MediaCore | Community Edition | MediaCore Open Source Project

HTML5 & Flash Video

Browse video or audio added to the CMS from any device, such as an Android, iPhone, iPad, or any desktop browser.

Content Management

Easily manage your media library through a beautiful administrative interface. Start adding and uploading media in one click.

User Generated Content

Allow your users to upload content directly to your site. An admin review system is baked in, making moderation simple and easy.

Store Video Anywhere

Add video from YouTube, Vimeo, Blip.tv, Amazon S3, or any server. Encode video via our handy automated encoding plugin.

Statistics & Popularity

Track comments, views, and likes on published video and audio. The CMS automatically ranks the most popular items.

Python, Google Video Sitemaps, MySQL, MooTools

Powerful Open Source Technology

MediaCore CE is built on a combination of open source technologies that are enterprise class. The flexible player architecture is compatible with most video players and we've bundled the leading players by default.

Installation Requirements

Python 2.4.x to 2.7.x
MySQL 5.0.x or newer
GCC
libjpeg and zlib
Python setuptools
Python virtualenv

This is a quick walkthrough of how to get MediaCore CE up and running. For a full overview, please visit the docs installation page.

Set up your MediaCore CE installation

Create and activate a new virtualenv.

							virtualenv --no-site-packages mediacore_env

							source mediacore_env/bin/activate

Clone the MediaCore CE git repository.

git clone https://github.com/mediacore/mediacore-community.git

Install MediaCore CE and it's dependencies.

python setup.py develop

Create the MySQL database.

							mysql -u root

							mysql> create database mediacore;

							mysql> grant usage on mediacore.* to mediacore_user@localhost identified by 'mysecretpassword';
							mysql> grant all privileges on mediacore.* to mediacore_user@localhost;

							mysql> exit;

Populate the database.

paster setup-app development.ini

Launch the built-in server.

paster serve --reload development.ini

Contribute to MediaCore CE

You can help us build the world's best video platform by getting involved with MediaCore CE. You don't have to be a Python Guru (or even know what that means!) and you don't need to spend lots of time. Feel free to ask in our community forums about how you can get involved.

Helping with translations

You can help us translate MediaCore CE into any language. Currently there are 38 active translations, but more are needed to make MediaCore CE available to as many audiences as possible. We've created a account on Transifex to keep track of translations, and anyone can add or edit a language through the Transifex website. Questions regarding translations should be posted to our community forums.

Reporting bugs

If you think you've found a bug with your MediaCore CE installation Please post it through our GitHub issue tracker. Before you post make sure to include:

Your browser and version
An explanation of the issue you are experiencing
Steps to reproduce the problem

Submitting patches

Generally we request that you create an issue in our issue tracker for any patch you'd like to submit. It helps us stay organized in the long run.

Our Git repository is hosted over at Github and one of their handy features is forking. This perfect for submitting large features, or anything with two or more people working on it. For more information on submitting patches and using GitHub please refer to our patch guidelines.

Contributors

Felix Schwarz
schwarz.eu

Agile Software Development and Consulting

Domen Kožar
domenkozar.com

Freelancer (student)

Several MediaCore CE contributors are generally available for contracting work on MediaCore CE. This work can include plugins and development of specific features for MediaCore CE.

Media browsing and viewing interface

Administrative control panel

Does MediaCore CE work on Windows?

MediaCore CE will display on Windows for users visiting a site that has MediaCore CE running on it, but you cannot install MediaCore CE to a server running on Windows.

Can MediaCore CE be installed on any server?

To install MediaCore CE, your hosting provider must provide:

Python (2.4, 2.5, 2.6, or 2.7)
Python setuptools
Python virtualenv
MySQL 5.0.x or newer
GCC must be installed and available on your $PATH for certain required Python packages (mysql-python, PIL) to install properly.
libjpeg and zlib are also required for certain required Python packages (PIL) to install properly.
SSH access

To host MediaCore CE, your hosting provider must also provide one of:

SSH (non-root) access and Apache with mod_fastcgi
SSH root access and Apache mod_wsgi

What if my hosting provider does not meet the minimum requirements?

You will either need to find another hosting solution, or try the cloud hosted version of MediaCore.

Can I customize the look and layout of MediaCore CE?

You can change the appearance of MediaCore CE through the administration panel, or for more advanced changes by altering the Genshi templates. Editing the templates does require familiarity with Python.

Why Python over PHP?

Python is an immensely more elegant language that offers substantial libraries that we needed specifically for our project. The bottom line is that code is faster, more readable, and more maintainable in Python than in PHP.