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PeerTube is a decentralized, ActivityPub-federated video hosting platform with live streaming, P2P WebRTC delivery, and customizable community-run instances.
15.3k stars1.9k forksAGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained
10 self-hosted JW Player alternatives
Platform that provides an embeddable web video player, hosted video storage and CDN delivery, live/OTT streaming, ad integrations and monetization features, playback analytics, and developer APIs for embedding on web and mobile.
Alternatives to JW Player
#2
Owncast is a self-hosted live streaming server that supports RTMP ingest, HLS playback, and built-in web chat, with optional Fediverse (ActivityPub) integration.
11.5k stars1.2k forksMITlast commit Actively maintained
#3
Modern open source video and media CMS for hosting, organizing, and streaming video, audio, images, and PDFs with RBAC and a REST API.
5.1k stars952 forksAGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained
OvenMediaEngine (OME) is a sub-second latency live streaming server that ingests multiple protocols, transcodes to ABR, and delivers streams via WebRTC and Low-Latency HLS.
3.3k stars1.1k forksAGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained
Self-host game clips and videos, organize them into a library, and share via unique watch links with optional public feed and uploads.
1.5k stars94 forksGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained
MistServer is an open-source streaming media toolkit that supports HLS, DASH, RTMP, RTSP, SRT and WebRTC for low-latency live and VOD workflows.
508 stars155 forksUnlicenselast commit Actively maintained
Open-source PHP script to launch a self-hosted video sharing site with playlists, collections, and social features.
179 stars63 forkslast commit Actively maintained
#8
Subatic is a lightweight video hosting and streaming platform that stores uploads in S3-compatible object storage, transcodes to HLS, and uses PostgreSQL for metadata. Deployable with Docker Compose.
161 stars11 forksGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained
#9
Self-hosted YouTube-like video sharing app in Go with automatic MP4 (H.264/AAC) transcoding, thumbnail generation, RSS feeds, and file-based libraries (no DB).
Activity unknown
GNU MediaGoblin is a self-hostable media publishing platform for sharing photos, video, and other media types, designed as a decentralized alternative to proprietary services.
Activity unknown
What replacing JW Player actually involves
Every option on this page is open source and free to run on your own hardware, so you own the data and there is no subscription to cancel. 8 of 10 shipped a commit in the last six months. Licences in this list: AGPL-3.0, MIT, GPL-3.0, Unlicense. In exchange you take on hosting, backups and updates yourself.
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