On your own server, TypeType runs a private video platform for YouTube, NicoNico, and BiliBili, keeping subscriptions, history, and playlists out of someone else's recommendation engine. Pick a service and search it. Browse channels, Shorts, podcasts, and a home feed. Speed and quality control. Cinema mode. Native picture-in-picture. Subtitles, alternate audio tracks, and frame-by-frame stepping. SponsorBlock segments get skipped, or just marked, by category. Subscriptions, playlists, watch later, favorites, and resume positions fill the library. Import a Google Takeout export or a PipePipe backup and a new instance never starts empty. Download video or audio to local or S3-compatible storage and collect it in the browser when it is ready. Sign in locally or through OIDC. An admin console runs the instance. Block a channel and it disappears from feeds, search, and related videos. Hide Shorts. Hide personalized recommendations. Hide the suggestions column. A native Android client for phones and tablets syncs with the same instance. An optional experimental recommender can build a personalized home feed, and each user chooses whether to turn it on. Running on a dedicated VPS on RepoCloud with guaranteed CPU, RAM, and SSD, full root SSH access, and a browser serial console. MIT licensed.

The fediverse's answer to YouTube comes from French non-profit Framasoft: PeerTube is a TypeScript/Angular video platform where hundreds of independently operated instances federate over ActivityPub into one network. Videos you publish are discoverable across the whole video fediverse, and viewers can follow your channels from Mastodon or any ActivityPub platform - or plain RSS - without needing an account on your instance. The namesake innovation attacks video hosting's core cost problem: alongside HLS delivery, an optional WebRTC-based P2P layer lets concurrent viewers' browsers share video segments with each other, so a video going viral distributes its own bandwidth demand instead of crushing your server; instance redundancy extends this by letting friendly instances cache each other's videos. Livestreaming is first-class - stream via OBS or any RTMP software, host permanent streams, enable replays, and interact through live chat. Creators get channels, playlists, analytics, built-in video editing (trim, watermark), and an embeddable player for any website. There are no ads, no data mining, and no recommendation algorithm engineered for watch-time - the project's explicit design stance. Admins control federation policy, P2P settings, and theming; a plugin system extends the rest. AGPL-licensed, 300+ contributors, in active development since 2015.

Redlib lets you read Reddit without an account, ads, or trackers, through a clean page served from a machine you control. Open any subreddit, user profile, or comment thread and the server fetches the content and relays every image and video itself, so your browser never talks to Reddit directly. Pages need no JavaScript, unless you opt in to HLS video playback with sound. Choose card, clean, or compact layouts, a wide interface, and one of more than a dozen themes, from Dracula and Nord to Gruvbox and Tokyo Night. Post and comment sorting, a search box scoped to the current subreddit, a wiki tab, and subreddit filters help you find and tame your feed. Subscriptions build a personal home page with no login. Spoilers and NSFW previews can be blurred or hidden, and an SFW-only mode blocks mature content for the whole instance. Optional RSS feeds let a feed reader follow subreddits. Links to removed posts open in a configurable undelete viewer. Operators set defaults through environment variables, add an instance banner, discourage search indexing, and route outbound traffic through an HTTP or SOCKS proxy. Settings live in a browser cookie and can be exported or imported between devices. Running on a dedicated VPS on RepoCloud with guaranteed CPU, RAM, and SSD, full root SSH access, and a browser serial console. AGPL-3.0 licensed.

For video enthusiasts and media archivers who want complete ownership over their online video subscriptions, MyTube provides a self-hosted video downloader, library organizer, and streaming portal. Paste a single link or queue a batch of URLs from YouTube, Bilibili, Twitch, MissAV, and over one thousand yt-dlp compatible sites to archive videos directly to your disk. Subscribe to your favorite creators so new uploads download automatically in the background alongside their default language subtitles. Local video uploads automatically generate thumbnails and pull movie or television posters, cast details, release years, and ratings from TMDB. Curate custom collections, filter your catalog by tags or authors, and generate private RSS feed links for external podcast and feed readers. Built-in playback tools include keyboard shortcuts, cinema mode, Canvas-based in-car playback, and optional real-time audio translation with live subtitles via Google Gemini. You can sync finished recordings to Alist or OpenList cloud storage, trigger custom shell scripts on task completion, and receive instant Telegram bot alerts when downloads finish or fail. Share your library safely using read-only visitor accounts while protecting admin controls with WebAuthn passkeys or a 3x3 gesture lock. Running on a dedicated VPS on RepoCloud with guaranteed CPU, RAM, and SSD, full root SSH access, and a browser serial console. MIT licensed.

Archiving online videos, creator channels, and curated playlists directly into a personal Plex, Jellyfin, or Emby library becomes effortless with HomeTube, a self-hosted web downloader supporting more than 1,800 streaming platforms. Users paste a single video or playlist URL into the web interface, where an intelligent format analyzer evaluates available codecs and automatically selects the highest resolution video and audio streams such as 4K AV1 or VP9 paired with Opus audio. Built-in SponsorBlock integration detects crowd-sourced sponsor segments, intros, outros, and self-promotions during the download process so saved videos play back completely ad-free without manual editing. When synchronizing playlists, the engine tracks entries by unique video ID rather than mutable titles, downloads only newly added items, preserves upstream ordering with customizable filename templates, and optionally moves removed videos into an archive folder. A visual processing panel lets operators trim specific time ranges with keyframe or frame-precise cutting, embed primary and secondary subtitle tracks alongside chapter markers, and create nested destination directories directly from the browser. Browser cookie file support unlocks age-restricted or member-only streams, while custom yt-dlp argument pass-through accommodates proxy routing and filesize caps. Once processing finishes, completed files move into watched media folders and can trigger an immediate Jellyfin library rescan via API key. Running on a dedicated VPS on RepoCloud with guaranteed CPU, RAM, and SSD, full root SSH access, and a browser serial console. AGPL-3.0 licensed.

Archiving YouTube channels and playlists into a local media server becomes effortless with Pinchflat, a self-hosted media manager that automates downloading, naming, and organizing online video and audio libraries on disk. Instead of manually copying links into command-line downloaders, you define reusable Media Profiles with presets tailored for Plex, Jellyfin, Kodi, or raw archival storage, and then attach any number of YouTube channels or playlists as monitored sources. Fast Indexing polls RSS feeds or the YouTube API to detect newly published uploads within minutes while falling back to scheduled full scans so back-catalog videos are never missed. Granular source rules let you include or exclude YouTube Shorts and livestreams, filter titles by keyword patterns, enforce earliest upload cutoff dates, and set automatic retention windows that prune older files after a configured number of days. Built-in SponsorBlock integration marks or strips sponsor segments and embeds chapters alongside thumbnails, subtitles, and NFO metadata files so episodes appear cleanly inside your home theater library. You can also schedule Delayed Redownloads a few days after initial publication to capture higher-bitrate transcodes or crowd-sourced SponsorBlock tags, supply browser cookies for private playlists, and subscribe to any archived source in mobile podcast players through generated RSS feeds. Running on a dedicated VPS on RepoCloud with guaranteed CPU, RAM, and SSD, full root SSH access, and a browser serial console. AGPL-3.0 licensed.

To listen to your favorite YouTube channels, video playlists, and Bilibili creators during a commute without keeping a browser tab open, PigeonPod converts video subscriptions into private, standard podcast RSS feeds for any podcast player. Paste a channel URL, playlist link, or single video address to preview uploads and generate a protected feed for Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts, or AntennaPod. You can select audio-only or video output, customize bitrates and formats, and generate Podcasting 2.0 chapter markers for topic scrubbing. Scheduled background sync jobs fetch new releases automatically while on-demand history backfill queues older catalog episodes in bulk. Per-feed keyword rules, duration thresholds, and retention limits keep storage clean by filtering out shorts or marathon livestreams. Upload YouTube or Bilibili cookies for member-only streams, route traffic through custom proxies, and update the yt-dlp engine directly inside the web dashboard. A built-in web player, one-click public episode share pages, and OPML export let you stream in the browser or migrate subscriptions. Media files store on local disk or S3-compatible buckets such as Cloudflare R2 and MinIO, accompanied by YouTube API quota monitors and failure alerts. Multi-user role permissions support shared accounts across eight interface languages. Running on a dedicated VPS on RepoCloud with guaranteed CPU, RAM, and SSD, full root SSH access, and a browser serial console. GPL-3.0 licensed.

Twitch and YouTube Live, replaced by infrastructure you control: Owncast is a self-hosted live streaming and chat server. Point OBS, Streamlabs, or any RTMP-capable broadcaster at the server's ingest port, and Owncast transcodes the feed with FFmpeg into HLS with multiple quality variants, playing it in a built-in web page with a real-time chat beside it. Chat supports anonymous participation, custom emotes, and moderation tools - message removal, user bans and suspensions - with optional authentication via IndieAuth or a Fediverse account. ActivityPub integration puts the stream on the Fediverse: viewers on Mastodon and compatible services can follow a channel and get notified the moment it goes live. Video delivery can come straight off the server or offload HLS segments to S3-compatible object storage so a modest VPS handles thousands of concurrent viewers while only managing ingest and chat. The backend is a single Go binary with a React frontend - no accounts platform, no database server, no dependency stack - and the player embeds in any website. MIT-licensed, with roughly 9k GitHub stars, zero platform fees, and no algorithm or takedown policy between you and your audience.

FireShare turns a folder of game captures on your server into a browsable library where every clip gets its own permanent link, ready to paste into Discord the moment something worth bragging about happens. Point it at the directories you already record to and it scans what is there: the file people watch is always your untouched original, in MP4, WebM, or MOV, never a recompressed stand-in. Privacy is set per file, public for the feed, link-only for friends, or behind a password, and whole folders can be shared as a single link. It also sorts the chaos for you, detecting the game in each capture and shelving hundreds of timestamped filenames under proper cover art you can search and browse. Trim the dead air off a clip before posting it, add a title, description, tags, and a custom thumbnail, and watch the view count climb. For screens that struggle with huge originals, optional transcoding adds adaptive lower qualities on CPU or an NVIDIA GPU, and HDR captures get tone-mapped to SDR instead of looking washed out. Friends can upload through the browser or by token from scripts, new public clips can announce themselves to Discord or an RSS reader, and accounts come with permissions, profiles, and two-factor sign-in. Running on a dedicated VPS on RepoCloud with guaranteed CPU, RAM, and SSD, full root SSH access, and a browser serial console. GPL-3.0 licensed.

Cap is an open-source screen recorder with a built-in sharing site, so the explanation you would have booked a call for becomes a link someone can watch whenever it suits them. Pick Instant Mode when speed matters: choose a screen, window, or area, add your camera and microphone, and the video uploads while you record, so the share link is ready the second you stop. Pick Studio Mode when polish matters: Cap records locally at up to 4K and 60 frames per second, keeps screen and camera as separate tracks, and opens an editor for trimming, backgrounds, zooms, captions, and export to MP4 or GIF. Whichever mode made it, a shared video lands on a page that plays in any browser, where viewers can leave comments and reactions. Owners can keep a video private or protect it with a password, and team workspaces keep a shared library organized. Share pages come from your own domain, and recordings live in the bundled object store or any S3-compatible bucket. Connect a transcription and AI provider to add transcripts, titles, summaries, and clickable chapters. Bug reports, product demos, onboarding walkthroughs, design reviews, and async standups all shrink to a short recording and a link. The desktop apps for macOS, Windows, and Linux connect to your server through a single Cap Server URL setting. Running on a dedicated VPS on RepoCloud with guaranteed CPU, RAM, and SSD, full root SSH access, and a browser serial console. AGPL-3.0 licensed.

Point Emby at your movie, music, and photo libraries and it becomes a private streaming service: metadata and artwork arrive from TMDB and TVDB, everything lands in a polished browsable interface, and media transcodes on the fly whenever a client can't play the original format. The client reach is the selling point: native apps span Android TV, Apple TV, Google TV, Fire TV, Roku, LG and Samsung smart TVs, iOS, Android, Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, plus web browsers and desktop apps for Windows, macOS, and Linux, and DLNA devices are auto-detected for casting and remote control. Multi-user support gives each household member their own account, watch history, favorites, and recommendations, with genuinely capable parental controls: content restrictions, access schedules, time limits, and live monitoring with remote control of kids' sessions. Live TV works with hardware tuners like HDHomeRun or M3U playlists, with free guide data in the US, Canada, and UK. The server and core features are free; an optional Premiere key adds hardware-accelerated transcoding, DVR recording, offline sync, and Cinema Mode intros.

Seanime turns your server into a dedicated anime and manga command center, combining local library management, torrent streaming, an integrated manga reader, and AniList progress tracking in a single self-hosted web application. Point it at your media folders and the smart scanner automatically identifies and matches your anime files to AniList entries without requiring strict naming conventions or folder hierarchies. Stream episodes directly from torrents through qBittorrent, Transmission, Torbox, Real-Debrid, AllDebrid, or Premiumize; the built-in player starts playback before the download finishes, so there is no waiting for full transfers. The manga reader pulls chapters from community extension sources and tracks your reading progress across series automatically. An in-app extension marketplace lets you install third-party providers for streaming, manga, and torrent sources, all written in JavaScript and managed through a visual interface. Seanime Tenji, the companion mobile app for iOS and Android, connects to your server for on-the-go library browsing, content streaming, and offline downloads. Auto-download rules grab new episodes of airing series the moment torrents appear. The transcoding engine handles on-the-fly conversion for browser playback on any device, while direct play passes through compatible formats at full quality. Running on a dedicated VPS on RepoCloud with guaranteed CPU, RAM, and SSD, full root SSH access, and a browser serial console. GPL-3.0 licensed.

Friday night, 1994: you are standing in the Action aisle deciding what the weekend looks like, except the shelves are stocked with your own library and the store lives in your browser. Halcyon Video rebuilds that ritual in 3D around your Jellyfin, Plex, or Emby server, turning libraries into aisles and genres into signed sections you can walk. Pick a case off the shelf and it comes up in your hand at true rental proportions; flip it over for the synopsis, cast, runtime, ratings, and a technical table read from the actual file. Seasons arrive as box sets, popular titles sit deeper on the shelf, and the clerk behind the counter searches by title, director, or genre and recommends from your catalog and watch history. Carry an armful to the checkout and she bags them in plastic that folds around the cases, receipt and all. A RomM connection opens a games department with platform-correct cartons and clamshells, while Jellyseerr requests appear as discovery cases you can order in-store. Drive it from the couch with a TV remote, gamepad, keyboard, or phone, or let attract mode tour the floor past the ceiling CRTs. Running on a dedicated VPS on RepoCloud with guaranteed CPU, RAM, and SSD, full root SSH access, and a browser serial console. GPL-3.0 licensed.

MediaMTX sits between cameras and viewers as a self-hosted live media server, taking in video and audio streams over one protocol and handing them back out over another, so one IP camera feed can end up playing in a browser, a phone app, and a recording archive simultaneously. Publish with FFmpeg, GStreamer, OBS Studio, a browser, or a Raspberry Pi camera over RTSP, RTMP, SRT, WebRTC, Media-over-QUIC, HLS, MPEG-TS, or RTP, and read it back on any other protocol without a transcoding pipeline. Run dozens of camera feeds side by side, each on its own path, and keep every path available even while its publisher is offline. Record everything to disk in fMP4 or MPEG-TS as it streams, then play recordings back later through the same server instead of shipping files around. Authenticate publishers and viewers with built-in users, an external HTTP check, or JWT, and use the control API plus Prometheus metrics to wire the server into the rest of your monitoring stack. Forward streams to other servers, proxy cameras behind NAT, and fire hook commands whenever a client connects, publishes, or disconnects, so a doorbell camera can trigger a snapshot or an alert as it starts streaming. Reload the configuration while clients stay connected, and tune everything from the same mediamtx.yml file or environment variables, with no database or runtime dependencies to babysit. Running on a dedicated VPS on RepoCloud with guaranteed CPU, RAM, and SSD, full root SSH access, and a browser serial console. MIT licensed.

Point OBS or a hardware encoder at Restreamer's built-in RTMP or SRT ingest and it serves your website while rebroadcasting to YouTube Live, Twitch, Facebook, Vimeo, TikTok, LinkedIn, PeerTube, and anything else that accepts RTMP, SRT, or HLS - a complete self-hosted live-streaming server from datarhei. That multistreaming normally costs a monthly Restream.io subscription; here it's one FFmpeg process per destination on your own hardware. The web UI is genuinely approachable, with a wizard that walks beginners through camera setup, while professionals get the full surface: multiple audio/video inputs (USB, RTSP network cameras, virtual devices), codec and processing settings, separate audio muxing, and hardware acceleration via Nvidia CUDA, Intel VAAPI, or Raspberry Pi. Serving your own audience is first-class - a built-in Video.js player embeds in your site, a ready-made publication website streams without any embedding work, HLS chunk sizes are tunable, and automatic Let's Encrypt handles HTTPS. Viewer and bandwidth monitoring with limits keeps traffic costs predictable, and it's GDPR-friendly: no third-party provider, no audience data stored. A fully Swagger-documented REST API drives automation. SRT support keeps latency under a second.