fbartolini/myt-view repository overview

⁠myt-view

A clean, fast, read-only viewer for a self-hosted video library — video files plus their .info.json sidecars — with basic multi-user auth and per-user watch state. Run the server on your own hardware (NAS, home server, mini-PC) and watch your library in any browser, or with the native iPhone / iPad / Apple TV apps.

• 🔒 Private by design — no cloud, no analytics, no ads. Your videos stream straight from your server to your device.
• 📚 Read-only — your library is mounted :ro; myt-view never writes to, moves, or deletes your files.
• 👥 Multi-user — each person gets their own sign-in, watch state, and per-channel visibility.
• 🎞️ Direct-play first — plays supported formats as-is; optional opt-in transcoding for other clients.

Website: https://mytview.com⁠ · Privacy: https://link.mytview.com/privacy⁠

⁠Quick start

# docker-compose.yml
services:
  myt-view:
    image: fbartolini/myt-view:latest
    container_name: myt-view
    restart: unless-stopped
    ports:
      - "8700:8700"
    environment:
      ALLOW_SIGNUP: invite          # first account becomes the owner
      # ORIGIN: https://mytview.example.com   # only behind a reverse proxy / TLS
    volumes:
      - /path/to/your/library:/media:ro   # your video library — READ-ONLY
      - myt-view-data:/data               # accounts + watch state + index (keep this)
      # - /path/to/transcodes:/transcodes # optional: device-compatible copies
volumes:
  myt-view-data:

docker compose up -d

Then open http://your-host:8700⁠, and sign up — the first account bootstraps the owner. After that, signup requires a single-use invite (from /invite) unless ALLOW_SIGNUP=all.

⁠Configuration

⁠Volumes

⁠Environment

Baked into the image (override only if you must): PORT=8700, HOST=0.0.0.0, MEDIA_ROOT=/media, DB_PATH=/data/index.db, TRANSCODE_DIR=/transcodes.

⁠Optional: hardware transcoding (amd64 + Intel iGPU)

    environment:
      TRANSCODE_HWACCEL: "1"
    devices:
      - /dev/dri:/dev/dri

Transcoding is off by default and opt-in. On arm64 (and without a GPU) it uses the CPU (libx264) path. Check the container's VA stack with docker exec myt-view vainfo.

⁠Tags & architectures

• latest, 0.2.0
• Multi-arch manifest: linux/amd64 and linux/arm64.

⁠First run

The first visit hits /login → Sign up to create the owner account. Point the mobile apps at your server's address and sign in with the same account. Re-index the library any time from the UI (or POST /api/scan); the owner can force a full re-parse from the menu.