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Best Real-Time Video Conferencing for self-hosting

The 12 best Real-Time video conferencing you can self-host, ranked by community traction.

At a glance

AppDeploy effortDifficultyMin. RAMLicense★ Stars
Jitsi MeetUnder-an-hour setupHard4,096 MBApache-2.030,074
LiveKitUnder-an-hour setupHard512 MBApache-2.021,427
coturnUnder-an-hour setupMedium64 MBBSD-3-Clause14,480
BigBlueButtonRead-the-docs projectHard8,192 MBLGPL-3.09,239
mediasoupRead-the-docs projectHard512 MBISC7,397
Jitsi VideobridgeUnder-an-hour setupHard512 MBApache-2.03,107
OpenViduUnder-an-hour setupHard2,048 MBApache-2.02,136
Lib-Jitsi-MeetRead-the-docs projectHard256 MBApache-2.01,418
GreenlightUnder-an-hour setupMedium1,024 MBLGPL-3.0851
JigasiUnder-an-hour setupHard512 MBApache-2.0612

Quick picks

Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged Real-Time within the video conferencing category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.

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