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MediaMTXvsquassel-webserver

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

MediaMTXquassel-webserver
Score79/10043/100
Rank in category#3 of 118 in Media Server#79 of 110 in Chat
GitHub stars20 539211
Stars, last 30 days+287+0
Stable releases, 12 months180
Latest releasev1.21.3 · 25 Oct 2026—
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseMITMIT
Main languageGoLess

Which one should you pick?

MediaMTX scores 79/100 against 43/100 for quassel-webserver, so it is the safer default.

MediaMTX ships more often: 18 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for quassel-webserver.

If you want the quickest setup, MediaMTX is easier to run; quassel-webserver needs more configuration.

MediaMTX is growing faster right now (+287 stars in 30 days).

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