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Openinary

Open-source alternative to Cloudinary offering self-hosted media transformation. Works with S3/R2/MinIO. Upload, transform, and deliver images/videos without vendor lock-in.

1 sources 281 stars Self-hosted AGPL-3.0

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About

Take complete control of your media infrastructure with this open-source, self-hostable alternative to Cloudinary. Built for developers who want the power of professional media processing without the constraints of vendor lock-in. Key features that set it apart: The familiar URL transformation syntax makes migration straightforward if you're already using Cloudinary. Transform images with simple parameters like w_800,h_600,f_webp directly in the URL, or extract video thumbnails at specific timestamps. Perfect for developers who need: Get started in minutes with Docker deployment, then scale as your needs grow.

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Self-hosted freedom

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S3-compatible storage

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API-first design

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URL-based transformations

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Edge delivery

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No usage limits

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