MoneyPrinterTurbo
Turns a topic or keyword into a finished short video with script, stock footage, voice-over and subtitles.
Quick answer
MoneyPrinterTurbo is a turns a topic or keyword into a finished short video with script, stock footage, voice-over and subtitles, listed under Image & media generation. A typical small-business use: product explainers and promo shorts for TikTok, Reels or YouTube Shorts in several aspect ratios. Official hardware: minimum 4 vCPU · 4 GB RAM (recommended 6 vCPU · 8 GB RAM). That fits a Hetzner Cloud CPX32 server at about €35.99/month (server only, excl. VAT; €69.99/month for the recommended spec). License: MIT, which allows internal business use.
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What is MoneyPrinterTurbo?
MoneyPrinterTurbo generates short videos end to end: an LLM writes the script and search keywords, the app pulls matching footage from Pexels, Pixabay, Coverr or your own uploads (or AI video services), adds text-to-speech narration, subtitles and background music, and renders an HD video. It has a Streamlit WebUI, a REST API, a CLI and batch generation, and works with many LLM providers including local Ollama. Edge TTS is supported without an API key.
Where it fits in a 10–200 person business
- Product explainers and promo shorts for TikTok, Reels or YouTube Shorts in several aspect ratios
- Batch-produce video variants of the same topic for testing social ads
- Turn blog posts or FAQs into narrated videos with subtitles
These use cases are our editorial suggestions, not claims made by the project.
Can a business use MoneyPrinterTurbo? (license)
| License | MIT |
|---|---|
| Type | Permissive: MIT / Apache-2.0: use, modify and sell with few obligations. |
| Internal business use | Allowed under the license text |
| What to watch | Permissive. Internal and commercial use allowed; keep the license notice. Stock footage, voices and models you use keep their own terms. |
This is a plain-English summary of the license text, not legal advice. Third-party models you run with it have their own licenses.
Data & compliance: does MoneyPrinterTurbo phone home?
| Telemetry (usage data sent to the vendor) | Not documented |
|---|---|
| Other calls home by default (updates, marketplaces, default cloud services) | Yes, by default Script writing, stock footage search and most voices call the online providers you configure; Edge TTS uses Microsoft's free online voice service, and Whisper models are downloaded from Hugging Face. How to turn it off: Use Ollama, your own footage and a self-hosted TTS (Chatterbox or Kokoro). Source: github.com/harry0703/MoneyPrinterTurbo/blob/main/README-en.md |
| Single sign-on (OIDC / SAML / LDAP) | Not documented |
| Audit log | Not documented |
| Role-based access control (RBAC) | Not documented |
| Data residency / GDPR notes from the project | Not documented |
Checked against the project's own docs and repository on . "Not documented" means we could not find the answer in official sources; it does not mean the feature is missing or that no data is sent. Third-party services you connect (model APIs, vector databases, search engines) have their own data policies. Compare all apps.
What hardware does MoneyPrinterTurbo need?
| Minimum | 4 vCPU · 4 GB RAM |
|---|---|
| Recommended | 6 vCPU · 8 GB RAM |
| GPU | Optional: the README says a GPU is not required; 4+ GB VRAM is recommended (8+ GB optimal) for faster local Whisper transcription, video processing and batch generation. |
README table: minimum 4 CPU cores and 4 GB RAM, recommended 6 to 8 cores and 8 GB RAM, optimal 8+ cores and 16+ GB RAM. With cloud LLMs, cloud TTS and online footage, CPU and RAM matter more than GPU.
Source: github.com/harry0703/MoneyPrinterTurbo/blob/main/README-en.md#system-requirements-
How much does it cost to host MoneyPrinterTurbo per month?
| Minimum spec | 4 vCPU · 4 GB RAM → CPX32 (4 vCPU, 8 GB, 160 GB disk) €35.99/mo |
|---|---|
| Recommended spec | 6 vCPU · 8 GB RAM → CPX42 (8 vCPU, 16 GB, 320 GB disk) €69.99/mo |
How we got this: we took the cheapest Hetzner Cloud Regular Performance (shared AMD vCPU) plan with at least the RAM and vCPU the project lists, using prices read from www.hetzner.com/cloud/regular-performance on 2026-10-25. "From" monthly price cap shown by Hetzner, excluding VAT. Prices vary by location. Covers the server only; it excludes LLM API usage, backups, extra storage, GPUs and your time. Disk is not matched; add a volume if you need more than the plan includes.
How to deploy MoneyPrinterTurbo
Method: Docker Compose
git clone https://github.com/harry0703/MoneyPrinterTurbo.git && cd MoneyPrinterTurbo
cp config.example.toml config.toml # must exist before first start; it is mounted into the containers
docker compose -f docker-compose.release.yml up
# WebUI: http://127.0.0.1:8501 API docs: http://127.0.0.1:8080/docsFrom the official instructions: github.com/harry0703/MoneyPrinterTurbo/blob/main/README-en.md#docker-deployment-. Always check the source for the current version before you run it.
Known gotchas when self-hosting MoneyPrinterTurbo
- The release compose file publishes the WebUI (8501) and API (8080) on 127.0.0.1 only. To reach them from other machines, change the port binding and put your own authenticated reverse proxy in front. source
- LLMs, online stock footage and cloud voices need their own API keys, added in the WebUI basic settings (stored in config.toml); only Edge TTS works without a key. source
- The whisper subtitle mode downloads faster-whisper-large-v3 from Hugging Face on first use; if that fails, download it manually into the models folder. source
- Copy config.example.toml to config.toml before the first docker compose start so it can be mounted into the containers. source
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- ComfyUI Node-based engine for generating images, video, 3D and audio with open models. Compare ComfyUI vs MoneyPrinterTurbo
- InvokeAI Creative studio for AI image (and video) generation with canvas, layers and workflows. Compare InvokeAI vs MoneyPrinterTurbo
MoneyPrinterTurbo FAQ
How much RAM does MoneyPrinterTurbo need?
The official minimum is 4 vCPU · 4 GB RAM. The recommended spec is 6 vCPU · 8 GB RAM. README table: minimum 4 CPU cores and 4 GB RAM, recommended 6 to 8 cores and 8 GB RAM, optimal 8+ cores and 16+ GB RAM. With cloud LLMs, cloud TTS and online footage, CPU and RAM matter more than GPU.
Does MoneyPrinterTurbo need a GPU?
Optional: the README says a GPU is not required; 4+ GB VRAM is recommended (8+ GB optimal) for faster local Whisper transcription, video processing and batch generation.
How much does it cost to self-host MoneyPrinterTurbo?
The software is free to download. Based on the official minimum 4 vCPU · 4 GB RAM (recommended 6 vCPU · 8 GB RAM): That fits a Hetzner Cloud CPX32 server at about €35.99/month (server only, excl. VAT; €69.99/month for the recommended spec). That covers the server only, not LLM API usage, backups, extra storage or your time.
Is MoneyPrinterTurbo free for commercial use?
MoneyPrinterTurbo is licensed under MIT (Permissive). Internal business use is allowed under the license text. Permissive. Internal and commercial use allowed; keep the license notice. Stock footage, voices and models you use keep their own terms. This is a summary, not legal advice.
What are common problems when self-hosting MoneyPrinterTurbo?
The release compose file publishes the WebUI (8501) and API (8080) on 127.0.0.1 only. To reach them from other machines, change the port binding and put your own authenticated reverse proxy in front. LLMs, online stock footage and cloud voices need their own API keys, added in the WebUI basic settings (stored in config.toml); only Edge TTS works without a key. The whisper subtitle mode downloads faster-whisper-large-v3 from Hugging Face on first use; if that fails, download it manually into the models folder. Copy config.example.toml to config.toml before the first docker compose start so it can be mounted into the containers.
Is MoneyPrinterTurbo still maintained?
Yes, it is actively developed. Last commit: Oct 28, 2026. Latest release: v1.3.9 (Oct 21, 2026). Checked Oct 28, 2026.
How do I install MoneyPrinterTurbo?
The official method is Docker Compose. The exact commands are in the "How to deploy" section above and in the official instructions: https://github.com/harry0703/MoneyPrinterTurbo/blob/main/README-en.md#docker-deployment-
What are self-hosted alternatives to MoneyPrinterTurbo?
Other apps in Image & media generation: ComfyUI, InvokeAI.
Sources
- GitHub repository: github.com/harry0703/MoneyPrinterTurbo
- Official documentation, Gotcha 2, Gotcha 3: github.com/harry0703/MoneyPrinterTurbo/blob/main/README-en.md
- License text: github.com/harry0703/MoneyPrinterTurbo/blob/main/LICENSE
- Hardware requirements: github.com/harry0703/MoneyPrinterTurbo/blob/main/README-en.md#system-requirements-
- Deploy instructions, Gotcha 4: github.com/harry0703/MoneyPrinterTurbo/blob/main/README-en.md#docker-deployment-
- Gotcha 1: github.com/harry0703/MoneyPrinterTurbo/blob/main/docker-compose.release.yml
- Hetzner Cloud pricing (cost estimate): www.hetzner.com/cloud/regular-performance
- GitHub stars, commits and releases: GitHub REST API, fetched
Facts on this page were checked against the project's own repository and docs on 2026-10-28. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.