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Misskeyvsrtmp-hls-server

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

Misskeyrtmp-hls-server
Score74/10042/100
Rank in category#1 of 5 in Fediverse#46 of 54 in Media Streaming
GitHub stars11 365446
Stars, last 30 days+37—
Stable releases, 12 months90
Latest release2026.10.1 · 23 Oct 2026—
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0MIT
Main languageTypescriptShell

Which one should you pick?

Misskey scores 74/100 against 42/100 for rtmp-hls-server, so it is the safer default.

Misskey ships more often: 9 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for rtmp-hls-server.

If you want the quickest setup, rtmp-hls-server is easier to run; Misskey needs more configuration.

Misskey is growing faster right now (+37 stars in 30 days).

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