cmyflix
cmyflix is an open-source, self-hosted app in the Media Servers category, licensed AGPL-3.0 and written mainly in C. It is a self-hosted alternative to Netflix. It has 195 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Dec 18, 2025 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 195
- Forks
- 15
- Open issues
- 0
- Commits, last 12 months
- 2
- Last commit
- Dec 18, 2025
- Latest release
- 0.27Dec 18, 2025
- Created
- Dec 30, 2021
- License
- AGPL-3.0Open source
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Project health
MaintainedMaintained: last commit Dec 18, 2025.
| Last commit | Dec 18, 2025 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 2 |
| Latest release | 0.27 (Dec 18, 2025) |
| Releases, last 12 months | 1 |
| Releases, all time | 8 |
| Open issues | 0 |
| Open pull requests | 0 |
| Good first issues | 0 |
| Contributing guide | No |
| Security policy | No |
| Created | Dec 30, 2021 |
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About cmyflix
Minimalist Plex/Jellyfin alternative to stream video.
Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/farfalleflickan/cmyflix.
Topics
- c
- html5
- nas
- self-hosted
- streaming
- streaming-video
- streaming-service
- kiss-principle
- movie-player
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Is cmyflix free and open source?
Yes. cmyflix is open-source software released under the AGPL-3.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run cmyflix with Docker?
cmyflix does not list an official Docker image. It installs natively (C and deb), so follow the install steps in its README or look for a community-maintained container.
What are the best alternatives to cmyflix?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to cmyflix include Jellyfin, SRS and Invidious. cmyflix itself is a self-hosted alternative to Netflix.
Is cmyflix actively maintained?
The most recent commit to cmyflix was on Dec 18, 2025 with 2 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is 0.27, published Dec 18, 2025. It had 0 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Maintained" as of Oct 26, 2026.