What is VidOn Server?
VidOn Server is an open-source, self-hosted video streaming server that gives you full control over your personal media library. It allows you to store, manage, and stream your video content on any device while keeping your data under your control rather than relying on a third-party service.
Some key features of VidOn Server include:
- User-friendly web interface for uploading, organizing and playing back video files
- Transcoding of videos for adaptive streaming to any device
- Support for major video formats like MP4, MKV, AVI and more
- Auto-generated thumbnails, metadata, descriptions for uploaded videos
- Fine-grained access control to manage user permissions
- Mobile and TV apps available for iOS, Android, Roku, etc.
- Plugin ecosystem for extending functionality
- Optimized performance for direct streaming over local network
By self-hosting your video library on VidOn Server, you don't have to worry about storage limits, privacy concerns, or relying on the availability of third party services. It puts you in full control over your media while still making it accessible from anywhere.
Kodi, Infuse, Plex, Android TV, Emby, OSMC, MediaPortal, nextPVR, JRiver Media Center, Boxee, VLC Streamer, Oblecto, Moovida, nessMediaCenter, GB-PVR, Freevo, Cyberlink PowerCinema are some alternatives to VidOn Server.