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MediaCMS

Modern, fully featured open source video and media CMS

Alternative to: youtube, vimeo, wistia


About Versions (74)

v8.3.4

2026-07-15

This release includes a bug fix that implements the use of shutil.

v8.3.3

2026-07-08

Fixed bugs related to private media and playlists.

v8.3.2

2026-06-24

This release fixes an nginx traversal security vulnerability.

v8.3.1

2026-06-23

Updated documentation regarding plugins.

v8.3.0

2026-06-19

The Moodle plugin was split into two separate plugins and accompanying documentation was added.

v8.2.1

2026-06-07

This release includes a bug fix for the SAML provider to prevent iterating over empty mappings.

v8.2.0

2026-05-31

Adds the ability to configure the SP certificate and private key via SAMLConfiguration.

v8.1.3

2026-05-19

Fixed issues with Django connection settings and prevented prestart.sh loaddata from re-running on every container restart.

v8.1.2

2026-05-18

This release includes a bug fix that removes a redundant check.

v8.1.1

2026-05-18

This release fixes an issue with x-accell headers on uploaded posters.

v8.1.0

2026-05-17

Introduced x-accell headers.

v8.0.8

2026-05-13

Updated documentation and fixed minor issues.

v8.0.7

2026-05-12

This release fixes a bug to restore the functionality of related items.

v8.0.6

2026-05-11

Improved the placement of secret key settings.

v8.0.5

2026-05-11

This release fixes a bug by adding the secret key to the gitignore file.

v8.0.4

2026-05-11

Fixed an issue with docker compose settings by providing a key.

v8.0.3

2026-05-11

This release fixes a bug related to the secret key.

v8.0.2

2026-05-11

This release includes a bug fix providing the Bento4 URL.

v8.0.1

2026-05-11

Version 8 introduces LTI 1.3 support, a Moodle embedding plugin, expanded bulk actions for 'my media', and replaces uwsgi with gunicorn.

v7.7.0

2026-05-11

This release introduces LTI support and a Moodle plugin.

v7.6.0

2026-02-07

Added a SECURITY.md file to the repository.

v7.5.0

2026-02-06

This release bumps the version to 7.5.0.

v7.4.0

2026-02-06

Introduced a video player context menu featuring share and embed options.

v7.3.0

2026-02-06

This release introduces a persistent Embed Mode, improves editor visual distinctions, adds frontend unit tests, and implements semantic release automation alongside various bug fixes for chapters and audio posters.

v7.2.0

2025-11-11

This release introduces video.js 8, channel support with chapter editors, bulk media actions, upload limits, Whisper speech-to-text integration, screen recording, and enhanced user and page management.

v6.7.1

2025-09-21

Added a missing migration required for the Django upgrade.

v6.7.0

2025-09-21

Added the ability for admins to create HTML pages via the dashboard and updated the Django library.

v6.6.0

2025-09-20

Introduces a user approval system, enhanced user management tools, corresponding API endpoints, and an option to hide the members sidebar link.

v6.5.2

2025-09-02

Introduces OpenAI Whisper transcription support, screen recording, separated Docker images, and new upload limits and media type restrictions.

v6.5.1

2025-09-01

Added OpenAI Whisper transcription support, screen recording, Docker image separation, and new upload limits and type restrictions.

v6.5.0.1

2025-09-01

Introduces OpenAI Whisper support for transcription, screen recording, Docker image separation, and new media upload limits and type restrictions.

v6.4.0

2025-08-07

Introduces a MediaPermission model, bulk action APIs, and refactors files and views structures, while fixing category image listing and JS caching issues.

v6.3.0

2025-07-07

Introduces 144p video resolution, DB connection pooling, Slovenian translation, and various bug fixes including updated login middleware and asset caching prevention.

v6.2.0

2025-07-01

Disabled segment tools and reset the preview state during playback.

v6.1.0

2025-06-24

Adds support for custom media slugs and includes categories in the manage media view for editors.

v6.0.1

2025-06-15

MediaCMS v6 introduces a video trimmer, role-based access control, and education-focused features, along with a fix for single server install dependencies.

v6.0.0

2025-06-11

MediaCMS v6 introduces a video trimmer, configurable rounded corners, a reorganized media editing interface, and improved video processing previews.

v5.0.1

2025-04-07

Fixed an import issue within settings.py.

v5.0.0

2025-04-05

Introduces RBAC capabilities, SAML support, Identity Provider apps, and the jazzmin theme for the Django admin.

v4.6.0

2025-03-18

Updated frontend dependencies, fixed video timestamps, and reorganized Docker Compose files.

v4.5.1

2025-03-09

This release improves subtitle support and optimizes playlists.

v4.4.1

2025-02-14

Reverts overly strict header validation introduced in previous versions.

v4.4.0

2025-02-13

This release includes several general improvements to the codebase.

v4.3.1

2025-02-12

Fixes a 500 error related to crispy forms in edit media and other pages.

v4.3.0

2025-02-10

This release fixes HLS encoding issues, updates Python and Django libraries, allows special characters in usernames, and upgrades PostgreSQL to version 17.

v4.2.0

2024-11-20

Added a domain restriction option for registration, fixed a typo in submission, and resolved an issue with create_hls.

v4.1.0

2024-10-19

Added Elestion as a hosting provider and implemented stricter input checking.

v4.0.1

2024-10-04

Updated missing translations for minor improvements.

v4.0.0

2024-10-04

This release introduces translation support, adds a Makefile, and improves documentation.

v3.5.0

2024-10-02

Fixed an issue where video transcoding failed in certain cases.

v3.4.0

2024-10-02

Added rounded corners to media elements.

v3.3.0

2024-09-20

Updated the PUT endpoint to modify only metadata instead of the media file.

v3.2.0

2024-09-20

This release improves Docker startup speed, adds security validation for uploaded files, and removes a Postgres warning error.

v3.1.0

2023-11-13

Improved local developer experience documentation and fixed a null URL issue during encoding.

v3.0.2

2023-11-10

Added sitemap functionality.

v3.0.1

2023-11-10

Added an option to disable encoding and display only the original file.

v3.0.0

2023-07-03

Updates Python/Django to 3.11, upgrades Postgres in Docker Compose, and fixes video player options and AVI file recognition.

v2.1.0

2023-07-03

Added a workflow for building and pushing Docker images.

2.0.0

2023-06-13

This release introduces tag character improvements, cookie consent, login page accessibility updates, and fixes for uWSGI buffers and media comments.

v2.0

2023-03-14

This release includes bug fixes for admin creation and video playback, along with new features like timebar comments and meta description tags.

v1.9

2022-09-07

Updated video.js to version 7.20.2 to resolve a bug present in version 7.7.5.

v1.8

2022-05-10

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v1.7

2022-03-23

Added support for video timestamps and replaced Selenium with Playwright for end-to-end testing.

v1.6

2021-08-20

This release optimizes video transcoding, adds new tests, and pins Django to version 3.1.12 for security fixes.

v1.5

2021-08-01

Updated documentation, optimized Dockerized setup and migration container behavior, and installed a newer version of ffmpeg.

v1.4

2021-07-11

Introduces frontend code and various fixes, including improved front page image handling and new installation placeholders.

v1.3

2021-05-29

Added API documentation via Swagger and drf_yasg, and integrated GitHub review actions with pre-commit hooks for improved code quality.

v1.2

2021-03-22

Updated Docker setup and modified MediaCMS to load on all interfaces by default, restricting FRONTEND_HOST use to Let's Encrypt certificate creation.

v1.1.4

2021-02-18

Small fix applied to the Docker Compose setup.

v1.1.3

2021-02-17

Updated material icons, fixed HLS in Docker Compose, adjusted a variable setting, and updated the Readme.

v1.1.2

2021-02-11

Reverts a variable change to fix an error.

v1.1.1

2021-02-10

Updated the README with a demo link and changed the default font loading behavior to use localhost instead of a CDN.

v1.1

2021-02-02

Added Docker Compose installation and fixed a bug allowing video encoding for content shorter than one second.

v1.0

2021-01-21

Initial release of MediaCMS.