Quick Start

Install Cardinal Media Server and start streaming your music, photos, movies, and TV in minutes. Pick the guide that matches where you want to run it.

📄️ Install with Docker

Install Cardinal Media Server with Docker Compose — copy a ready-made SQLite or PostgreSQL setup and self-host your media in minutes.

📄️ Install with Proxmox

Install Cardinal Media Server on Proxmox VE as a lightweight application container, straight from the official image, with no Docker and no guest operating system to maintain.