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PuMuKIT
What it is
PuMuKIT is a free, open-source video platform for organizations managing large video or audio collections. Organizations can host a complete media site on their own infrastructure and customize its portal. Viewers can browse by series and category, with widgets for related, most-viewed and recently added videos. Publisher tools include drag-and-drop cataloguing, autocomplete, interactive forms and UNESCO science and technology tags. An Opencast integration module presents and catalogues Opencast videos in the portal. The site also describes distribution to YouTube, iTunes U, Moodle and Open edX. Organizations can provide live event channels and keep recordings available for on-demand viewing. Playback supports HTML5 and Flash, and the portal is described as usable on Android, iPhone, iPad and desktop browsers. The downloads page lists PuMuKIT 4.2.4 as the latest stable release and recommends it for production; 4.x is based on Symfony 5 and MongoDB. Community help is available through English- and Spanish-language mailing lists.
For and against
For
- Can be hosted on an organization's own infrastructure.
- Portal supports browsing by series and category.
- Includes an Opencast integration module.
- Supports live channels and on-demand recordings.
Against
- Requires self-hosted deployment.
- Community support is through mailing lists.
- Older 1.x, 2.x and 3.x versions are unsupported.
The verdict
PuMuKIT is oriented toward organizations building and operating their own video portals, rather than individual viewers. Its self-hosted setup and version-support limits should factor into deployment planning.
Who it suits
PuMuKIT suits organizations that want to operate a customizable video portal on their own infrastructure. Its cataloguing and distribution features may be useful for publishers managing collections, live events and on-demand recordings.
Plans and prices
PuMuKIT
open-source · self-hosted · community-supported
Read 15 Oct 2026 · pumukit.org
On the record
- API evidence
- The changelog records API filters, event methods, and an external API override method, but the public developer guide does not provide a standalone API reference.github.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company fact
- TELTEK Video Research’s LinkedIn listing describes it as a privately held EdTech company founded in 2008 with 11–50 employees and based in Vigo, Spain.se.linkedin.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company relationship
- TELTEK’s LinkedIn profile lists deployment of open WebTV solutions using PuMuKIT among its specialties.se.linkedin.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Container installation
- The installation guide requires Docker Compose and Git, then uses docker-compose build and docker-compose up -d.github.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Current architecture
- PuMuKIT 4.x uses Symfony 5 and MongoDB.pumukit.org · read 15 Oct 2026
- Customizable portal
- The web portal can be customized and lets viewers browse videos by series and categories, with related, most-viewed, and recently added widgets.pumukit.org · read 4 Oct 2026
- Device access
- The official site says media can be browsed from Android, iPhone, iPad, and desktop browsers.pumukit.org · read 15 Oct 2026
- Distribution integrations
- The product can automatically distribute uploaded video to YouTube and iTunes U.pumukit.org · read 15 Oct 2026
- Docker image
- Docker Hub lists a teltek/pumukit backend image with more than 10,000 pulls and a listed size of about 556 MB.hub.docker.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Documentation scope
- The documentation project includes installation, user, developer and architecture, administration, migration, and third-party-bundle guides.github.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Event hooks
- The developer guide documents events for series, multimedia objects, materials, tracks, users, groups, jobs, and annotations.github.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Extensibility model
- The developer guide describes Symfony bundles as the product’s extension mechanism and recommends creating or overriding bundles.github.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Latest stable release
- The downloads page identifies version 4.2.4 as the latest stable release and recommends it for production.pumukit.org · read 15 Oct 2026
- Learning-system integrations
- Official documentation names Moodle and Open edX as learning-platform destinations.pumukit.org · read 15 Oct 2026
- Legal maker identity
- The PuMuKIT site footer identifies Universidade de Vigo, and the university’s legal notice gives its address in Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain.saves.uvigo.gal · read 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: legacy requirements
- The installation guide still documents Ubuntu 18.04, PHP 7.2 paths, and older MongoDB guidance.github.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: operational ownership
- Because deployment, storage, transcoding, and database can be operated on the customer’s infrastructure, the operator must manage that infrastructure.github.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: unsupported releases
- The downloads page says older PuMuKIT versions are not supported by the community.pumukit.org · read 15 Oct 2026
