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asciinema
asciinema · founded 2011
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asciinema
Free
Free hosting for terminal recordings and streams · available to everyone
Read 12 Oct 2026 · docs.asciinema.org
On the record
- API
- The server provides an HTTP API used by the asciinema CLI.docs.asciinema.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- Hosting features
- The server supports full-text search, secret links, public, unlisted, and private visibility, editable recording metadata, and downloadable text transcripts.docs.asciinema.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- Installation platforms
- The CLI installation guide lists Linux and macOS package-manager installation, plus pre-built static binaries, containers, and source builds.docs.asciinema.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The integrations directory lists projects for Ansible, Vue, Hugo, Jekyll, Google Slides, Obsidian, Slidev, Sphinx, and WordPress, among others.docs.asciinema.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- Live streaming
- The CLI supports local and remote live streaming of terminal sessions to multiple viewers in real time.docs.asciinema.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- Maker
- The about page says asciinema was created by Marcin Kulik.asciinema.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- Playback and embedding
- Recordings can be replayed in a terminal, embedded on a web page with the asciinema player, or published to an asciinema server.docs.asciinema.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The server is described as privacy friendly, with no tracking and no ads.docs.asciinema.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- Self-hosting
- The server can be deployed for public or internal/private use in a containerized environment or through a NixOS module.docs.asciinema.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- Self-hosting requirements
- The documented requirements include an OCI runtime, PostgreSQL 14.0 or newer, and at least 512 MB RAM for a personal instance; SMTP is optional.docs.asciinema.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The self-hosting guide directs users needing installation or maintenance help to the asciinema forum or Matrix room.docs.asciinema.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- Terminal recordings
- The CLI captures terminal output into lightweight asciicast recording files in the .cast format.docs.asciinema.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- What it does
- asciinema is a suite of tools for recording, replaying, and sharing terminal sessions.asciinema.org · read 12 Oct 2026
