Introduction: What is YAMS? In the crowded world of DIY media servers (Plex, Jellyfin, Emby), the biggest hurdle isn't the software—it's the setup. Traditional methods involve manually installing Docker, configuring Portainer, setting up reverse proxies, managing permissions, and linking everything with *arr suite apps (Radarr, Sonarr, Prowlarr, etc.). For the average user, this is a multi-day headache of debugging forum posts.
If you have 30 minutes and a fresh Ubuntu install, you can have a media server that rivals a Netflix backend. That's the promise of YAMS – and it delivers. yams media server
All of these are pre-configured to talk to each other. No manual API key entry, no "add indexer to Sonarr" steps. One of YAMS's most valuable features is its forced use of hard links . Introduction: What is YAMS
| Service | Purpose | |---------|---------| | | The media player & server frontend (can be swapped with Jellyfin if desired). | | Traefik | Reverse proxy + automatic SSL (Let's Encrypt). | | Radarr | Automated movie downloading & quality management. | | Sonarr | Automated TV show downloading & quality management. | | Prowlarr | Indexer manager (feeds all *arr apps with torrent/usenet indexers). | | Overseerr (or Jellyseerr) | Request system – allows users to request movies/shows that get auto-downloaded. | | qBittorrent (or Transmission) | Torrent client. | | SABnzbd | Usenet downloader. | | Jackett (optional) | Alternate indexer proxy. | | Watchtower | Auto-updates Docker containers. | | Gluetun | VPN kill-switch container (ensures downloads go through VPN). | For the average user, this is a multi-day
is a modern solution: a fully automated, opinionated, and script-driven installer for a complete media server stack using Docker and Traefik. It’s designed to take you from a fresh Ubuntu server to a fully functioning, remote-accessible media powerhouse in under 30 minutes.