mediacms-io

    mediacms-io/mediacms

    MediaCMS is a modern, fully featured open source video and media CMS

    backend
    frontend
    api
    self-hosted
    audio
    cms
    django
    media
    mediacms
    Python
    AGPL-3.0
    5.2K stars
    985 forks
    45 GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 5, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    5 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 10 days ago, with 47 contributors on GitHub.

    Peaked at #61 in the weekly ranking the week of Oct 26, its best in the past year.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Provides a modern, open source video and media content management system with Django backend, React frontend, and a REST API.
    • Enables full self-hosting control with advanced media management features and flexible publishing workflows.
    • Use for building a private educational video portal with controlled access and distraction-free content delivery.
    • Use for hosting sensitive organizational media securely without relying on external platforms.
    • Use for creating a customizable community video sharing site with branding, playlists, and social sharing.

    Should you depend on it?

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    License

    AGPL 3.0

    Network copyleft: like the GPL, and also triggered by offering the software over a network.

    Community files

    • README: present
    • Code of conduct: present

    Watch-outs

    • AGPL-style copyleft also applies when the software is offered over a network.

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    From the README

    MediaCMS is a modern, fully featured open source video and media CMS. It is developed to meet the needs of modern web platforms for viewing and sharing media. It can be used to build a small to medium video and media portal within minutes.

    It is built mostly using the modern stack Django + React and includes a REST API.

    A demo is available at https://demo.mediacms.io

    Excerpt from the mediacms-io/mediacms README on GitHub (AGPL-3.0 license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

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    Forks

    985+45

    Open issues

    159+19

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