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rtmp-hls-servervsTypesense

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

rtmp-hls-serverTypesense
Score42/10079/100
Rank in category#46 of 54 in Media Streaming#6 of 41 in Search Engines
GitHub stars44627 063
Stars, last 30 days+0+470
Stable releases, 12 months04
Latest release—v30.2 · 19 Apr 2026
SetupEasyEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITGPL-3.0
Main languageShellC

Which one should you pick?

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

Typesense ships more often: 4 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for rtmp-hls-server.

Typesense is growing faster right now (+470 stars in 30 days).

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