Ombi is a self-hosted media request system for Plex, Emby and Jellyfin. Instead of handing out server access, you give family and friends a web interface where they can request a movie, an album or a TV series — the whole show, a single season or one episode — and Ombi passes approved requests to your existing automation stack (Sonarr, Radarr, Lidarr and similar) to fetch them.

Requests arrive in a queue you control. Each user can be auto-approved or held for review, the interface shows whether a title is already in your library or already monitored, and request status updates itself once the content lands on the media server.

Key Features

• Requests for movies, music and TV shows, down to a single episode
• Request queue with per-user auto-approval rules
• Hands approved requests to Sonarr, Radarr, Lidarr and other download automation tools
• User management backed by Plex, Emby, Jellyfin or local accounts
• Public availability page showing media server status with custom downtime messages
• Custom notifications for users when a request becomes available
• Shows whether a title is already available or monitored before a user requests it
• Automatic request status updates when content appears on the media server
• Responsive web interface plus iOS and Android companion apps

Why Use It

It removes the daily admin work of a shared media server: no more chat messages asking for a film, no more giving people the admin login, and no more wondering whether a series is already being downloaded. Ombi becomes the single place where requests are made, approved and tracked, while the media server and the download tools keep doing the work they were already configured for.

Use Cases

• Households and friend groups requesting titles without any access to the server itself
• Automating an existing Radarr and Sonarr setup so approved requests are added without a manual step
• Giving users a status page during maintenance instead of answering messages one by one
• Running a small private media club where a moderator reviews every request before it is fetched

Licence

Free and open source under the GNU General Public License v2.0 (GPL-2.0).