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paperclipvsrtmp-hls-server

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

papercliprtmp-hls-server
Score88/10042/100
Rank in category#4 of 125 in AI#46 of 54 in Media Streaming
GitHub stars108 285446
Stars, last 30 days+26 921—
Stable releases, 12 months100
Latest releasev2026.1012.0 · 12 Oct 2026—
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITMIT
Main languageTypescriptShell

Which one should you pick?

paperclip scores 88/100 against 42/100 for rtmp-hls-server, so it is the safer default.

paperclip ships more often: 10 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; paperclip needs more configuration.

paperclip is growing faster right now (+26 921 stars in 30 days).

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