I was tired of paying monthly for Restream & Vimeo, so I built a self-hosted alternative you can own
Hey Product Hunt community!
Like many of you, I've been creating content and live streaming and video sharing and transcoding for a while. I was getting really frustrated with the subscription fatigue that comes with using tools like Restream, Streamyard, etc. Paying $30, $50, or even more every single month just to unlock basic features like removing branding or adding more destinations felt unsustainable.
It felt like I was just renting my own workflow.
So, I decided to build snapenocde, a powerful multistreaming tool that puts you, the creator, back in control.
Here’s what makes it different from the usual suspects:
✅ It's Self-Hosted.
You run it on your own server, VPS, or cloud instance and your cloud storage. This means your data is yours, you have total privacy, and you're not at the mercy of another company's platform changes or price hikes.
✅ It's a One-Time Purchase.
This is the big one. You buy it once, and you own it forever. No subscriptions, no recurring fees, no "pro" tiers that hold essential features hostage.
✅ It's Truly Unlimited.
Because you host it, there are no artificial limits. Stream as many hours as you want, to as many destinations as you want, in the highest quality your machine can handle.
(P.S. Snapencode is part of a larger suite of self-hosted video tools I'm building, including transcoding and storage management, but today I'd love your feedback specifically on the streaming part!)
Core Features:
Right now, you can simultaneously stream in high-quality to all the major platforms:
👾 Twitch
▶️ YouTube
🐦 X (Twitter)
➕ Any other platform that supports RTMP!
Who is this for?
I built this for fellow creators, developers, businesses, and educators who:
Are tired of endless SaaS subscriptions.
Want full control and ownership over their tools.
Have some technical comfort with setting up software on a server (I've made the process as simple as possible!).
Believe in the "pay once, own forever" model.
You can check it out here: snapenocde
Thanks for reading, and I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts!
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