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Best open-source Video hosting
The best self-hosted video-hosting split in the c17.io catalog is PeerTube for an AGPL-3.0 federated library (the published Vimeo / Wistia / Brightcove / YouTube stack), MediaCMS when you want that AGPL-3.0 library without federation — /compare/peertube-vs-mediacms, Owncast when the job is MIT live ingest rather than a library — /compare/owncast-vs-peertube, and OpenScreen when the job is an async recording rather than a hosted player. This is not Brightcove's every player-analytics SKU. Live multi-destination stays on /replace/restream. You still pay bandwidth.
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Ranked picks
1
PeerTubeAGPL-3.0 federated VOD — the c17 Vimeo / Brightcove path. /compare/peertube-vs-mediacms.
When to pick it: A library and a player you host.
15,363 stars in the catalog
2
MediaCMSAGPL-3.0 video CMS without federation. /compare/peertube-vs-mediacms.
When to pick it: A private library and embeds, not ActivityPub.
5,167 stars in the catalog
3
OwncastMIT live stream already on /best/live-streaming. Not a VOD library.
When to pick it: A broadcast, not a Brightcove library.
11,621 stars in the catalog
4
openscreenMIT recorder already on /replace/loom. Not a hosted library.
When to pick it: A local capture, not a Vimeo player.
4,243 stars in the catalog
How they compare
| Tool | License | Self-host | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| PeerTube | GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 | Medium | A library and a player you host. |
| MediaCMS | GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 | Medium | A private library and embeds, not ActivityPub. |
| Owncast | MIT License | Medium | A broadcast, not a Brightcove library. |
| openscreen | MIT License | Easy | A local capture, not a Vimeo player. |
Related pages
- PeerTube / MediaCMS stack
- Owncast stack
- OpenScreen stack
- Replace Vimeo
- Replace Wistia
- Replace YouTube
- Replace Vidyard
- Replace Brightcove
- Replace JW Player
- Replace Twitch
- Replace StreamYard
- Replace Restream
- Replace Loom
- Replace Tella
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FAQ
- PeerTube or MediaCMS?
- PeerTube if you want the published Vimeo / Brightcove federated library. MediaCMS if you want a library without federation — /compare/peertube-vs-mediacms.
- Brightcove or Vimeo?
- Same published library — /replace/brightcove and /replace/vimeo.
- Is this Twitch?
- Live stays on /replace/twitch (Owncast) and /best/live-streaming. This page is a library.
- Are these free?
- PeerTube and MediaCMS are AGPL-3.0. Owncast is MIT. You pay hosting, disk, and bandwidth. Template users never pay c17.
- How do I deploy it?
- Open /stacks/peertube-video. Persist storage. Upload one video.
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