vs Zurg

Zurg mounts Real-Debrid. StreamBridge turns that idea into an app.

Zurg is a self-hosted Real-Debrid WebDAV server. Paired with rclone, it can mount your torrent library into the filesystem so Plex, Jellyfin, or Infuse can read it. StreamBridge takes the same outcome and packages it for Plex users who do not want to assemble the mount themselves.

What Zurg does

Zurg exposes your Real-Debrid library over WebDAV, then rclone can mount that WebDAV endpoint as a local filesystem. Plex reads the mount like a library folder. Zurg also gives advanced users a configurable directory structure and tools for checking, repairing, and organizing what appears in the mount.

Same goal, different stack

StreamBridge also presents a normal-looking library folder to Plex, but it does not ask you to set up WebDAV, rclone, FUSE, or a separate config file. The app owns the mount, the Plex connection, stream lookup, and catalog browsing. How it works →

Playback and scanning

Zurg users usually tune playback through rclone's VFS cache and mount settings. That flexibility is powerful, but it is also another surface to understand when Plex scans, seeks, or hits a slow source. StreamBridge handles those choices inside the app with a Plex-specific cache and per-title preparation, so the settings stay out of the way.

Setup

Zurg is a good fit if you are comfortable cloning a repo or pulling a Docker image, adding a Real-Debrid token, mounting with rclone, and shaping the directory layout in config. StreamBridge is a menu bar app: sign in to Plex in your browser, add a Real-Debrid key, and start choosing movies.

So, which one

If you want a flexible Real-Debrid mount that you can pair with Plex, Jellyfin, Infuse, and your own automation, Zurg makes sense. If your target is simply Plex and you want browsing, publishing, and playback handled by one Mac app, StreamBridge is the productized path.