# jech/galene

The Galène videoconference server

Repository: https://github.com/jech/galene
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/galene
Homepage: https://galene.org
Language: Go
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: sfu, videoconference, webapp, webrtc, file-sharing, galene, video-conference, video-conferencing
Last push: 2026-08-21T22:11:33+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 76/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2083, "days_push": 12, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1387, forks 191 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:35.193596+00:00)

## What it is
Galène is a self-hosted videoconferencing server written in Go that implements a selective forwarding unit (SFU) for WebRTC, with an included web client. It is designed for lectures, conferences, tutorials, and meetings while requiring very modest server resources.

## Use cases
- host my own video conferencing server
- run online lectures and seminars for a university
- self-hosted alternative to Jitsi or Zoom
- lightweight video calls on a Raspberry Pi or small VPS
- stream a conference talk to remote attendees
- share screen and files during a meeting
- build a custom WebRTC client against a documented protocol

## When to choose
- you want a low-resource, easy-to-administer self-hosted videoconference server
- you need to run meetings or lectures on modest hardware like an SBC
- you want a documented client protocol to build custom frontends
- you prefer a single Go binary with simple group configuration files

## When to avoid
- you need end-to-end encrypted calls (Galène only encrypts client-to-server)
- you need a managed SaaS solution with no server administration
- you need heavy production testing on Windows
- you need built-in features like breakout rooms or cloud recording out of the box

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: stable
- function: websocket, http-server, web-framework, file-upload
- domain: web-development, self-hosted
- platform: windows, go, self-hosted, cross-platform
- tags: videoconferencing, webrtc, sfu, video-conference, file-sharing, screen-sharing, lectures, meetings, real-time, communication, linux, macos, web-server

## Member repositories
- jech/galene (main) score 76

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:35.193596+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:39:50.016747+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jech/galene (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:35.193596+00:00, sha 5f8d59b57ad4)
  - homepage: https://galene.org (fetched 2026-08-29T11:55:19.973466+00:00, sha 7f17703f8a2c)
  - site_page: https://galene.org/galene-install.html (fetched 2026-08-29T11:55:19.983283+00:00, sha f5d8f2fe4f45)
  - site_page: https://galene.org/INSTALL.html (fetched 2026-08-29T11:55:19.985514+00:00, sha 48966f859741)
  - site_page: https://galene.org/faq.html (fetched 2026-08-29T11:55:19.987575+00:00, sha d4d0aefd92cc)
  - site_page: https://galene.org/galene-api (fetched 2026-08-29T11:55:19.989506+00:00, sha 86acb6bbb097)
  - site_page: https://galene.org/galene-client.html (fetched 2026-08-29T11:55:19.991563+00:00, sha 31f6cd3eb73d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.