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rtmp-hls-servervsSyncthing

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

rtmp-hls-serverSyncthing
Score42/10090/100
Rank in category#46 of 54 in Media Streaming#1 of 15 in File Sync
GitHub stars44689 839
Stars, last 30 days—+957
Stable releases, 12 months08
Latest release—v2.1.7 · 21 Oct 2026
SetupEasyEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITMPL-2.0
Main languageShellGo

Which one should you pick?

Syncthing scores 90/100 against 42/100 for rtmp-hls-server, so it is the safer default.

Syncthing ships more often: 8 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for rtmp-hls-server.

Syncthing is growing faster right now (+957 stars in 30 days).

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