synapsr/hovod repository overview

⁠Hovod — Self-Hosted Video Platform

Open-source, self-hosted alternative to Mux for video infrastructure.

⁠Features

• Upload & Import — Drag-drop upload or import from URL via presigned S3 URLs
• Adaptive HLS Transcoding — 360p to 4K (H.264), hardware-adaptive FFmpeg workers
• S3-Compatible Storage — AWS S3, Cloudflare R2, Backblaze B2, MinIO
• Built-in Dashboard — React SPA with video management, analytics, embeddable player
• AI Processing — Whisper transcription, auto-generated subtitles & chapters (optional, supports local models)
• Analytics — Real-time views, watch time, retention curves, quality/device stats
• Multi-Tenancy — Organizations, roles (owner/admin/member), API keys
• Billing — Optional Stripe integration with free/pro/business tiers
• Engagement — Public watch page, comments, emoji reactions
• Webhooks — Event notifications for asset lifecycle

⁠Quick Start

docker run -d --name hovod -p 3000:3000
-v hovod-data:/data
-e S3_ENDPOINT=https://s3.amazonaws.com⁠
-e S3_REGION=us-east-1
-e S3_BUCKET=my-bucket
-e S3_ACCESS_KEY_ID=...
-e S3_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=...
-e S3_PUBLIC_BASE_URL=https://bucket.s3.amazonaws.com⁠
-e JWT_SECRET=$(openssl rand -hex 32)
synapsr/hovod

⁠All-in-One Image

Single container includes API, Worker, Dashboard, embedded MariaDB & Redis. Only requirement: S3-compatible storage.

⁠Architecture

Upload → API (Fastify) → Redis (BullMQ) → Worker (FFmpeg) → S3 (HLS) → Player (hls.js)

⁠Tech Stack

Node.js 22 | Fastify 5 | React 18 | Drizzle ORM | MySQL/MariaDB | Redis | FFmpeg | hls.js

⁠Links

• GitHub: https://github.com/Synapsr/Hovod⁠
• License: MIT