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rtmp-hls-servervsTraefik

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

rtmp-hls-serverTraefik
Score42/10087/100
Rank in category#46 of 54 in Media Streaming#1 of 24 in Reverse Proxy
GitHub stars44665 400
Stars, last 30 days—+459
Stable releases, 12 months034
Latest release—v2.11.60 · 20 Oct 2026
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITMIT
Main languageShellGo

Which one should you pick?

Traefik scores 87/100 against 42/100 for rtmp-hls-server, so it is the safer default.

Traefik ships more often: 34 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; Traefik needs more configuration.

Traefik is growing faster right now (+459 stars in 30 days).

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