What is Benefic?

Benefic is a modern way to self-host your media library-without any networking headaches

Benefic automatically establishes secure, real-time peer-to-peer connections between your browser and your hardware. There’sno port-forwarding, no NAT configuration, and no VPNs required— everything “just works” even across networks.

Under the hood, Benefic usesWebRTC (wrtc)to power these private, direct connections. WebRTC is the same real-time communications technology relied on by manyHIPAA-compliant telehealth platforms, where encrypted peer-to-peer video sessions are required for patient privacy. It’s also the technology behindDiscord’s low-latency voice system, trusted by millions of users for high-quality, real-time audio.

Every message sent between your server running benefic and your connected browser is secured byDTLS (Datagram Transport Layer Security), ensuring that media streams are both authorized andencrypted. Preventing anyone, including Benefic, from knowing what is being sent.

Benefic’s role is limited strictly to facilitating the initial WebRTC signaling step — the same STUN/TURN-based approach used by privacy-focused communication apps. After that, Benefic haszero visibilityinto what passes between clients. All video, metadata, and session data stay encrypted and private, with Benefic maintaining atrue zero-knowledge architecture.

It’s your library, your devices, and your privacy — powered by the same secure peer-to-peer technology trusted in both healthcare and modern communication platforms.