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How StreamBridge compares to Zurg

Zurg is a self-hosted WebDAV server for a Real-Debrid library. Mounted with rclone, it gives Plex, Jellyfin or Infuse a folder to read. StreamBridge gives Plex a similar folder from inside a Mac app.

What each one is

Zurg

A mount you configure. Zurg serves the library over WebDAV and lets you set the folder layout, and rclone mounts it as a local folder. Zurg also has tools to check and repair what's in the mount. It works with Plex, Jellyfin, Infuse and your own automation.

StreamBridge

A mount the app manages. Plex sees an ordinary library folder, with no WebDAV, rclone, FUSE or config file to set up. The same app handles the Plex connection, finding streams and browsing catalogs, and keeps what it has ready within a disk budget you choose.

Settings, Cache: how many titles are ready to play, and the disk budget you set.

StreamBridge's Cache settings: 152 of 152 titles ready to play instantly, 15.5 GB of 32 GB used

Side by side

TopicStreamBridgeZurg
SetupSign in to Plex in your browser, paste a Real-Debrid keyA Docker image or repo, a Real-Debrid token, an rclone mount and a config
Playback tuningMade for you, with a cache built for how Plex reads filesrclone's cache and mount settings, tuned by you
Works withPlexPlex, Jellyfin, Infuse and your own automation
MeasuredFirst byte, 20 MB read and seeksAgainst the same file, with rclone's cache full and off

Where they differ

Tuning

With Zurg, how Plex scans, seeks and copes with a slow source depends on rclone's cache and mount settings, and you change them yourself. StreamBridge makes those choices for you.

Setup

Zurg suits you if pulling a Docker image or cloning a repo, adding a token, mounting with rclone and writing a config is routine. With StreamBridge it's a Plex sign-in and a pasted key.

Numbers

We measured both on one file: time to first byte, the first 20 MB, and seeks, against Zurg with rclone's cache full and with it off. The page lists the method and the limits. The benchmarks →

Which to choose

Zurg, if

You want a flexible Real-Debrid mount for Plex, Jellyfin, Infuse and your own automation.

StreamBridge, if

You only use Plex and want browsing and playback handled by one app. How it works →

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