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excalidrawvsrtmp-hls-server

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

excalidrawrtmp-hls-server
Score91/10042/100
Rank in category#1 of 9 in Whiteboarding#46 of 54 in Media Streaming
GitHub stars134 761446
Stars, last 30 days+1 928+0
Stable releases, 12 months10
Latest releasev0.18.1 · 21 Apr 2026—
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITMIT
Main languageTypescriptShell

Which one should you pick?

excalidraw scores 91/100 against 42/100 for rtmp-hls-server, so it is the safer default.

excalidraw ships more often: 1 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; excalidraw needs more configuration.

excalidraw is growing faster right now (+1 928 stars in 30 days).

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