Janus
Janus is an open-source, self-hosted app in the Video Conferencing & VoIP category, licensed GPL-3.0 and written mainly in C. It has 9,193 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 23, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 9,193
- Forks
- 2,638
- Open issues
- 16
- Commits, last 12 months
- 101
- Last commit
- Oct 23, 2026
- Latest release
- No releases
- Created
- Feb 11, 2014
- License
- GPL-3.0Open source
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Oct 23, 2026, 101 commits in 12 months.
- Security policyPublishes a security policy on GitHub
| Last commit | Oct 23, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 101 |
| Latest release | No GitHub releases |
| Releases, last 12 months | 0 |
| Releases, all time | 0 |
| Open issues | 16 |
| Open pull requests | 20 |
| Good first issues | 0 |
| Contributing guide | Yes |
| Security policy | Yes |
| Created | Feb 11, 2014 |
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About Janus
General-purpose, lightweight, minimalist WebRTC Server.
Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/meetecho/janus-gateway.
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Is Janus free and open source?
Yes. Janus is open-source software released under the GPL-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 Janus with Docker?
Janus does not list an official Docker image. It installs natively (C), so follow the install steps in its README or look for a community-maintained container.
What are the best alternatives to Janus?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to Janus include Jitsi Meet, BigBlueButton and FreeSWITCH.
Is Janus actively maintained?
The most recent commit to Janus was on Oct 23, 2026 with 101 commits in the past twelve months. It had 16 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.