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FileBot is a self-hosted media file organizer that renames and organizes movies, TV shows, anime, and music while downloading subtitles and artwork.

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FileBot is a self-hosted media file organizer that renames and organizes movies, TV shows, anime, and music while downloading subtitles and artwork. This containerized version provides the full graphical interface in a web browser or VNC client, with audio playback, clipboard sharing, a file manager, and a terminal. It suits homelab media stacks that need reliable batch renaming, subtitle retrieval, and metadata management without client-side setup.

Platform availability

Available on 2 of 6 install platforms

  • Unraid
  • TrueNAS (not listed)
  • Umbrel (not listed)
  • ZimaOS (not listed)
  • Proxmox
  • Helm (not listed)

Also on Docker Hub and GitHub

Health score

69/100 Good

Maintained
100last commit 17 days ago
Popular
47222 GitHub stars
Easy to install
351 install platform, install notes, Docker image
Light to run
No data

Based on 3 of 4 factors.

How is this calculated?

A 0-100 score computed nightly from four factors: maintained (40%: recent commits and steady activity), popular (25%: GitHub stars, log scale), easy to install (20%: platforms, install notes, setup guides, Docker image) and light to run (15%: minimum RAM, ARM support). Factors without data are left out and the rest are rescaled.

Availability: platform listings confirmed today, links checked 10 days ago

GitHub stars
222
Open issues
19
Last commit
2026-09-22
Latest release
v26.09.2
License
MIT
Activity
steady

Checked 3 days ago - source: GitHub (jlesage/docker-filebot)

Resources & Compatibility

ARM (e.g. Raspberry Pi) is supported.

Checked 10 days ago - source: Docker Hub image tags and published docs

First-install notes

  • Save settings and license in a /data volume Add -v data:/data to keep your license, settings, and logs outside the container, and mount your media folder as /volume1. If you skip the /data volume, your saved setup and license can disappear when the container is deleted or rebuilt. source
  • Set PUID/PGID for your media files Set PUID and PGID (the user and group IDs the container runs as) to match the owner of your media folder, often 1000. Wrong values can make renamed files unreadable or cause FileBot to fail when accessing your files. source
  • WebDAV: set a password and port 8080 If you use the WebDAV image, set USERNAME and PASSWORD, then publish port 8080 on your machine. The password keeps strangers from seeing your files, and the port lets other devices reach the shared folder. source

Fetched 10 days ago - each note links to its source

Alternatives (10)

  • Ember Media Manager - Ember Media Manager is just that: a media manager.
  • MediaElch - MediaElch(https://github.com/Komet/MediaElch) is a MediaManager for Kodi.
  • Mydia - A modern, self-hosted media management platform for tracking, organizing, and monitoring your media library.
  • Rename My TV Series - Easy to use application to assist you in Renaming your TV Show files based in TheTVDB.com data.
  • SubDownloader - SubDownloader is a program for automatic find and download/upload subtitles for your movies/series (MKV,MP4,AVI,etc).
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  • oscar - Open Source Serverless Computing for Data-Processing Applications
  • tiny media manager - Tiny Media Manager is a multi-OS media management tool for organizing your movie and TV show libraries.
  • tinyMediaManager - tinyMediaManager is a media management tool written in Java/Swing.

Checked 7 days ago - source: AlternativeTo

Common questions

What volume should I mount to keep FileBot settings and my license safe?

Mount a /data volume, such as -v data:/data, to keep the license, settings, and logs outside the container. If you skip the /data volume, your saved setup and license can disappear when the container is deleted or rebuilt.

How should I set PUID and PGID when running FileBot with a media folder?

Set PUID and PGID to match the owner of your media folder, often 1000. Wrong values can make renamed files unreadable or cause FileBot to fail when accessing your files.

What credentials and port are required for the FileBot WebDAV image?

Set USERNAME and PASSWORD, then publish port 8080 on your machine. The password keeps strangers from seeing your files, and the port lets other devices reach the shared folder.

Can FileBot be run unattended without using the GUI?

FileBot offers a simple CLI for common use cases and a built-in scripting engine for more complex tasks. The amc script can extract archives, identify and organize media, fetch artwork and metadata, and update Plex.

How do I open the FileBot interface after deploying the container?

Access the full graphical interface directly from any modern web browser or connect with any VNC client. No downloads, installs, or setup are required on the client side.

Is FileBot free to use?

FileBot changed from a free model to a paid model.

Answers sourced from github.com, github.com, github.com, github.com, www.filebot.net, www.reddit.com

Community

Collected 10 days ago - public community threads