Through this chapter, we'll talk about a great project called MediaDrop (http://mediadrop.net/), which lets you manage music, movies, and podcasts through a nice web interface.
Mediadrop has all the features that a media server can offer, as follows:
HTML5 and Flash video
A CMS-like interface available from a browser and mobile devices (iPhone and Android)
Have as many users as you want, without any restrictions to access your content, unless you choose to have restrictions
User management with many capabilities, such as comment editor, like buttons, tags, and so on
Storage capability, which lets you choose where your file will be located
An administration-dedicated interface with easy access
Social media sharing (Twitter, Facebook, and so on) and video/audio links possibility
It's open source, which means that you have access to the engine itself, you can improve it, or you can become a part of this community at https://github.com/mediadrop/mediadrop
The Mediadrop platform can be extended through Python scripts