# stash

> Self-hosted media organizer and metadata scraper

Stash is a self-hosted media server written in Go designed to organize and stream video and image collections. It scans local media directories, pulls tags and performer metadata from community scrapers, and manages files through a web interface. It runs as a standalone desktop binary on Windows, macOS, and Linux, or via Docker.

- Source: https://github.com/stashapp/stash
- Homepage: https://stashapp.cc/
- License: AGPL-3.0
- Language: Go
- Stars: 13057
- Forks: 1192
- Contributors: 298
- Last commit: 2026-10-01
- Latest release: v0.31.1 (2026-04-13)
- Purpose: Self-hosted apps, Media & photos
- Runs on: Web, Docker / self-host, Desktop
- For: Personal

## Worth score: 72/100

How much DigGitHub recommends it, from activity, adoption, docs, license and security signals.

- Popularity: 21/25
- Momentum: 10/20
- Maintenance: 21/25
- Community: 12/15
- Readiness: 8/15

## Alternatives

- [Streama](https://diggithub.com/streamaserver/streama.md): Self-hosted streaming media server
- [Sunshine](https://diggithub.com/LizardByte/Sunshine.md): Self-hosted game streaming host

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Source page: https://diggithub.com/stashapp/stash
Updated: 2026-10-05