# Deploy Universal Media Server with Easypanel

URL: /templates/universalmediaserver

Universal Media Server (UMS) is a DLNA-compliant media server that can share videos, audio, and images to any DLNA-capable device, including smart TVs, game consoles, mobile devices, and other computers. It supports a wide range of formats and offers extensive customization options for transcoding and streaming.

## Installation notes

Mount your media library to the `ums-media` volume at `/root/media`, then open Universal Media Server from your Easypanel domain and complete the initial library scan and device discovery setup.

## Benefits

### Universal Compatibility

Stream to virtually any device including smart TVs, game consoles, and mobile devices

### Format Support

Support for an extensive range of audio and video formats with on-the-fly transcoding

### No Client Required

Works with native DLNA clients already built into many devices

### Lightweight & Efficient

Designed to run efficiently even on modest hardware

## Features

### DLNA/UPnP Compliance

Fully compatible with DLNA and UPnP standards for seamless streaming

### Automatic Transcoding

Automatically converts media to formats supported by the target device

### Subtitle Support

Handles external and embedded subtitles in various formats

### Web Interface

User-friendly web interface for configuration and media management

### Thumbnail Generation

Automatically generates thumbnails and previews for media

### Media Library Organization

Sorts and categorizes media for easy browsing

## Configuration

- `appServiceName` (App Service Name, required): universalmediaserver

- `appServiceImage` (App Service Image, required): universalmediaserver/ums:14.12.0

## Services

- universalmediaserver: app (universalmediaserver/ums:14.12.0)

## Resources

- [Website](https://www.universalmediaserver.com/)

- [GitHub](https://github.com/UniversalMediaServer/UniversalMediaServer)

- [Docker Hub](https://hub.docker.com/r/universalmediaserver/ums)

- [Template source](https://github.com/easypanel-io/templates/tree/main/templates/universalmediaserver)