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rtmp-hls-servervsSearXNG

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

rtmp-hls-serverSearXNG
Score42/10086/100
Rank in category#46 of 54 in Media Streaming#1 of 41 in Search Engines
GitHub stars44638 965
Stars, last 30 days+0+1 353
Stable releases, 12 months00
Latest release——
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITAGPL-3.0
Main languageShellPython

Which one should you pick?

SearXNG scores 86/100 against 42/100 for rtmp-hls-server, so it is the safer default.

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

SearXNG is growing faster right now (+1 353 stars in 30 days).

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