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rtmp-hls-servervsZot Registry

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

rtmp-hls-serverZot Registry
Score42/10064/100
Rank in category#46 of 54 in Media Streaming#3 of 12 in Container Registry
GitHub stars4462 921
Stars, last 30 days—+122
Stable releases, 12 months012
Latest release—v2.1.22 · 6 Oct 2026
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITApache-2.0
Main languageShellGo

Which one should you pick?

Zot Registry scores 64/100 against 42/100 for rtmp-hls-server, so it is the safer default.

Zot Registry ships more often: 12 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; Zot Registry needs more configuration.

Zot Registry is growing faster right now (+122 stars in 30 days).

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