CyTube
CyTube is an open-source, self-hosted app in the Media Servers category, licensed MIT and written mainly in JavaScript. It has 1,587 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 21, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 1,587
- Forks
- 248
- Open issues
- 59
- Commits, last 12 months
- 8
- Last commit
- Oct 21, 2026
- Latest release
- v3.36.1May 18, 2017
- Created
- Feb 16, 2013
- License
- MITOpen source
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Project health
MaintainedMaintained: last commit Oct 21, 2026.
| Last commit | Oct 21, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 8 |
| Latest release | v3.36.1 (May 18, 2017) |
| Releases, last 12 months | 0 |
| Releases, all time | 9 |
| Open issues | 59 |
| Open pull requests | 12 |
| Good first issues | 0 |
| Contributing guide | No |
| Security policy | No |
| Created | Feb 16, 2013 |
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About CyTube
Synchronize media, chat, and more for an arbitrary number of channels.
Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/calzoneman/sync.
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Is CyTube free and open source?
Yes. CyTube is open-source software released under the MIT 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 CyTube with Docker?
CyTube does not list an official Docker image. It installs natively (Nodejs), so follow the install steps in its README or look for a community-maintained container.
What are the best alternatives to CyTube?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to CyTube include Jellyfin, SRS and Invidious.
Is CyTube actively maintained?
The most recent commit to CyTube was on Oct 21, 2026 with 8 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v3.36.1, published May 18, 2017. It had 59 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Maintained" as of Oct 26, 2026.