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hls-restream-proxyvstidb

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

hls-restream-proxytidb
Score46/10080/100
Rank in category#42 of 54 in Media Streaming#4 of 38 in Databases
GitHub stars25540 685
Stars, last 30 days—+104
Stable releases, 12 months02
Latest release—v8.5.8 · 27 Aug 2026
SetupModerateAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITApache-2.0
Main languagePythonGo

Which one should you pick?

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

tidb ships more often: 2 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for hls-restream-proxy.

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

tidb is growing faster right now (+104 stars in 30 days).

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