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netboxvsrtmp-hls-server

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

netboxrtmp-hls-server
Score79/10042/100
Rank in category#2 of 34 in Network Management#46 of 54 in Media Streaming
GitHub stars21 781446
Stars, last 30 days+189—
Stable releases, 12 months200
Latest releasev4.7.4 · 27 Oct 2026—
SetupAdvancedEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseApache-2.0MIT
Main languagePythonShell

Which one should you pick?

netbox scores 79/100 against 42/100 for rtmp-hls-server, so it is the safer default.

netbox ships more often: 20 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; netbox needs more configuration.

netbox is growing faster right now (+189 stars in 30 days).

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