundle, and what affects direct play and hardware transcoding.
Read the guide 04Self-hosting guideWhat a self-hosted media server actually does
A practical guide to running a media server on your own hardware, organising a personal library and choosing between direct play and transcoding.
Read the guide 05Privacy guideWhat stays local on a privacy-conscious media server
A precise map of local media files, cloud identity and profile data, optional diagnostics, metadata providers and remote relay traffic in Quven.
Read the guide 06Playback guideWhy native media playback changes the server workload
Direct play, remux and transcode explained through native media clients, with practical consequences for video quality, HD audio and subtitles.
Read the guideBring your library home.
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