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 Self-Hosted alternative is PeerTube, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to YouTube and 13 are available as a self-hosted solution so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Self-Hosted alternatives to YouTube are Invidious, MediaGoblin, Piped and AVideo.

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  1. PeerTube icon

    PeerTube

     530 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.

    71 PeerTube alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
    • F-Droid
    • Cloudron
    New video UI
     
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    PeerTube vs YouTube Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    Douze
    10

    PeerTube is the open-source technology that links together independent instances on which people freely host and post videos. Find an instance that suits you or create your own, and join the federated PeerTube community !

    artiman
    Positive
    0

    It's decentralized and made by a non-profit, and it has a way better search than YouTube and as seen in the name it has torrenting, so users can share the load of the server some of the biggest advantages of YouTube is the insane load the server can take and host so many videos peertube instances may not have big datacenters, but it clearly has good software

    Festo
    Positive
    1

    Ad-free, decentralized alternative to share videos.

    3 of 38 comments
    • PeerTube is Free and Open SourceYouTube is Freemium and Proprietary
    • PeerTube is Privacy focusedYouTube is not according to our users
  2. Invidious icon

    Invidious

     200 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

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    Invidious screenshot 1
     
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    Invidious vs YouTube Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    TerrifiedTyphlosion
    10

    As the description states, it is merely a frontend for YouTube. However, it comes with a lighter interface and blocks YouTube trackers and ads.

    Top Negative Comment
    Alexandre ZANNI
    6

    Invidious is not a video platform but a Youtube frontend.

    OnlyOpenSource
    Negative
    0

    Invidious is a YouTube privacy frontend not a video hosting site like YouTube.

    3 of 14 comments
    • Invidious is Free and Open SourceYouTube is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Invidious is Privacy focused and LightweightYouTube is not according to our users
  3. MediaGoblin icon

    MediaGoblin

     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.

    58 MediaGoblin alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Sandstorm
    A User profile and their corresponding galleries
     
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    MediaGoblin vs YouTube Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    Guest
    12

    It is a free/libre software that respects your freedom and the freedom of your personal data.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Top Negative Comment
    Guest
    -1

    Poor in content, unused, not immediately clear, important structural difference that are not obvious.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
    -11

    Clueless how it works and it would not upload my video when I tried the demo so there was no way to figure it out.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    3 of 5 comments
    • MediaGoblin is Free and Open SourceYouTube is Freemium and Proprietary
  4. Piped icon

    Piped

     77 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.

    65 Piped alternatives

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Trending page
     
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    Piped vs YouTube Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    1

    It's much nicer than Invidious. Piped is not a full YouTube alternative like LBRY, but rather a frontend that allows you to watch YouTube and only connecting to googleapis.com (not googlevideo.com like Invidious). It also has the craziest ad blocker ever. When you watch a video and they say, now it's time for a word from our sponsor or something like that, it fast forwards to the end of that part. It's insane, I have no idea how they pull that off!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    RemovedUser
    Positive
    0

    If you want to watch YouTube content but don't like ads and Google's invasive data collection, you should definitely try Piped. It's super fast (faster than Invidious in my experience) and the Preferences allow users to enable SponsorBlock, an open-source crowdsourced platform that skips sponsored segments automatically, so that you never have to hear "this video is sponsored by RandomVPN" ever again. It's highly customizable, very similar to NewPipe.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Piped is Free and Open SourceYouTube is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Piped is Privacy focused and LightweightYouTube is not according to our users
  5. AVideo icon

    AVideo

     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.

    93 AVideo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Docker
    AVideo screenshot 1
     
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    AVideo vs YouTube Comments
    danielneto1
    Positive
    0

    Very clear layout and help

    Guest
    Negative
    -8

    YouPHPTube is primarily for downloading videos from a url.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • AVideo is Free and Open SourceYouTube is Freemium and Proprietary
  6. CloudTube icon

    CloudTube

     10 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.

    44 CloudTube alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    CloudTube screenshot 1
     
  8. IPFSTube icon

    IPFSTube

     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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    IPFSTube vs YouTube Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    13

    It's not a good alternative to YouTube because the idea is upload a video, get a link and share it. That's it. It doesn't have a interface that you can search for videos and etc. Basically, it doesn't have the "social network" that YouTube has.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • IPFSTube is Free and Open SourceYouTube is Freemium and Proprietary
  9. ViewTube icon

    ViewTube

     11 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.

    35 ViewTube alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    ViewTube screenshot 1
     
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    ViewTube vs YouTube Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    It has beautiful design, integrated SponsorBlock and protects your privacy by proxying content.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • ViewTube is Free and Open SourceYouTube is Freemium and Proprietary
    • ViewTube is Privacy focusedYouTube is not according to our users
  10. CumulusClips icon

    CumulusClips

     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

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
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    CumulusClips vs YouTube Comments
    Akito
    Positive
    0

    This one is not bad and not so bloated as most other alternatives. However, it seems to be not developed anymore. The latest release was 2017 and that is also the year the last commit was made in its Github repository. https://github.com/cumulusclips/cumulusclips

    • CumulusClips is Free and Open SourceYouTube is Freemium and Proprietary
  11. Hyper 8 icon

    Hyper 8

     2 likes

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

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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    • Self-Hosted
    Classic split playlist layout with the video player on the left side (bigger) and a list of the videos in the playlist on the right side (including thumbnails, video durations, etc.)
     
  12. NodeTube icon

    NodeTube

     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)

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    NodeTube screenshot 1
     
  13. Yotter icon

    Yotter

     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
    Yotter screenshot 1
     
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