Settings

Sources

Sipario plays streams from Stremio-protocol addons. Add a manifest URL below to get started. Each addon's stream list is passed through verbatim.

A manifest URL is the link an addon's "install" or "configure" page hands you — it ends in /manifest.json. You're responsible for ensuring you have the rights to anything you stream through it. Sipario does not host, index, or curate third-party content.

Add a manifest URL

Include HDR streams

HDR streams are larger and need a compatible display + browser. Default: auto-detected from your display. Turn on if you have a UHD HDR-capable screen.

TMDB API key

Sipario uses TMDB for metadata (titles, posters, cast). Free key: themoviedb.org/settings/api. Paste here OR set TMDB_API_KEY as a server env var. Stored in your browser only — never logged or sent to telemetry.

Leave blank to use the server's TMDB_API_KEY env var. Set a value here to override on a per-browser basis — useful for testing without touching the deploy.

Appearance

Two themes — Trattoria (cream) and Velvet (midnight).

Theme

Languages

Auto-selected when a stream provides multiple tracks.

Audio language

Subtitle language

Show subtitles by default

When on, the matching-language subtitle track auto-enables on play.

Playback

Streams play entirely in your browser. The Sipario Engine decodes AC3 / EAC3 / DTS / TrueHD audio in-browser via a bundled WASM codec — no server-side transcoding, ever.

Default playback speed

Skip-back / skip-forward step

Increment for the seek buttons and ←/→ keys.

Auto-play next episode (binge mode)

When an episode ends, the next one plays directly without bouncing through the title page. Sipario pre-warms the next episode's streams while the current one plays so the transition is instant.

Loudness normalization

Brings every stream to a consistent perceived loudness via WebAudio. No more reaching for the volume between episodes. Off by default — it lightly compresses the dynamic range; flip on if you binge mixed-source content.

Dialogue boost

Routes audio through a soft compressor + a 2.5 kHz EQ peak so quiet dialogue rises above loud action without you reaching for the volume knob. Off by default since it changes the mix; flip on if you regularly find yourself missing lines. Also toggleable mid-stream from the Audio menu in the player.

Run audio decoder on a Worker thread

Off-main-thread WASM decode keeps the UI snappy during heavy scenes (chapter changes, scrubbing, fancy transitions). Falls back to main-thread on Worker failure. Turn off only if you suspect the Worker is causing problems.

Subtitle styling

Subtitle size

Text color

Outline weight

Heavier outline reads better against bright backgrounds.

Position

Lower pushes subtitles closer to the bottom edge — useful for letterboxed films where the default sits too high in the picture.

Connection

How Sipario fetches stream bytes through to your browser. Direct fetch handles CORS-friendly hosts; supply your own proxy URL for hosts that don't send CORS headers.

Currently using:

Direct fetch only(no proxy configured)

Sipario does not proxy stream bytes by default. For upstream hosts that send permissive CORS headers, the player fetches them direct (most modern CDNs do). For hosts that don't, you can point Sipario at a proxy you operate.

Setting up your own proxy is a one-container Docker deploy. A few options:

Fly.io (~$2/mo) — one command from your laptop, get a stable URL, paste it below. No servers to babysit.
Self-host at home via Cloudflare Tunnel — one Docker container on a Raspberry Pi / NAS / Unraid box, exposed through Cloudflare for free. No port-forwarding, no per-byte cost, ever. (Or a $3.50/mo BuyVM box if you don't have home hardware — link covers both.)
Oracle Always Free — 4 ARM cores, 24 GB RAM, 10 TB egress / month, $0 / mo with no expiration. Signup is slow (Oracle holds new accounts for review), but once you're in, it never costs a penny.

Local cluster cache

When you watch a stream, the cluster bytes are mirrored to your browser's local storage (OPFS, per-origin, capped at your browser's storage quota minus 1 GB). Backward seeks become instant; re-watching the same stream — even on bad internet — is free of network. Storage is fully managed by your browser; clear it via browser storage settings if you ever need to.

Cache cluster bytes locally (recommended)

Mirror network fetches to OPFS so subsequent plays of the same stream are local. Disable on shared devices or if you'd rather not retain stream bytes in browser storage.

Federated CORS pool

Sipario clients can pool what they've learned about which CDNs serve direct fetches with CORS, so new devices skip the local probe and start streams faster. Hostnames leave your device only as SHA-256 hashes.

Participate in the pool (recommended)

Query the global pool on first encounter with a host (~10 ms instead of 200-500 ms) and contribute your race outcomes back. Turn off if you're on a private deploy and don't want any cross-talk with the public pool.

Pool URL (optional)

Leave blank to use the default Sipario pool. Self-hosters running their own pool worker drop their URL here. See verdict-pool/wrangler.toml in the repo for the deploy template.