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MediaMTXvsrag

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

MediaMTXrag
Score79/10049/100
Rank in category#3 of 118 in Media Server#7 of 7 in RAG
GitHub stars20 547466
Stars, last 30 days+295+0
Stable releases, 12 months183
Latest releasev1.21.3 · 25 Oct 2026v0.14.0 · 5 Jun 2026
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITApache-2.0
Main languageGoPython

Which one should you pick?

MediaMTX scores 79/100 against 49/100 for rag, so it is the safer default.

MediaMTX ships more often: 18 stable releases in the past year, against 3 for rag.

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

MediaMTX is growing faster right now (+295 stars in 30 days).

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