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hls-restream-proxyvsOpenList

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

hls-restream-proxyOpenList
Score46/10080/100
Rank in category#42 of 54 in Media Streaming#2 of 34 in File Management
GitHub stars25525 326
Stars, last 30 days—+568
Stable releases, 12 months015
Latest release—v4.2.9 · 25 Oct 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITAGPL-3.0
Main languagePythonGo

Which one should you pick?

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

OpenList ships more often: 15 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for hls-restream-proxy.

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

OpenList is growing faster right now (+568 stars in 30 days).

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