MediaStationGo

A lightweight, polished, NAS-friendly private media center

Go single-binary backend · React frontend · Docker-first deployment · Emby-compatible APIs · Multi-source metadata · PT subscriptions

中文 · Quick Start · Docker Deploy · Screenshots · Live Demo

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✨ Overview

MediaStationGo is an open-source media center for personal libraries, family NAS setups, and home-theater enthusiasts. It combines library management, metadata scraping, web playback, third-party client compatibility, PT site search, subscription-based downloads, and AI-assisted recommendations into one lightweight Go service with a polished React interface.

It is designed for users who want to:

• Manage movies, TV shows, anime, variety shows, adult content, and music from one place.
• Prefer local NFO/images first, then enrich missing metadata from TMDb, Douban, Bangumi, TheTVDB, Fanart, JavBus, and JavDB.
• Search PT sites, subscribe to resources, enqueue downloads, and organize completed files from one panel.
• Connect external clients such as Infuse, VidHub, SenPlayer, and other Emby/Jellyfin-compatible apps.
• Deploy easily on NAS, Windows, Linux, macOS, or Docker without leaking private tracker tokens to the frontend.

The project is under active development. For production use, pin a release image tag and back up /data regularly.

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🌱 Open Source Promise

MediaStationGo follows a fully open-source path. The core media library, metadata scraping, playback, subscriptions, downloads, external-client compatibility, and operations features are developed in this repository. The project learns from excellent open-source projects such as MoviePilot in areas like site aggregation, subscription downloads, post-download organization, and Emby/Jellyfin client compatibility, while keeping MediaStationGo as an independent implementation and avoiding incompatible code reuse.

The current base license is GPL-3.0, and contributions are welcome under that license: site adapters, scraping rules, UI improvements, documentation, and bug fixes all help the project grow. The maintainers also state the intended usage boundary: MediaStationGo is provided for personal learning, home NAS, self-hosted media, and non-commercial scenarios. Without explicit written permission from the author, do not use this project or derivative versions for commercial resale, paid hosting, paid SaaS, pre-installed commercial devices, closed-source redistribution, or other profit-oriented commercial use.

Note: GPL-3.0 is a free software license, and the formal grant is defined by the repository LICENSE file. The non-commercial commitment above expresses the maintainer's intended usage boundary and commercial cooperation requirements. For commercial cooperation, enterprise deployment, or redistribution, contact the author for additional authorization first.

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🚀 Live Demo

• Demo: https://mgo.3jzs.com
• Username: admin
• Password: admin123

The demo is for feature preview only. Do not store private API keys, tracker tokens, or personal media information there.

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🧭 Feature Overview

Area	Capabilities
Libraries	Movies, TV, anime, variety, music, adult content; folder covers, series, seasons, and episodes
Scanning	Recursive scanning, ffprobe probing, filename parsing, season/episode recognition, duplicate prevention
Local metadata	NFO, poster, fanart, season poster, episode image, local adult artwork first
Online metadata	TMDb, TheTVDB, Bangumi, Douban, Fanart.tv, JavBus/JavDB page scraping
Playback	Direct streaming, HTTP Range seeking, HLS transcoding, external subtitles, progress, resume, external players
Discovery	TMDb / Douban / Bangumi recommendation rails and subscription entry points
PT sites	Site management, M-Team API token, cross-site search, download URL resolution
Subscriptions	RSS/search subscriptions, resolution/quality/effects/release-group rules, wash toggle and priorities
Downloads	qBittorrent task cards, status, speed, progress, uploaded/downloaded size, private URL redaction
Compatibility	Emby-style APIs for Infuse, VidHub, SenPlayer, and similar clients
Operations	Runtime status, task queue, duplicate files, recycle bin, file manager, storage settings, notifications
AI	OpenAI-compatible API settings, AI search, recommendations, and operations assistant

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🖼️ Screenshots

Screenshots below were captured from a running local instance. Personal media, local paths, accounts, API keys, tokens, and secrets have been visually redacted.

Core Experience

Login & Home	Library Overview
Libraries	Library Detail
Poster Wall	Media Detail
Player	Discover
Smart Search	DLNA Cast

Personal Space & Playback

AI Assistant	Favorites
Playlists	Watch History
Profile	Downloads

Downloads, Subscriptions & Sites

Download Clients	Subscriptions
Site Search	Sites & Downloaders

Administration & Operations

Media & Users	Tools
Storage & Files	Runtime Status
Settings	Tasks
Duplicates	Recycle Bin
Scheduler	File Manager
STRM	Storage Config
Notifications	Operations Assistant

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🧱 Tech Stack

Layer	Technology	Notes
Backend	Go 1.25+	Single-binary deployment, low resource usage
Web framework	Gin	REST APIs, auth middleware, static file serving
Database	SQLite + GORM	Simple backup and migration for personal/NAS usage
Frontend	React 18 + TypeScript	Typed component-based UI
Build tool	Vite	Fast frontend development and production builds
Styling	Tailwind CSS	Unified bright visual system and responsive layout
State	Zustand	Lightweight auth and permission state
Playback	HTML5 Video / HLS / FFmpeg	Direct play, Range seek, HLS transcoding, subtitles
Metadata	TMDb / Douban / Bangumi / TheTVDB / Fanart / JavBus / JavDB	Posters, backdrops, descriptions, ratings, episode metadata
Downloads	qBittorrent / PT site adapters	Search, subscriptions, task cards, private URL redaction
Compatibility	Emby-style API / DLNA	External clients and player integrations
Deployment	Docker / Docker Compose / Shell / PowerShell	NAS, Linux, Windows, and macOS friendly
CI/CD	GitHub Actions / GHCR	Multi-arch Docker images and release packages only on version tags

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📦 Quick Start

Docker Compose (Recommended)

Docker is the most stable and portable deployment option. The default compose file creates four main mounts:

Host path	Container path	Purpose
./data	/data	Database, JWT secret, runtime settings. Back this up.
./cache	/cache	Posters, backdrops, scraping cache, transcoding cache
./media	/media	Media library root, mounted read-only by default
./downloads	/downloads	Subscription/site download target

git clone https://github.com/ShukeBta/MediaStationGo.git
cd MediaStationGo

docker compose pull
docker compose up -d

Open:

http://<server-ip>:18080

Default account:

Username: admin
Password: admin123

Change the administrator password immediately after first login.

Pin a Release Version

For production, pin a specific release tag instead of using latest:

cat > .env <<'EOF'
MEDIASTATION_IMAGE_TAG=MediaStationGo-v0.0.4
MEDIASTATION_HTTP_PORT=18080
MEDIASTATION_MEDIA_DIR=/mnt/nas/media
MEDIASTATION_DOWNLOAD_DIR=/mnt/nas/downloads
MEDIASTATION_DATA_DIR=./data
MEDIASTATION_CACHE_DIR=./cache
TZ=Asia/Shanghai
EOF

docker compose up -d

Media Library Paths

If your compose mounts are:

- /mnt/nas/media:/media:ro
- /mnt/nas/downloads:/downloads

then add libraries in the web UI using container paths:

Type	Recommended path
Movies	/media/Movies
TV	/media/TV
Anime	/media/Anime
Variety	/media/Variety
Adult	/media/Adult
Downloaded media	/downloads/Movies, /downloads/TV, etc.

Download Client Paths

If qBittorrent also runs in Docker, make sure qBittorrent and MediaStationGo share the same host directory and use consistent container paths.

Recommended mapping:

Host: /mnt/nas/downloads
MediaStationGo container: /downloads
qBittorrent container: /downloads

Subscription save paths can then be:

/downloads/Movies
/downloads/TV
/downloads/Anime
/downloads/Variety

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🐳 Docker Compose Configuration

The repository includes a heavily commented docker-compose.yml. Common variables:

Variable	Default	Description
MEDIASTATION_IMAGE_TAG	latest	Image tag. Pin a release for production.
MEDIASTATION_HTTP_PORT	18080	Host access port
MEDIASTATION_DATA_DIR	./data	Persistent data directory
MEDIASTATION_CACHE_DIR	./cache	Image and transcoding cache
MEDIASTATION_MEDIA_DIR	./media	Host media library root
MEDIASTATION_DOWNLOAD_DIR	./downloads	Host download target
PUID / PGID	1000 / 1000	Linux/NAS file permission mapping
TZ	Asia/Shanghai	Container timezone

View logs:

docker logs -f mediastation-go

Update:

docker compose pull
docker compose up -d

Stop:

docker compose down

Back up data:

tar -czf mediastationgo-data-backup.tgz ./data

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🖥️ One-Click Deployment Scripts

If you do not want Docker, run MediaStationGo directly on the host. The scripts build the frontend, compile the backend, start the service, and verify /api/health.

Linux / macOS

git clone https://github.com/ShukeBta/MediaStationGo.git
cd MediaStationGo
chmod +x scripts/deploy.sh
PORT=18080 DATA_DIR=/opt/mediastation/data CACHE_DIR=/opt/mediastation/cache ./scripts/deploy.sh

Windows PowerShell

git clone https://github.com/ShukeBta/MediaStationGo.git
cd MediaStationGo
.\scripts\deploy.ps1 -Port 18080 -DataDir D:\MediaStationGo\data -CacheDir D:\MediaStationGo\cache

The scripts will:

1. Install frontend dependencies and build web/dist
2. Compile the Go backend into bin/
3. Create data and cache directories
4. Stop any previous process and start a new one
5. Verify the service through /api/health

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🧩 Release Package Deployment

Each release provides multi-platform archives:

Platform	Package example
Linux x86_64	MediaStationGo-v0.0.4-linux-amd64.tar.gz
Linux ARM64	MediaStationGo-v0.0.4-linux-arm64.tar.gz
Windows x86_64	MediaStationGo-v0.0.4-windows-amd64.zip
macOS Intel	MediaStationGo-v0.0.4-darwin-amd64.tar.gz
macOS Apple Silicon	MediaStationGo-v0.0.4-darwin-arm64.tar.gz

Linux example:

tar -xzf MediaStationGo-v0.0.4-linux-amd64.tar.gz
cd MediaStationGo-v0.0.4-linux-amd64
MEDIASTATION_APP_PORT=18080 ./mediastation-go

Windows example:

Expand-Archive .\MediaStationGo-v0.0.4-windows-amd64.zip
cd .\MediaStationGo-v0.0.4-windows-amd64
$env:MEDIASTATION_APP_PORT = "18080"
.\mediastation-go.exe

Release binaries listen on 8080 by default. Set MEDIASTATION_APP_PORT=18080 as shown above if you want the same port as the Docker examples.

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🛠️ Local Development

Requirements

Component	Version	Purpose
Go	1.25+	Backend build and tests
Node.js	20+	Frontend build
FFmpeg / ffprobe	Recommended	Media probing and transcoding
Docker	Optional	Container deployment and multi-arch builds
qBittorrent	Optional	Download integration testing

Build Locally

cp config.example.yaml config.yaml
cd web
npm ci
npm run build
cd ..
go build -o bin/mediastation-go ./cmd/server
./bin/mediastation-go

Windows:

Copy-Item config.example.yaml config.yaml
Set-Location web
npm ci
npm run build
Set-Location ..
go build -o bin\mediastation-go.exe .\cmd\server
.\bin\mediastation-go.exe

Common Commands

make build       # Build frontend and backend
make test        # Run Go tests
make smoke       # Smoke test
make docker      # docker compose up -d
make deploy      # Linux one-click deploy
make docker-push # Multi-arch buildx push

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🏗️ Repository Layout

MediaStationGo/
├── cmd/server/                 # Server entry point
├── internal/
│   ├── config/                  # Config loading and defaults
│   ├── database/                # SQLite initialization and migrations
│   ├── handler/                 # HTTP API, Emby API, admin endpoints
│   ├── middleware/              # Auth, permission, logging middleware
│   ├── model/                   # GORM models
│   ├── repository/              # Data access layer
│   └── service/                 # Scanner, scraper, playback, downloads, subscriptions
├── web/
│   ├── public/                  # favicon and static public assets
│   ├── src/                     # React pages, components, API clients, stores
│   └── dist/                    # Frontend build output, ignored by git
├── scripts/                     # Deploy, package, Docker scripts
├── docs/                        # Design docs, screenshots, architecture notes
├── docker-compose.yml           # Default Docker Compose deployment
├── Dockerfile                   # Multi-stage image build
├── config.example.yaml          # Config template
└── README.md / README_EN.md     # Documentation

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⚙️ Configuration

Configuration precedence, from low to high:

1. Built-in defaults
2. config.yaml
3. config/*.yaml
4. MEDIASTATION_ environment variables
5. Runtime settings stored in the database

Common variables:

Variable	Default	Description
MEDIASTATION_APP_HOST	0.0.0.0	Listen address
MEDIASTATION_APP_PORT	8080	Listen port
MEDIASTATION_APP_WEB_DIR	./web/dist	Frontend static bundle
MEDIASTATION_APP_DATA_DIR	./data	App data directory
MEDIASTATION_DATABASE_DB_PATH	./data/mediastation.db	SQLite database path
MEDIASTATION_CACHE_CACHE_DIR	./cache	Image/transcode cache
MEDIASTATION_SECRETS_JWT_SECRET	Auto-generated	JWT and encrypted settings seed
MEDIASTATION_APP_CORS_ORIGINS	empty	Extra CORS origins

Runtime settings from the admin UI:

• API keys: TMDb, Bangumi, TheTVDB, Fanart, OpenAI Compatible.
• Sites: M-Team, NexusPHP, Unit3D, custom RSS.
• Download clients: qBittorrent, Transmission, Aria2.
• Notifications: Telegram, Bark, Webhook, Email.
• Playback profiles, permissions, scheduler tasks, storage settings.

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🔍 Metadata Strategy

MediaStationGo avoids unnecessary repeated scraping and tries not to overwrite good local metadata:

1. Read local NFO, poster, fanart, season poster, and episode images first.
2. Parse media type, title, year, season, and episode from file paths.
3. Fill missing data through TMDb, TheTVDB, Bangumi, and Douban.
4. Use Fanart.tv for higher-quality artwork when available.
5. Adult content prefers local NFO/images, then enriches from public JavBus/JavDB pages.
6. Existing local metadata is not blindly overwritten.

Recommended layout:

/media/Movies/Inception (2010)/Inception (2010).mkv
/media/TV/Some Show/Season 01/Some Show S01E01.mkv
/media/Anime/Anime Title/Season 01/Anime Title S01E01.mkv
/media/Variety/Show Name/Season 2026/Show Name S2026E01.mkv
/media/Adult/ABCD-123/ABCD-123.mp4

Common local artwork names:

poster.jpg
fanart.jpg
folder.jpg
season01-poster.jpg
S01E01-thumb.jpg
movie.nfo
tvshow.nfo
episode.nfo

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🔎 Discovery, Search & Subscriptions

Multi-source discovery

Discover supports:

• TMDb: trending, popular movies, popular TV, top-rated movies.
• Douban: hot movies, top movies, hot TV.
• Bangumi: calendar and anime entries.

Smart search

Smart search can combine:

• Existing local library content.
• Online results from TMDb, Douban, and Bangumi.
• Subscription keywords and media types.

Subscription rules

Rule	Description
Media type	Movie, TV, anime, variety, or auto-detect
Search mode	Keyword or IMDB ID
Resolution	Best, 2160p, 1080p, 720p
Quality	REMUX, BluRay, WEB-DL, HDTV
Effects	HDR, Dolby Vision, Atmos
Release groups	Preferred release groups
Exclude words	Filter CAM, TS, low-quality releases
Wash	Disabled by default; can prioritize resolution, quality, effects, or seeders

Download and subscription cards show only safe display metadata such as title, poster, speed, progress, and size. Raw torrent URLs are hidden to prevent tracker token leaks in multi-user deployments.

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🔌 External Clients & Emby Compatibility

MediaStationGo exposes Emby/Jellyfin-style APIs for clients such as:

• Infuse
• VidHub
• SenPlayer
• Other Emby/Jellyfin-compatible players

Server URL:

http://<server-ip>:18080

If a client cannot connect, check:

1. Docker port mapping, typically 18080:8080.
2. Firewall access from LAN to port 18080.
3. Username/password.
4. Reverse proxy handling of /api, video streams, and Range requests.

Functional Reference to MoviePilot

For external-client compatibility and media workflow integration, MediaStationGo references MoviePilot's mature product direction: a unified media library, subscription downloads, post-download organization, and Emby/Jellyfin-compatible APIs that connect the Web management interface with clients such as Infuse, VidHub, and SenPlayer. MediaStationGo does not aim to replace Emby/Jellyfin; instead, it provides the common browsing, playback, poster wall, season/episode hierarchy, progress tracking, and external-client access capabilities inside a lightweight Go service.

Current compatibility focus:

• Library, collection, season, and episode hierarchy output.
• Basic metadata output such as posters, backdrops, descriptions, year, and ratings.
• Stream URLs, HTTP Range support, playback progress, and resume.
• Emby/Jellyfin-style endpoints required for external-client login, browsing, and playback.

Still being improved:

• More complete Emby/Jellyfin device capability negotiation.
• More detailed transcoding profiles and subtitle capability declarations.
• Multi-user permissions, library filtering, and playback-history synchronization.
• Closed-loop integration with subscriptions, post-download organization, and upgrade rules.

MoviePilot is licensed under GPL-3.0. MediaStationGo references its public product ideas and interaction patterns only, and does not copy private data, secrets, tracker accounts, or incompatible implementations.

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🧠 AI and External Services

Configure external services in the admin UI:

Service	Purpose
TMDb	Movie/TV posters, backdrops, descriptions
Bangumi	Anime and Chinese anime metadata
TheTVDB	Additional TV/season/episode metadata
Fanart.tv	High-quality logos and artwork
Douban	Chinese movie/TV search and recommendation supplement
OpenAI Compatible	AI search, recommendations, operations assistant

For M-Team, use an API Access Token:

Control Panel → Lab → Access Token
HTTP Header: x-api-key

Avoid using cookies for open API calls to reduce account risk.

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🔐 Privacy and Safety

The repository ignores personal/runtime data by default:

• data/, cache/, logs/
• .tmp-deploy-data/, .tmp-deploy-server.*
• .mediastation.pid
• config.yaml, .env*
• *.db, *.db-wal, *.log
• web/dist/, node_modules/, bin/
• API keys, cookies, tokens, passwords, certificates, and secret files

Before pushing, run:

git status --short
git ls-files | grep -E 'data/|cache/|\.db|\.log|jwt_secret|config.yaml|\.env|token|apikey|password' || true

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❓ FAQ

The Docker deployment starts but the browser cannot open the site.

Check container status and logs:

docker ps
docker logs -f mediastation-go

Use the host port, usually http://<server-ip>:18080.

External clients report that the server does not respond.

Check firewall rules, Docker port mappings, reverse proxy configuration, and LAN access to 18080. The container listens on 8080; the host default is 18080.

Posters are missing.

Check:

1. Local poster.jpg, fanart.jpg, and NFO files.
2. TMDb / Bangumi / Douban connectivity.
3. Proxy settings if the host is behind a restricted network.
4. Whether file names contain clear title, year, season, and episode information.

Why are raw download URLs hidden?

PT download URLs often include private tokens. Download and subscription views intentionally hide raw URLs and only show safe metadata such as title, poster, speed, progress, and size.

Which Docker package should be kept?

Keep ghcr.io/shukebta/mediastation-go. The old mediastationgo package can be removed to avoid users pulling the wrong image.

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🗺️ Roadmap

• Broader Emby/Jellyfin client compatibility.
• Stronger adult metadata handling from local files and public pages.
• More granular subscription wash and post-download organization rules.
• Better mobile and TV interaction patterns.
• Plugin-style site adapters and notification providers.
• More end-to-end tests and automated screenshot generation.

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🤝 Contributing

Issues, pull requests, site adapters, scraping rules, UI improvements, and documentation fixes are welcome.

Before submitting changes, please run:

go test ./...
cd web && npm run build

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👥 Developer Group

• Telegram: https://t.me/MediaStationGo

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🍜 Donation

If MediaStationGo saves you time, feel free to buy the author a bowl of noodles.

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⭐ Star History

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📄 License and Non-Commercial Statement

This project uses GPL-3.0 as its base license. See LICENSE for details. The maintainers also state and request the following usage boundary:

• The project is intended for personal learning, home NAS, self-hosted media, non-commercial research, and community collaboration.
• Without explicit written permission from the author, do not use this project or derivative versions for commercial resale, paid hosting, paid SaaS, pre-installed commercial devices, closed-source redistribution, or other profit-oriented commercial use.
• For commercial cooperation, enterprise deployment, custom development, integrated redistribution, or commercial authorization, contact the author first to confirm the authorization scope.
• If there is any interpretive difference between the README non-commercial statement and the formal GPL-3.0 license text, the code license is governed by LICENSE; commercial usage should additionally obtain author permission.

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