MediaGoblin
by MediaGoblin · Self-hosted, decentralised media publishing platform
30.2 — BenchRank score out of 100
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Overview
MediaGoblin is a free software media publishing platform that you install on your own server. It is presented as a decentralised alternative to Flickr, YouTube and SoundCloud, and supports multiple media types including video. It is part of the GNU project and released under the GNU AGPLv3, with a step-by-step installation guide and a list of existing public instances.
- Best for
- Groups wanting to self-host an image, video and audio site instead of using Flickr or YouTube
- Pricing
- No prices are shown; the page presents MediaGoblin as free software under the GNU AGPLv3 that you run yourself, with a donate link.
- Runs on
- Web
Strengths and trade-offs
Strengths
- Free software under the GNU AGPLv3, run on your own server
- Handles multiple media types, including video
- Decentralised: each instance is run by its own operator
- Community contact via IRC, mailing list, blog feed and bug tracker
Trade-offs
- You must provide and maintain the server; no hosted option is offered
- Docs are split across documentation, a legacy wiki and two bug trackers
How this score is made up
Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.
- MCP support
- 0 out of 100
- API quality
- 30 out of 100
- Documentation
- 80 out of 100
- Agent friendliness
- 33 out of 100
- Changelog
- 0 out of 100
- Marketing site structure
- 55 out of 100
- Operational trust
- 0 out of 100
Measured, but not part of the score
Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.
- Openness
- 25 out of 100
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