Self-hosted projects tagged “Video”

Self-hosted HTTP API wrapping yt-dlp for automated video/audio downloads, presets, queue management, hooks and scheduled recordings.

GPL-3.0Actively maintained

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4K Video Downloader+11

WhoRang turns doorbell camera events into AI-analyzed visitor insights with face recognition, multi-provider AI integration, real-time notifications, and mobile-first dashboards.

Slowing down

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Ring Protect+2

Medialytics parses a Plex server's XML feed and produces charts and reports about movies and TV libraries (codecs, containers, studios, ratings, size and watch stats).

Minimal, fast image and video gallery server with PWA support, thumbnail generation, slideshows, filtering, and simple filesystem-based operation for self-hosting.

GPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Google Photos+14

Community-focused server for private photo/video backup, albums, chat and audio/video calls with mobile app support and S3-compatible storage.

MITActively maintained

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Google Photos+10

Open-source PHP script to launch a self-hosted video sharing site with playlists, collections, and social features.

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YouTube+10

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.

GPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Wistia+10

Manage and schedule Plex pre-roll listings with advanced date/weight rules, path globbing, Docker deployment, and Plex webhook-based auto-generation of prerolls.

Actively maintained

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Plex

Open-source PWA that generates live captions and transcripts in the browser; supports broadcasts, OBS/vMix integration, and optional Azure AI captions.

GPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Rev+6

Web app to generate GIFs from Plex media and subtitles with integrated Plex login; built on .NET 6 and provided as a Docker Compose service.

LGPL-2.1Likely dormant

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Any Video Converter (AVC) Online+4

Blue Iris is Windows NVR software for managing up to 128 cameras, recording and search, remote web/mobile viewing, motion/audio alerts, and optional built-in AI detection.

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Synology Surveillance Station+6

Self-hosted workflow automation for media and file libraries—watch folders, run FFmpeg/metadata steps, and route outputs with a visual flow builder.

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FileFlows Cloud+8

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.

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Flickr+14

Jami is a distributed communication platform for private messaging, audio/video calls, and conferencing, designed to work without central servers and with end-to-end encryption.

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Signal+19

OpenTalk is an open-source video conferencing platform offering GDPR-compliant SaaS and self-hosted deployments with features like recording, whiteboards, breakout rooms, polls and telephone dial-in.

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Zoom+18

Rygel is a DLNA/UPnP AV media server and renderer that shares audio, video, and photos to TVs, consoles, and speakers, with optional on-the-fly transcoding.

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Twonky Server+3

Self-hosted NVR for IP cameras with low-latency live view, continuous recording, and TensorFlow Lite object detection via a mobile-friendly web UI.

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Blue Iris+7

Self-hosted CCTV/NVR software for recording, viewing, and managing IP camera streams with a web UI, real-time events, and flexible deployment from edge to enterprise.

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Blue Iris+10

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).

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YouTube+9