ViTransfer

Spec sheet

What it does

ViTransfer is a self-hosted platform for sharing videos, collecting review feedback, and managing approvals.Read 14 Oct 2026 · vitransfer.com

Purpose

ViTransfer is a self-hosted video review and approval platform for video professionals.Read 9 Oct 2026 · vitransfer.com

Intended users

The maker says ViTransfer is intended for freelance videographers and editors, production companies, creative agencies, and others who value self-hosting and data ownership.Read 9 Oct 2026 · vitransfer.com

API

The platform provides authenticated JSON endpoints that use bearer tokens.Read 9 Oct 2026 · vitransfer.com

Integrations

ViTransfer documents SMTP configuration for email notifications and Cloudflare Tunnel deployment support.Read 9 Oct 2026 · vitransfer.com

Security

Documented safeguards include rate limits, upload validation, security event logging, encrypted data, and admin passkeys.Read 9 Oct 2026 · vitransfer.com

License

ViTransfer is open source under the AGPL-3.0 license.Read 9 Oct 2026 · vitransfer.com

Admin passkeys

Administrators can use WebAuthn passkeys with device tracking, signature-counter checks, and multiple devices.Read 14 Oct 2026 · vitransfer.com

Analytics

Administrators can track project and video page visits plus download events.Read 14 Oct 2026 · vitransfer.com

API authentication

API requests use bearer tokens; login returns access and refresh tokens, and passkey routes are available for administrators.Read 14 Oct 2026 · vitransfer.com

Approval workflow

Videos have individual approval states, projects can auto-approve when every video has an approved version, and approved originals can be downloaded.Read 14 Oct 2026 · vitransfer.com

Approvals

Clients can approve videos on share pages, and projects can be set to auto-approve when every video has an approved version.Read 9 Oct 2026 · vitransfer.com

Asset management

Projects can attach images, audio, subtitles, documents, editing-project files, archives, and supporting videos, with extension and magic-byte validation.Read 14 Oct 2026 · vitransfer.com

Assets

Projects can include images, audio, documents, project files, supporting videos, and captions or subtitles.Read 9 Oct 2026 · vitransfer.com

Deployment options

Installation guides cover Docker Compose, Podman Quadlet, Unraid, and TrueNAS.Read 14 Oct 2026 · vitransfer.com

Deployment requirements

The documented minimums are 2 CPU cores, 4 GB RAM, and 20 GB storage; Docker and Docker Compose are required for the listed setup.Read 9 Oct 2026 · vitransfer.com

Docker distribution

The official Docker Hub image is published as mansivisuals/vitransfer; the page showed more than 10,000 pulls and an update one day before it was opened.Read 14 Oct 2026 · hub.docker.com

Documentation depth

Documentation includes overview, requirements, installation, configuration, feature guides, API reference, deployment, troubleshooting, and security practices.Read 14 Oct 2026 · vitransfer.com

Feedback

Reviewers can leave timestamped comments with threaded replies tied to playback positions.Read 9 Oct 2026 · vitransfer.com

GitHub adoption

The public repository page showed 69 stars, 3 forks, and 3 watchers when opened.Read 14 Oct 2026 · github.com

Guest restrictions

Guests are view-only by default, can be limited to the latest version, and cannot comment, approve, or download before approval.Read 14 Oct 2026 · vitransfer.com

Licence

The repository and documentation identify ViTransfer as open source under AGPL-3.0.Read 14 Oct 2026 · github.com

Limit: feature scope

The project README states that maintenance mode means no new features, so future capability expansion is not currently planned.Read 14 Oct 2026 · github.com

Limit: security skepticism

In the launch discussion, commenters questioned whether a product described as security-first could be trusted when its development used AI-assisted coding.Read 14 Oct 2026 · reddit.com

Limit: self-hosting effort

The documented design makes the operator responsible for Docker infrastructure, storage, backups, updates, HTTPS, and deployment security.Read 14 Oct 2026 · vitransfer.com

Maintenance status

The repository says the product is feature-complete and now receives weekly security patches, with bug fixes for broken normal installs but no new features.Read 14 Oct 2026 · github.com

Maker identity

The project describes its creator as Maikel Mansi of Mansi Visuals, an IT professional and videographer who built the tool for his own workflow.Read 14 Oct 2026 · vitransfer.com

Maker location

The creator's GitHub profile lists Mansi Visuals in the Netherlands.Read 14 Oct 2026 · github.com

News: raw-photo support

Release v1.3.0 added camera-raw photo formats including RW2, DNG, CR2, CR3, NEF, ARW, ORF, and RAF for photo albums.Read 14 Oct 2026 · github.com

News: security release

GitHub release v1.3.8, dated September 28, 2026, was described as a weekly security patch and repeated the maintenance-only policy.Read 14 Oct 2026 · github.com

Notifications

Email notifications cover uploads, comments, and approvals with immediate, hourly, daily, or weekly schedules.Read 14 Oct 2026 · vitransfer.com

Praise: perceived usability

A Reddit commenter responding to a self-hosting discussion called the project impressive and said they planned to try it.Read 14 Oct 2026 · reddit.com

Praise: self-hosting value

A Reddit launch post describes ViTransfer as a privacy-first combination of WeTransfer-style delivery and Frame.io-style review, with versioned comments, approvals, analytics, and Docker deployment.Read 14 Oct 2026 · reddit.com

Public API

The product documents authenticated JSON endpoints for authentication, projects, videos, comments, uploads, assets, and analytics.Read 14 Oct 2026 · vitransfer.com

Resumable uploads

Uploads use the TUS protocol so interrupted transfers can continue.Read 14 Oct 2026 · vitransfer.com

Secure sharing

Share links can use passwords, email one-time codes, both methods, or optional view-only guest access.Read 14 Oct 2026 · vitransfer.com

Security controls

Documented controls include rate limiting, hotlink protection, security-event logging, encrypted credentials, session management, and token or IP binding.Read 14 Oct 2026 · vitransfer.com

Sharing access

Share links support password protection, email OTP, both methods, or optional view-only guest access.Read 9 Oct 2026 · vitransfer.com

Support and maintenance

The project describes itself as community-driven and directs users to GitHub issues, discussions, and contributions.Read 9 Oct 2026 · vitransfer.com

Support path

The project directs users to GitHub issues and discussions, Docker Hub, and Ko-fi support.Read 14 Oct 2026 · github.com

Supported operating systems

Any Linux, macOS, or Windows host that can run Docker is supported.Read 14 Oct 2026 · vitransfer.com

System requirements

The documented minimum is two CPU cores, 4 GB RAM, and 20 GB storage; four or more cores and 8 GB RAM are recommended for heavier use.Read 14 Oct 2026 · vitransfer.com

Timestamped feedback

Reviewers can attach comments to exact playback times, use threaded replies, and write comments up to 10,000 characters.Read 14 Oct 2026 · vitransfer.com

TrueNAS availability

ViTransfer is listed in the TrueNAS Community catalog at app version 1.4.0, last updated October 8, 2026.Read 14 Oct 2026 · apps.truenas.com

TrueNAS support caveat

TrueNAS says support, maintenance, and documentation for Community-catalog apps are handled by the community and that it does not validate or maintain linked resources.Read 14 Oct 2026 · apps.truenas.com

Version control

Projects support multiple video versions, revision tracking, maximum-revision settings, and guest version-visibility controls.Read 14 Oct 2026 · vitransfer.com

Video processing

The system uses FFmpeg to create 720p or 1080p previews and accepts MP4, MOV, AVI, MKV, MXF, and ProRes files.Read 14 Oct 2026 · vitransfer.com

Watermarking

Watermarks support center or corner placement, configurable text and opacity, and project or global settings.Read 14 Oct 2026 · vitransfer.com

Watermarks

Project-level watermarks can be enabled or disabled and can use custom text up to 100 characters.Read 9 Oct 2026 · vitransfer.com

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

• Video Review Software#15 of 368.3