Open source

Open video.
European by design.

Mave Core is now open source.

Run it yourself, inspect the technology, adapt it to your stack, or let Mave manage the infrastructure for you.

Dashboard, encoding pipeline, player, analytics, and API — open and self-hostable.

See what you’re building on

Mave Core is our video platform without the SaaS-specific parts, such as billing and payment processing for our managed service.

  • Dashboard
  • Programmable encoding pipeline
  • Embeddable player
  • Built-in analytics
  • Video API and signed webhooks
  • S3-compatible storage
  • Self-hosting setup

Inspect the code, understand the architecture, modify it, or contribute improvements.

Managed or self-hosted.
The technology stays open.

Open source gives you a choice in how you run Mave.

Managed by Mave

We operate the infrastructure for you, so your team can focus on your product, website, or content.

  • European infrastructure
  • Storage
  • Transcoding
  • Video delivery
  • Monitoring
  • Security and maintenance
  • Updates and backups

For teams that want the benefits of open technology without operating the infrastructure themselves.

Use managed Mave

Self-hosted

Run Mave Core on infrastructure you control. Your team manages the environment, deployment, storage, databases, video processing, monitoring, security, maintenance, and updates.

Start locally with:docker compose up
  • Use your own S3-compatible storage
  • Control your deployment
  • Configure your video infrastructure
  • Inspect and modify the code

No separate Elixir, Node.js, or OpenSSL setup required for the standard local setup.

View self-hosting documentation

Open source doesn’t change why we built Mave

The way Mave is distributed is changing. The principles behind it are not.

Privacy by design

No advertising technology, tracking cookies, or person-level tracking.

European infrastructure

Managed Mave continues to run on infrastructure in Europe.

Lightweight integration

Start with a simple embed or integrate through the API. No heavy SDK required.

Fast, adaptive video

Adaptive streaming delivers the right video quality for different devices and connections.

Inspect it. Run it. Extend it.

Mave Core is built to be understandable and usable without going through a sales process first.

  • Run Core locally with Docker Compose
  • Use your own S3-compatible storage
  • Configure your encoding pipeline
  • Add custom processing steps
  • Integrate through the API and signed webhooks
  • Contribute through GitHub

Your choice stays open

Use managed Mave today. Self-host later if your requirements change.

Because the underlying technology is open, choosing the managed service does not mean depending on a closed platform.

More choice. Less dependency.

Open for building.
Clear about licensing.

Mave Core is available under the AGPL-3.0-or-later license.

A commercial license is also available.

Video is digital infrastructure too

Across Europe, organizations are looking more closely at the technology they depend on: where data goes, which jurisdiction applies, whether technology can be inspected, and how easily they can move away from a supplier.

Those questions should apply to video too.

Mave is our contribution to a more open, private, and independent European technology ecosystem.

Start with Mave

Choose the route that fits your team.