Open Source Self-Hosted YouTube Alternatives

YouTube is not available as a self-hosted solution but there are plenty of alternatives for power users and business that want to host a solution on-premise. The best open source Self-Hosted alternative is PeerTube. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to YouTube and 12 are open source and available as a self-hosted solution so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Self-Hosted alternatives to YouTube are Invidious, MediaGoblin, Piped and AVideo.

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  1. PeerTube icon
     534 likes

    A free, decentralized and federated video platform that allows peer-to-peer video streaming. Supports interoperability via ActivityPub, customizable user interface, video embedding, and follows channels from across the Fediverse without data mining or ads.

    70 PeerTube alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
    • F-Droid
    • Cloudron
     
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  2. Invidious icon
     203 likes

    Open-source YouTube alternative offers ad-free browsing with no registration or JS needed. Features video download, audio mode, subscription tools, and multi-language support. Export/import data, manage playlists without Google account, and access embedded support.

    56 Invidious alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
     
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    14
  3. MediaGoblin icon
     102 likes

    MediaGoblin is a free software media publishing platform that anyone can run. You can think of it as a decentralized alternative to Flickr, YouTube, SoundCloud, etc.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Sandstorm
     
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    5
  4. Piped icon
     80 likes

    Ad-free frontend to YouTube offering channel subscriptions without an account, multiple playlist import/export formats, SponsorBlock integration, picture-in-picture, and privacy features. No Google connection, supports dark mode, is open-source, and requires no email.

    67 Piped alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    2
  5. AVideo icon
     18 likes

    It is an open source solution that is freely available to everyone. It's written in PHP and you can create your own video sharing site and stream Live videos for free.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Docker
     
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    2
  6. CloudTube icon
     11 likes

    CloudTube is an alternative online front-end for YouTube. CloudTube provides interfaces to display that data, like a video player, search listings, channel views, and subscription management.

    45 CloudTube alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  7. IPFSTube icon
     47 likes

    IPFSTube is a player and uploader for videos, stored on the distributed IPFS (InterPlanetary File System) network.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • IPFS
    • JavaScript
    • Go (Programming Language)
     
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    1
  8. ViewTube icon
     12 likes

    Alternative YouTube frontend providing ad-free viewing, private search and discovery, independent account creation, dark and light themes, playlist and comment access, channel subscriptions, push notifications, and touch-friendly controls for all devices.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    1
  9. CumulusClips icon
     8 likes

    Free Video Sharing CMS. Start your own video sharing website with CumulusClips video sharing script. It's free and easy to use. You can build a YouTube clone where users can upload videos, rate videos, comment on videos, and much more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    1
  10. Hyper 8 icon
     2 likes

    Hyper 8 Video System - A static site generator for video publishing.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  11. NodeTube icon
     3 likes

    Nodetube is an open-source YouTube alternative that also supports image and audio uploads. Powered by NodeJS. Every shared content can be downloaded for free.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  12. Yotter icon
     3 likes

    Yotter allows you to follow and gather all the content from your favorite Twitter and YouTube accounts in a beautiful feed so you can stay up to date without compromising your privacy at all. Yotter is written with Python and Flask and uses Semantic-UI as its CSS framework.

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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