--- title: 4 Plex companion apps showed me what my server was missing description: A Plex server owner shares four companion apps that significantly improved their self-hosted media setup. Tautulli provides server monitoring and playback... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/4-plex-companion-apps-showed-me-what-my-server-was-missing-wsptqeipx twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: 4 Plex companion apps showed me what my server was missing | daily.dev og:description: A Plex server owner shares four companion apps that significantly improved their self-hosted media setup. Tautulli provides server monitoring and playback... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/4-plex-companion-apps-showed-me-what-my-server-was-missing-wsptqeipx og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/wSPtQeiPX.png og:image:alt: 4 Plex companion apps showed me what my server was missing og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # 4 Plex companion apps showed me what my server was missing **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A Plex server owner shares four companion apps that significantly improved their self-hosted media setup. Tautulli provides server monitoring and playback analytics, revealing hidden transcoding issues. Kometa fixes metadata and adds visual overlays for a polished library experience. Maintainerr automates cleanup of watched content to free up storage. Seerr manages media requests from family members and integrates with Radarr and Sonarr for automatic downloads. Together these tools transform a basic Plex install into a full personal streaming service infrastructure. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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