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Halcyon Video adds 3D video rental store frontend to Jellyfin, runs locally with no external calls

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A Redditor released Halcyon Video, an open-source, self-hosted 3D frontend for Jellyfin that simulates a video rental store experience from the 1990s.

WHY IT MATTERS

For engineers running self-hosted media servers, this offers a fully local frontend that makes no external server calls, addressing privacy concerns. The project demonstrates how vibe-coded applications can create immersive interfaces for personal media libraries without relying on cloud services.

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The three things worth knowing

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Halcyon Video is an open-source, self-hosted 3D frontend for Jellyfin available on GitHub.

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The app makes no external server calls, using only local metadata from your library.

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Users can customize the experience with period settings from 1990 to 2010, time of day, and media format options.

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