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GNU MediaGoblin
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| GNU MediaGoblin | Free software · self-hosted media platform | Free |
As mediagoblin.org lists them, read 12 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Facts from GNU MediaGoblin's own pages
- API
- The documentation describes a Pump API and says PyPump can be used to write MediaGoblin applications. · docs.mediagoblin.org, 12 Oct 2026
- Comments
- Its built-in comment system supports Markdown formatting, previews, and notifications. · mediagoblin.org, 12 Oct 2026
- Database
- It supports SQLite, the default suited to small deployments, and PostgreSQL, which the guide recommends for medium to large deployments. · docs.mediagoblin.org, 12 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- MediaGoblin can be installed on a server or run in Docker; the project publishes release images to Docker Hub. · docs.mediagoblin.org, 12 Oct 2026
- Extensibility
- Users can add media types, authentication providers, plugins, and themes. · mediagoblin.org, 12 Oct 2026
- Federation limit
- The documentation says full federation is not currently supported, though media uploading through the Pump API works. · docs.mediagoblin.org, 12 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2011 · mediagoblin.org, 28 Sept 2026
- Galleries
- Users can browse galleries, create their own, upload media, and compile collections from other users’ works. · mediagoblin.org, 12 Oct 2026
- License
- MediaGoblin is released under the GNU AGPLv3. · mediagoblin.org, 12 Oct 2026
- Media types
- It supports photos, audio, video, books, presentations, 3D models, and ASCII art. · mediagoblin.org, 12 Oct 2026
- Platforms
- The installation guide recommends a .deb- or .rpm-based GNU/Linux distribution and lists Debian, Ubuntu, and Fedora versions on which its instructions were tested. · docs.mediagoblin.org, 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- MediaGoblin is a free software media publishing platform anyone can run, described as a decentralized alternative to Flickr, YouTube, and SoundCloud. · mediagoblin.org, 12 Oct 2026
- Security
- The deployment guide recommends running MediaGoblin under a dedicated unprivileged system user to help keep it more secure. · docs.mediagoblin.org, 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project points users to its IRC channel, mailing list, documentation, and bug tracker for help and discussion. · mediagoblin.org, 12 Oct 2026
- Upload limit
- The example Nginx configuration sets a 100 MB maximum request body and notes that administrators can raise it for larger uploads. · docs.mediagoblin.org, 12 Oct 2026
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