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

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

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).

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.

Actively maintained

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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