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multicavsrtmp-hls-server

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

multicartmp-hls-server
Score84/10042/100
Rank in category#10 of 125 in AI#46 of 54 in Media Streaming
GitHub stars54 158446
Stars, last 30 days+2 850+0
Stable releases, 12 months870
Latest releasev0.7.1 · 27 Oct 2026—
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseOtherMIT
Main languageGoShell

Which one should you pick?

multica scores 84/100 against 42/100 for rtmp-hls-server, so it is the safer default.

multica ships more often: 87 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; multica needs more configuration.

multica is growing faster right now (+2 850 stars in 30 days).

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