Self-hosted alternatives to Vimeo
Want video hosting without handing your data to Vimeo? These 14 self-hosted apps run on your own server (most are open source; licenses are listed below). Cheapest estimated hosting starts at about $10/month.
About Vimeo: Video hosting and sharing platform.
| App | Health | Stars | License | Docker | RAM (est.) | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRS | Active | 29.4k | MIT | ✓ | 4 GB | $20/mo |
| Invidious | Active | 25.9k | AGPL-3.0 | ✓ | 4 GB | $20/mo |
| PeerTube | Active | 15.4k | AGPL-3.0 | – | 2 GB | $10/mo |
| Owncast | Active | 11.6k | MIT | – | 4 GB | $20/mo |
| Tube Archivist | Active | 8.6k | GPL-3.0 | ✓ | 4 GB | $20/mo |
| MediaCMS | Active | 5.2k | AGPL-3.0 | ✓ | 4 GB | $20/mo |
| OvenMediaEngine | Active | 3.3k | AGPL-3.0 | ✓ | 4 GB | $20/mo |
| Restreamer | Maintained | 5.2k | Apache-2.0 | ✓ | 4 GB | $20/mo |
| Rapidbay | Active | 903 | MIT | ✓ | 4 GB | $20/mo |
| SyncTube | Active | 396 | MIT | – | 4 GB | $20/mo |
| Tiramisu | Active | 152 | GPL-2.0 | ✓ | 4 GB | $20/mo |
| VideoLAN Client (VLC) | Active | 44 | GPL-2.0 | – | 4 GB | $20/mo |
| Tube | Maintained | 6 | MIT | – | 4 GB | $20/mo |
| Subsonic | Unknown | – | ⊘ Proprietary | – | 4 GB | $20/mo |
The options in detail
1. SRS
Simple, high efficiency and real-time video server, supports RTMP, WebRTC, HLS, HTTP-FLV and SRT.
Active Last commit 2026-10-31. Latest release v8.0-d3 (2026-10-31). Needs roughly 4 GB RAM. How to run it →
2. Invidious
Alternative YouTube front-end.
Active Last commit 2026-11-05. Latest release v2.20261103.0 (2026-11-03). Needs roughly 4 GB RAM. How to run it →
3. PeerTube
Decentralized video streaming platform using P2P (BitTorrent) directly in the web browser.
Active Last commit 2026-11-04. 10+ releases in the past year. Latest release v8.3.2 (2026-10-26). Needs roughly 2 GB RAM. How to run it →
4. Owncast
Decentralized single-user live video streaming and chat server for running your own live streams similar in style to the large mainstream options.
Active Last commit 2026-10-25. Latest release v0.3.0 (2026-09-03). Needs roughly 4 GB RAM. How to run it →
5. Tube Archivist
Organize, search, and enjoy your YouTube collection. Subscribe, download, and track viewed content with metadata indexing and a user-friendly interface.
Active Last commit 2026-10-25. Latest release v0.6.0 (2026-10-25). Needs roughly 4 GB RAM. How to run it →
6. MediaCMS
Modern, fully featured video and media CMS, written in Python/Django/React, featuring a REST API.
Active Last commit 2026-10-26. Latest release v9.4.0 (2026-10-26). Needs roughly 4 GB RAM. How to run it →
7. OvenMediaEngine
Streaming Server with Sub-Second Latency.
Active Last commit 2026-11-04. Latest release v0.21.0 (2026-08-13). Needs roughly 4 GB RAM. How to run it →
8. Restreamer
Access H.264 real-time video streaming on your website without a streaming provider.
Maintained Last commit 2026-05-22. Latest release v2.12.0 (2024-09-13). Needs roughly 4 GB RAM. How to run it →
9. Rapidbay
Videostreaming service/torrent client that allows searching and playing videos from torrents in the browser or from a Chromecast/AppleTV/Smart TV.
Active Last commit 2026-10-29. Needs roughly 4 GB RAM. How to run it →
10. SyncTube
Lightweight and very simple to setup CyTube alternative to watch videos with friends and chat.
Active Last commit 2026-10-31. Needs roughly 4 GB RAM. How to run it →
11. Tiramisu
BitTorrent engine with a FUSE virtual filesystem that streams torrents live to Plex/Jellyfin without downloading (alternative to Real-Debrid).
Active Last commit 2026-10-17. Latest release v1.11.8 (2026-10-17). Needs roughly 4 GB RAM. How to run it →
12. VideoLAN Client (VLC)
Cross-platform multimedia player client and server supporting most multimedia files as well as DVDs, Audio CDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols.
Active Last commit 2026-11-03. Needs roughly 4 GB RAM. How to run it →
13. Tube
Youtube-like (without censorship and features you don't need!) video sharing app written in Go which also supports automatic transcoding to MP4 H.265 AAC, multiple collections and RSS feed.
Maintained Last commit 2026-05-24. Latest release 1.2.0 (2023-01-21). Needs roughly 4 GB RAM. How to run it →
14. Subsonic
Web-based media streamer and jukebox.
Unknown Needs roughly 4 GB RAM. How to run it →
Why self-host instead of Vimeo?
- Own your data — it lives on a server you control, with backups you decide on.
- Predictable cost — a small VPS often replaces per-seat pricing for a whole team or family.
- No lock-in — open-source licenses let you keep running the software even if a vendor disappears.
The trade-off: you are responsible for updates, backups and security. Pick an app marked Active (a commit in the last 90 days) and with Docker support for the easiest ride.
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