Self-hosted projects using WebRTC

Rocket.Chat is an open-source communications platform for secure team messaging, channels, DMs, voice/video, integrations, and customer omnichannel support.

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Rocket.Chat Cloud+19

Self-hostable WebRTC video conferencing with chat, screen sharing, moderation tools, and SDKs for embedding meetings into web and mobile apps.

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Zoom+12

Open-source zero-trust networking platform delivering a WireGuard-based private network with centralized access control, SSO/MFA, and cross-platform clients.

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Tailscale+17

Snapdrop is a progressive web app for peer-to-peer local file sharing between nearby devices in the browser, inspired by AirDrop, with optional self-hosting.

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Apple AirDrop+5

Neko is a self-hosted virtual browser/desktop streamed over WebRTC, enabling low-latency remote access and multi-user collaborative sessions in Docker.

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Hyperbeam+10

PeerTube is a decentralized, ActivityPub-federated video hosting platform with live streaming, P2P WebRTC delivery, and customizable community-run instances.

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YouTube+8

Self-hostable web app for fast, private peer-to-peer file sharing in the browser using WebRTC, with optional passwords, multi-file ZIP downloads, and TURN/STUN support.

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WeTransfer+9

AirDrop-like P2P file and text transfer in the browser with device pairing and temporary public rooms for internet transfers.

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Apple AirDrop+5

Community-developed Obsidian plugin to sync vaults via CouchDB or S3-compatible storage, with optional experimental WebRTC peer-to-peer syncing and end-to-end encryption.

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Obsidian

BigBlueButton is an open-source virtual classroom and web conferencing platform with real-time audio/video, screen sharing, whiteboards, breakout rooms, polling, and reco...

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Zoom+14

Spacebar is an open source, self-hostable Discord-compatible communication platform with text chat, voice, and video, designed to work with existing clients and bots.

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Discord+19

Open-source video integration and NVR platform that ingests camera streams and rebroadcasts them to HomeKit, Google Home, Alexa, Home Assistant and web clients via plugin...

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Blue Iris+10

Open-source PBX and telephony toolkit for building communications applications; modular C-based engine with SIP, WebRTC, RTP, ARI/AMI APIs and hardware support.

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3CX+19

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 HL...

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Wowza Streaming Cloud+15

An open-source WebRTC SFU that routes media for scalable multiparty video conferencing; supports Colibri XMPP/REST control, DTLS/SRTP, and Prometheus metrics.

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LiveKit Cloud+17

Self-hosted voice assistant platform for ESP32 devices with on-device wake-word and command recognition, Home Assistant integration, and an optional inference server for...

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Amazon Alexa+9

Open-source browser-based peer-to-peer chat with E2E encryption, ephemeral messages, video/audio, screen sharing, direct file transfer, and iframe embedding.

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Zoom+15

Briefing is a secure, anonymous WebRTC-based video group chat with text chat, screen sharing, and simple invite links, designed to run in modern browsers.

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Zoom+12

Open-source, self-hostable file transfer service with resumable uploads, S3 or disk storage, transfer requests, and end-to-end encrypted WebRTC quick transfers.

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WeTransfer+9

Self-hosted, lightweight federated messenger with end-to-end encrypted threads and optional WebRTC audio/video calling across independently hosted nodes.

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Signal+19

Open-source AI camera monitoring that routes camera streams through a relay/node proxy and broadcasts frames to federated AI workers for detections, summaries, and alerts...

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Blue Iris+10

Self-hosted WebRTC videoconferencing server designed for lectures, meetings, and conferences, featuring chat, recording, screen sharing, moderation, and a built-in TURN s...

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Zoom+17

Beatbump is a privacy-respecting alternative frontend for YouTube Music with ad-free audio playback, search, local playlists, and PWA support.

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Spotify+5

Self-hosted web app for real-time, end-to-end encrypted file sharing from one device to many via peer-to-peer WebRTC transfers.

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Snapdrop+11

Apache OpenMeetings is a web conferencing and collaboration platform with video meetings, chat, whiteboards, screen sharing, recording, file sharing, and user/room manage...

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Zoom+11

MistServer is an open-source streaming media toolkit that supports HLS, DASH, RTMP, RTSP, SRT and WebRTC for low-latency live and VOD workflows.

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Wowza Streaming Cloud+13

Self-hosted, open-source XMPP-based messaging server providing end-to-end encryption, multi-device sync, federation, secure backups, and integrated WebRTC audio/video cal...

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WhatsApp+17

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

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Zoom+18

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 encr...

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Signal+19