MediaCMS by mediacms-io
MediaCMS is a modern, fully featured open source video and media CMS, written in Python/Django and React, featuring a REST API.
About MediaCMS
From the project's README at github.com/mediacms-io/mediacms. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
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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 Screenshots Features Complete control over your data: host it yourself! Modern technologies: Django/Python/Celery, React. Support for multiple publishing workflows: public, private, unlisted and custom Role-Based Access Control (RBAC): create RBAC categories and connect users to groups with view/edit access on their medi
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 4.9k | github.com/mediacms-io/mediacms |
| GitHub forks | 910 | github.com/mediacms-io/mediacms |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 5.4 years | since Dec 2020 |
| Last commit | 3 days ago | May 4, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 54 | last: 3 months ago |
| Security policy | SECURITY.md | declared by maintainers |
| Funding links | 1 | declared by maintainers |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
Security advisories
CVE-2024-52004. What people say on Hacker News
- Show HN: MediaCMS v6 – open-source video platform with trimmer and RBAC
- In letter to tech, 42 AG's target "sycophantic and delusional" AI outputs [pdf]
- Serious concerns about the rise in sycophantic and delusional outputs [pdf]
- MediaCMS v7 launches with chapters, bulk actions, integration with Whisper
Ready to self-host MediaCMS?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.
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