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I'm building OpenWatch, an open-source self-hosted video platform as an alternative to YouTube. It's designed for content creators who want to back up their content on their own infrastructure (in case of strikes) or for anyone who wants a personal video hosting solution.

The project is in early stages, but I've built out some core features:

  • Home feed
  • Video player with adaptive streaming
  • Playlists
  • Interactions (likes, comments, subscriptions)
  • Creator Studio (dashboard, content management, channel customization)

Tech stack: 

  • Next.js 16
  • Tailwind CSS v4
  • Drizzle ORM (PostgreSQL)
  • FFmpeg
  • HLS.js
  • Zustand
  • Docker

GitHub: https://github.com/openwatch-app/openwatch

Feedback would be helpful, especially around self-hosting considerations and features you'd find useful.

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[–] ge0rg3e@thelemmy.club 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Update 02/07:

  • Changed license to MIT
  • Made first steps for implementing Federation, now you can search and view videos and channels from other platforms, more features in this direction coming in the future

Thank you for all the feedback received!

[–] zer0squar3d@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Mit license allows the use for commercial purposes without funding, which if it becomes popular and adopted you would have to support it without any kick backs. Please look into GPLv3

[–] ge0rg3e@thelemmy.club 3 points 1 day ago

Thanks for the feedback