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OmniLux Overview ​

OmniLux is a media platform built around one core idea: your server stays yours, but the experience can extend across cloud services, native apps, and companion devices when you want it to.

Choose the right docs track ​

Use OmniLux

Account, apps, and first playback

Best if you are trying to understand the current product model before you worry about deployment details.

Run a Server

Install and claim a self-hosted server

Best if you are setting up Docker, NAS, or bare metal and want the shortest path to a working instance.

The product in one sentence ​

You run the media server on hardware you control, then choose how much of the OmniLux cloud layer you want to connect to it.

Three ways people use OmniLux ​

1. Cloud account plus managed media ​

This is the fastest way to understand the hosted side of OmniLux.

  • Create an account at app.omnilux.tv
  • Open first-party managed media at media.omnilux.tv
  • Use the hosted account for identity, billing, and future client sign-in

2. Self-hosted only ​

This is the self-hosted path.

  • Run the server on your own hardware
  • Use the web interface on your local network
  • Keep everything local with no cloud dependency

3. Self-hosted plus cloud account ​

This is the standard OmniLux account model.

  • Create an OmniLux account at app.omnilux.tv
  • Claim one or more self-hosted servers to that account
  • Use account-based features like invites, companion sign-in, billing, and shared cloud services

How the pieces fit together ​

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OmniLux Cloud account
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        +---- Hosted account UI
        +---- Managed media at media.omnilux.tv
        +---- Billing and subscriptions
        +---- Device sign-in
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        +---- Optional self-hosted server claim
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                  +---- Your libraries
                  +---- Local playback and management
                  +---- Invites and shared access
                  +---- Relay-backed remote services

Where to go next ​

If you are using OmniLux ​

Read these first:

If you are running a server ​

Read these first:

If you are managing or automating a server ​

Read these first:

If you are new to OmniLux:

  1. Read Getting Started to understand the account and server flow.
  2. Open Managed Media if you want to start on the hosted surface first.
  3. Follow Self-Hosted Quick Start when you want your own runtime.
  4. Add your libraries and run the first scan.
  5. Claim the server to your cloud account when you want invites, companion access, or paid cloud features.