Question 1

Is Fluxora actually free?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The Free tier is the full self-hosted server, every client app, LAN streaming, and TMDB metadata. Free forever, no credit card.

Question 2

Do I need to be on the same Wi-Fi as my server?

Accepted Answer

Only for the Free tier. Plus, Pro, and Ultimate use WebRTC to stream from your home server to wherever you are — no port-forwarding, no VPN, no public IP needed.

Question 3

What media formats are supported?

Accepted Answer

Common video (MP4, MKV, MOV, AVI), audio (MP3, FLAC, AAC, WAV), and documents (PDF, EPUB, CBZ). FFmpeg transcoding handles the rest.

Question 4

Where is my data stored?

Accepted Answer

Entirely on your hardware. Fluxora has no cloud accounts and never uploads your media anywhere.

Question 5

What operating systems does the Fluxora server run on?

Accepted Answer

Windows 10 or later, macOS 12 or later, and modern Linux distributions. The server ships as a single signed executable — no Docker, no separate database, no extra runtimes to install.

Question 6

Does Fluxora support hardware-accelerated transcoding?

Accepted Answer

Yes (Pro tier and up). The server probes for NVIDIA NVENC, Intel Quick Sync, and AMD VCN on first launch and lets you reorder the encoder fallback chain. Free / Plus tiers use software transcoding only.

Question 7

How is Fluxora different from Plex or Jellyfin?

Accepted Answer

Fluxora is closer to "Plex meets Syncthing" — same self-hosted streaming idea, but the LAN streaming never touches the cloud, and the WAN streaming uses WebRTC instead of port-forwarding. Versus Jellyfin, Fluxora is closed-source with a paid tier model; the Free tier is genuinely free, not a trial.

Question 8

Does Fluxora collect telemetry or analytics?

Accepted Answer

No silent phone-home. The only outbound calls from a Free / running server are a once-per-30-day licence-tier refresh against Firebase. No playback history, no library contents, no device counts. Operators can verify with Wireshark.

Question 9

Can I stream to my mobile when I am not home?

Accepted Answer

Yes, on Plus tier and up. The mobile app discovers your home server via Firebase and connects via WebRTC, switching transparently between LAN (direct, fast) and Internet (relayed via STUN / TURN) without re-pairing.

Question 10

Is Fluxora open source?

Accepted Answer

No — Fluxora went closed-source on 20 May 2026 to fund development sustainably. There is a public showcase repository at github.com/Marshal-GG so you can read the architecture and skim representative code, but production builds and the full source are not published. The Free tier remains free.

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