MediaGoblin is a self-hosted media publishing platform that allows individuals and communities to share digital content without relying on centralised commercial services. It provides an alternative to photo, video and audio hosting platforms while allowing administrators to control their own servers.
The software supports publishing photographs alongside several other media types, including audio, video and documents. Users can upload media, organise items into collections and browse content published by other users on the same installation.
MediaGoblin provides tools for processing uploaded files and preparing them for display through a browser. Its extensible architecture supports additional media types and functionality, while user accounts and themes help administrators create a customised media sharing service.
It supports SQLite and PostgreSQL databases and can run on conventional Linux server infrastructure.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Self-host photographs and other digital media.
- Support image, audio, video and additional media types.
- Upload and publish media through a browser-based interface.
- Organise uploaded content into collections and galleries.
- Browse media shared by other users.
- Process and convert supported media formats for web presentation.
- Support user accounts and community interaction.
- Provide comments with Markdown formatting.
- Customise the appearance of a site using themes.
- Extend functionality through plugins.
- Support SQLite and PostgreSQL databases.
- Offer command-line and batch uploading facilities.
- Run on self-managed Linux servers without requiring privileged access.
Website: mediagoblin.org
Support:
Developer: GNU MediaGoblin contributors
License: GNU Affero General Public License v3.0
MediaGoblin is written in Python and SQL. Learn Python with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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