mediacms-io/mediacms
MediaCMS is a modern, fully featured open source video and media CMS, written in Python/Django and React, featuring a REST API. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
99/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 99
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 2.0
- age_days: 2087
- days_rel: 8
- days_push: 8
- n_releases_24m: 55
Adoption not part of the score
5083 stars · 952 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
MediaCMS is an open source, self-hosted video and media CMS built with Django and React, exposing a REST API. It supports video, audio, image, and PDF publishing with transcoding, HLS streaming, RBAC, and automatic transcription via Whisper.
Use cases
- self-host a video sharing site like youtube
- build a private media portal for my organization
- host an open source video cms with rest api
- run a media library with automatic transcription and captions
- create a course video platform for moodle or lms
- share audio and video with playlists and embeds
- deploy a self-hosted alternative to vimeo
When to choose
- you want full control over your media data on your own infrastructure
- you need a ready-made video portal with users, roles, and workflows out of the box
- you need transcoding, HLS adaptive streaming, and subtitles built in
- you want LMS integration (LTI 1.3, Moodle) or SAML enterprise auth
When to avoid
- you only need a lightweight static site or blog without media management
- you need a massively scaled video platform with CDN-level distribution
- you cannot run Python/Django with Celery and ffmpeg on a server
- you need a headless CMS for non-media content
Facets
application · maturity active
web-framework api-framework http-server video-processing audio-processing search-engine auth authorization file-upload self-hosted web-development media cms self-hosted backend self-hosted python video-cms video-sharing django react rest-api hls-streaming transcoding whisper-transcription lti saml video web-server docker linux
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/mediacms-io/mediacms · fetched 2026-08-28 · 76432ae84153
- homepage: https://mediacms.io · fetched 2026-08-29 · 7a3d0e1f5d7f
- site_page: https://mediacms.io/features · fetched 2026-08-29 · 4594eb3fce46
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| mediacms-io/mediacms | main | 99 |
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