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dokkuvsrtmp-hls-server

Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

dokkurtmp-hls-server
Score78/10042/100
Rank in category#3 of 14 in Platform as a Service#46 of 54 in Media Streaming
GitHub stars32 205446
Stars, last 30 days+51—
Stable releases, 12 months230
Latest releasev0.38.32 · 25 Oct 2026—
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseMITMIT
Main languageGoShell

Which one should you pick?

dokku scores 78/100 against 42/100 for rtmp-hls-server, so it is the safer default.

dokku ships more often: 23 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for rtmp-hls-server.

If you want the quickest setup, rtmp-hls-server is easier to run; dokku needs more configuration.

dokku is growing faster right now (+51 stars in 30 days).

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