neko

A self hosted virtual browser that runs in docker and uses WebRTC.

⭐ 22,552 stars on GitHub · 🍴 1,643 forks · 📜 License: apache-2.0 · 💻 Language: Go

What is neko?

A standout opensource self-host project on GitHub — host on your own server for full control over your data and costs.

Clear use cases

• It is not only limited to a browser; it can run anything that runs on linux (e.g. VLC). Browser only happens to be the most popular and widely used use-case.
• In fact, it is not limited to a single program either; you can install a full desktop environment (e.g. XFCE, KDE).
• Speaking of limits, it does not need to run in a container; you could install neko on your host, connect to your X server and control your whole VM.
• Theoretically it is not limited to only X server, anything that can be controlled and scraped periodically for images could be used instead.
• Like implementing RDP or VNC protocol, where neko would only act as WebRTC relay server. This is currently only future.
• Watch party - watching video content together with multiple people and reacting to it (chat, emotes) - open source alternative to giggl.app or hyperbeam.

The biggest strength is active opensource community — fast bug fixes, regular features, no abandonment risk.

Best for self-host enthusiasts wanting to try a strong-community opensource project.

Topics: the project is tagged with popular topics:

• 🏷️ docker
• 🏷️ golang
• 🏷️ media-streaming
• 🏷️ remote-control
• 🏷️ remote-desktop
• 🏷️ self-hosted
• 🏷️ virtual-browser
• 🏷️ vue
• 🏷️ webrtc

📸 Screenshots

Quick install

The project supports Docker Compose:

git clone https://github.com/m1k1o/neko.git
cd neko
docker compose up -d

Check the README in the repo for required env variables.

Minimum system requirements

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• One-command docker compose up -d deploy in 2 minutes
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• Daily snapshot backup
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Resources

• 🔗 GitHub: m1k1o/neko
• 🌐 Homepage: https://neko.m1k1o.net/
• 📚 Official docs: see README in the repo
• 💬 Community: GitHub Issues + Discussions

Article compiled from GitHub data on 24/10/2026. Star/fork counts may have changed — see live numbers via the GitHub link.