# Emby Watch Party

Emby Watch Party is a self-hosted media applications app. A synchronized watch-party application for Emby that streams your media library to multiple viewers in real time, with per-user HLS playback, late-joiner voting, and drift correction, while all traffic is proxied... It is open source and self-hosted, installable on Unraid.

Canonical page: https://ourlocalhost.com/app/2785/emby-watch-party

## Description

A synchronized watch-party application for Emby that streams your media library to multiple viewers in real time, with per-user HLS playback, late-joiner voting, and drift correction, while all traffic is proxied through the container so your Emby server can stay on your internal network.

## Platform availability

Available on 1 of 6 install platforms: Unraid.

## Health score

66/100 (Good), based on 3 of 4 factors.
- Maintained: 100 (last commit 28 days ago)
- Popular: 36 (62 GitHub stars)
- Easy to install: 35 (1 install platform, install notes, Docker image)

## Links

- Unraid: https://ca.unraid.net/apps/emby-watchparty-046nauj0zfrapz?q=emby-watchparty
- Official website: https://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/143565-emby-watch-party-synchronized-viewing-for-friends-family/

## Common questions

### Do outside viewers need their own Emby accounts to join a watch party?

No. Any member with Emby credentials can become the room's host, and other viewers can join as spectators without an account.

### What streaming path does the app use for viewers?

The self-hosted web app proxies HLS streams to viewers.

### Do pause and seek actions stay synchronized across participants?

Yes. The app provides real-time playback synchronization for play, pause, and seek.

### Does a party link point directly to a specific movie or episode?

No. The app does not create a direct link to a specific movie or TV show episode.

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