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hls-restream-proxyvsKavita

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

hls-restream-proxyKavita
Score46/10073/100
Rank in category#42 of 54 in Media Streaming#1 of 14 in Comics
GitHub stars25511 966
Stars, last 30 days—+238
Stable releases, 12 months08
Latest release—v0.9.1.4 · 2 Sept 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITGPL-3.0
Main languagePythonC#

Which one should you pick?

Kavita scores 73/100 against 46/100 for hls-restream-proxy, so it is the safer default.

Kavita ships more often: 8 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for hls-restream-proxy.

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

Kavita is growing faster right now (+238 stars in 30 days).

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