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Gitnessvshls-restream-proxy

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

Gitnesshls-restream-proxy
Score80/10046/100
Rank in category#2 of 14 in Code Hosting#42 of 54 in Media Streaming
GitHub stars38 748255
Stars, last 30 days+321—
Stable releases, 12 months60
Latest releasev2.28.2 · 20 Apr 2026—
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseApache-2.0MIT
Main languageGoPython

Which one should you pick?

Gitness scores 80/100 against 46/100 for hls-restream-proxy, so it is the safer default.

Gitness ships more often: 6 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for hls-restream-proxy.

If you want the quickest setup, Gitness is easier to run; hls-restream-proxy needs more configuration.

Gitness is growing faster right now (+321 stars in 30 days).

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