{"id":"emby-embyserver","name":"embyserver","homepage":"https://hub.docker.com/r/emby/embyserver","repo_url":"https://hub.docker.com/r/emby/embyserver","category":"infrastructure","subcategories":[],"tags":["media","streaming","self-hosted","content-server","home-lab","multimedia"],"what_it_does":"Emby Server is a self-hosted media server that organizes and streams personal media (e.g., movies, TV, music, photos) to clients over a network, typically via a web interface and accompanying APIs.","use_cases":["Self-hosted streaming of personal media to local network or remote devices","Centralized organization and playback for a home media library","Media browsing and watch history across devices (depending on client setup)"],"not_for":["Organizations seeking a managed SaaS media service without self-hosting","Environments that require a strict API contract for automated agent integrations (e.g., OpenAPI/SDKs provided)","Workloads needing fine-grained, documented rate limits and OAuth scope controls"],"best_when":"You want to run a media server you control (home lab/home media setup), and you can configure networking/auth according to your environment.","avoid_when":"You cannot open inbound connectivity or manage certificates/auth, or you require standardized enterprise API governance (OAuth scopes, OpenAPI, formal rate-limit headers) from the vendor.","alternatives":["Plex Media Server","Jellyfin","Kodi (with networked libraries, though not the same server model)","Plex/Jellyfin-compatible NAS apps or vendor-specific media services"],"af_score":23.2,"security_score":42.5,"reliability_score":25.0,"package_type":"mcp_server","discovery_source":["docker_mcp"],"priority":"high","status":"evaluated","version_evaluated":null,"last_evaluated":"2026-03-30T13:26:08.193613+00:00","interface":{"has_rest_api":false,"has_graphql":false,"has_grpc":false,"has_mcp_server":false,"mcp_server_url":null,"has_sdk":false,"sdk_languages":[],"openapi_spec_url":null,"webhooks":false},"auth":{"methods":[],"oauth":false,"scopes":false,"notes":"Auth mechanisms are not determined from the provided data. Emby deployments typically use server authentication plus optional remote access configuration, but no concrete scheme/scope documentation was provided here."},"pricing":{"model":null,"free_tier_exists":false,"free_tier_limits":null,"paid_tiers":[],"requires_credit_card":false,"estimated_workload_costs":null,"notes":"Pricing not determined from the provided data; Emby may have licensing options depending on edition, but no evidence was supplied here."},"requirements":{"requires_signup":false,"requires_credit_card":false,"domain_verification":false,"data_residency":[],"compliance":[],"min_contract":null},"agent_readiness":{"af_score":23.2,"security_score":42.5,"reliability_score":25.0,"mcp_server_quality":0.0,"documentation_accuracy":0.0,"error_message_quality":0.0,"error_message_notes":null,"auth_complexity":50.0,"rate_limit_clarity":5.0,"tls_enforcement":60.0,"auth_strength":50.0,"scope_granularity":20.0,"dependency_hygiene":40.0,"secret_handling":40.0,"security_notes":"Security posture cannot be fully verified from the provided content. As a self-hosted server, TLS usage and credential handling depend heavily on the deployment configuration (reverse proxy/cert management, network exposure, and admin/user auth setup). No evidence of dependency health, secret management practices, or fine-grained authorization scopes was provided.","uptime_documented":0.0,"version_stability":40.0,"breaking_changes_history":30.0,"error_recovery":30.0,"idempotency_support":"false","idempotency_notes":null,"pagination_style":"none","retry_guidance_documented":false,"known_agent_gotchas":["No MCP server or formal API contract was provided in the supplied information, so automated agent integration details (endpoints, auth flows, error formats, pagination, rate limits, idempotency) cannot be confirmed.","Media-server operations are often stateful (transcodes, library scans); without explicit idempotency guidance, retries may duplicate work or increase load."]}}