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OpenVidu

Self-hosted platform for real-time video applications

Video Conferencing ★ 2.1k stars Hard setup Apache-2.0

OpenVidu is a platform for adding real-time video calls and conferencing to applications, built on top of WebRTC and mediasoup. It provides server components and client SDKs for building custom video products.

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Key features

  • WebRTC video infrastructure
  • Recording and broadcasting
  • Client SDKs for web and mobile
  • Scalable media routing

Strengths

  • Released under the Apache-2.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Kubernetes-ready with Helm charts available
  • Active community (2.1k GitHub stars)

Is OpenVidu secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for OpenVidu's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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