A developer known as SamC4r has introduced a video hosting platform called Booster. The author presents it as an alternative to YouTube, and the key point is that the project is fully open-source: the tech stack is built on Next.js, and the files are available to everyone in a public GitHub repository. playground.ru reports reports .
Booster’s “star” feature is that viewers control their own content feed. In profile settings, you can completely disable Shorts- and TikTok-style vertical videos. Another filter hides clips labeled as AI-generated—when enabled, such videos disappear from all sections of the site. The recommendation system is also “transparent”: its operating principles and formula are openly published in the documentation.
To keep viewers engaged, the platform also includes an RPG-style system. Users earn experience points by watching a few seconds of optional ads or through social activity, then spend them in an internal shop. The shop offers cosmetic account upgrades—rare badges, titles, and, for example, retro-style interface themes.
The social side is covered too: on Booster, you can join topic-based communities and chat in built-in chats. For content creators, basic features like uploading videos, choosing a category, and viewing stats already work. The project is still under active development and is available to use via a browser.
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