Self-host viewscreen
Personal video streaming server with torrent support
- Stars
- 231
- RAM
- 1GB+
- Storage
- 5GB+
- Ports
- 80 (HTTP redirect to HTTPS), 443 (HTTPS with Let's Encrypt TLS), 61337 (Torrent client listener)
- Requires
- Ffmpeg
viewscreen/viewscreen
What is viewscreen?
Viewscreen is a personal video streaming server for self-hosting on a VPS or dedicated machine. It offers a web UI to organize and play media, converting files on the fly to MP4 with AAC/H.264. A built-in torrent client downloads directly to the server, so your home IP stays hidden. TLS certificates come from Let's Encrypt automatically, with HTTP-to-HTTPS redirection. Access is protected by HTTP basic auth or reverse-proxy headers. Distribution options are a single static Go binary or a Docker image. Development stopped around 2018 with no formal releases.
Should you self-host viewscreen?
viewscreen scores 38/100 on selfhost.directory (how scoring works) and ranks #48 of 54 in Media Streaming. It has 231 GitHub stars.
There was no stable release in the past 12 months, so check the repository's recent activity before you rely on it.
Setup is moderate: expect some configuration beyond a single command. An official Docker image is available. It is MIT-licensed and written mostly in Go.
Its closest alternative on selfhost.directory is Invidious (81/100, 25 799 stars). It scores higher overall, so compare the two before you pick. See viewscreen vs Invidious side by side.
Features
- Automatic HTTPS
- Friend sharing
- HTTP Basic Authentication
- Offline Downloads
- Reverse Proxy Authentication
- Torrent Client
- Video Streaming
- Video Transcoding
viewscreen README
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