Cardinal Home Server

Rethink how you manage, stream, and share your media.

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Features

The Home Server is the heart of the Cardinal ecosystem, and powers all of your self-hosted apps.

Server dashboard

Includes a powerful dashboard for operating your Home Server.

Index your media

Index all your music, photos, and video files without needing to change your folder structure.

Modern web apps

Comes bundled with the Music, Photos, and Cinema web apps.

Share with friends

Invite your friends to your Home Server, and join theirs.

Login with Cardinal

Create a free account for access to Cardinal's online services, and to better secure your Home Server.

Total privacy

Your personal data never leaves your hardware. Only you know what you're listening to, watching, or looking at.

More Features

  • Web scale at home

    Designed around being container-first, with plug-and-play support for PostgreSQL.

  • Relay access

    Avoid exposing your Home Server to the internet by using Cardinal's secure relay servers.

  • Offline access

    Cardinal apps can be used on your home network without an internet connection.

  • Open API

    Includes a fully documented API for you to build with.

Download

Cardinal Home Server includes the Photos, Music, and Cinema web apps in a single installation.

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Docker

Run Cardinal Home Server on a wide range of systems with Docker.

Get help with your Home Server

Official guides, tutorials, docs, and FAQ for operating your Home Server.