MediaCMS
Modern, fully featured open source video and media CMS, written in Python/Django/React, featuring a REST API.
- Media Servers
- Python
- AGPL-3.0
- Docker
- Actively maintained
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 5,135
- Forks
- 963
- Open issues
- 135
- Commits, last 12 months
- 82
- Last commit
- Oct 6, 2026
- Latest release
- v9.1.2Oct 5, 2026
- Created
- Dec 15, 2020
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About MediaCMS
Modern, fully featured open source video and media CMS, written in Python/Django/React, featuring a REST API. MediaCMS is open source under the AGPL-3.0 license and written mainly in Python, so you can read the code, run it on your own hardware and keep full control of your data.
The project has 5,135 stars and 963 forks on GitHub, with 82 commits over the last year. It ships a Docker image, which makes it a good fit for a small VPS or a home server running Docker Compose.
Topics
- cms
- django
- react
- video
- media
- audio
- sharing
- rest-api
- mediacms
- open-source
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What is MediaCMS?
MediaCMS is a free, open-source app you can host on your own server, listed in our Media Servers category. Modern, fully featured open source video and media CMS, written in Python/Django/React, featuring a REST API. The source code lives at github.com/mediacms-io/mediacms, where it has 5,135 stars.
Is MediaCMS free and open source?
Yes. MediaCMS 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 MediaCMS with Docker?
Yes. MediaCMS provides a Docker image, so you can run it on any Linux server with Docker and Docker Compose installed. The project README lists the image name and the environment variables to set.
What are the best alternatives to MediaCMS?
Popular open-source alternatives to MediaCMS include Jellyfin, SRS and Invidious. MediaCMS itself is a self-hosted alternative to YouTube and Loom.
Is MediaCMS actively maintained?
The most recent commit to MediaCMS was on Oct 6, 2026 with 82 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v9.1.2, published Oct 5, 2026. Check the open issues on GitHub to gauge how quickly maintainers respond.