Stackarr brings AI control to Mac mini media servers
Stackarr.app is an open-source control tool for managing a home media stack such as Plex and related services. It was shaped over two months of daily media server maintenance and is built to work with AI agents such as Claude, Hermes, and OpenClaw.
Its features include a dashboard for watching the whole media setup, a light replacement for , an MCP server and , setup, backup and restore, and cleaner service addresses such as plex.stackarr. The goal is to make scattered server tasks easier to run from one place.
When the agents run on the same Mac mini as Plex and the rest of the media stack, server tasks can be handled through Telegram or Discord. One example is asking an agent to fix after Tailscale was not left open.
Key points
- Stackarr.app is an open-source for a media stack running on hardware such as a Mac mini.
- It combines a dashboard, MCP server, , backup and restore, and readable service addresses.
- setup is included for exposing services through a .
- Telegram and Discord can become control channels for AI agents managing the server.
- Tailscale and other settings should be handled carefully because the agent needs meaningful permissions.