Restreamer
Access H.264 real-time video streaming on your website without a streaming provider.
- Media Servers
- HTML
- Apache-2.0
- Docker
- Maintained
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 5,207
- Forks
- 561
- Open issues
- 264
- Commits, last 12 months
- 2
- Last commit
- May 22, 2026
- Latest release
- v2.12.0Sep 13, 2024
- Created
- Dec 9, 2015
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About Restreamer
Access H.264 real-time video streaming on your website without a streaming provider. Restreamer is open source under the Apache-2.0 license and written mainly in HTML, so you can read the code, run it on your own hardware and keep full control of your data.
The project has 5,207 stars and 561 forks on GitHub, with 2 commits over the last year. It ships a Docker image, which makes it a good fit for a small VPS or a home server running Docker Compose.
Topics
- hls
- rtmp
- video
- video-streaming
- streaming
- obs
- rtsp-server
- ffmpeg
- h264
- rtsp
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What is Restreamer?
Restreamer is a free, open-source app you can host on your own server, listed in our Media Servers category. Access H.264 real-time video streaming on your website without a streaming provider. The source code lives at github.com/datarhei/restreamer, where it has 5,207 stars.
Is Restreamer free and open source?
Yes. Restreamer is open-source software released under the Apache-2.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run Restreamer with Docker?
Yes. Restreamer provides a Docker image, so you can run it on any Linux server with Docker and Docker Compose installed. The project README lists the image name and the environment variables to set.
What are the best alternatives to Restreamer?
Popular open-source alternatives to Restreamer include Jellyfin, SRS and Invidious.
Is Restreamer actively maintained?
The most recent commit to Restreamer was on May 22, 2026 with 2 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v2.12.0, published Sep 13, 2024. Check the open issues on GitHub to gauge how quickly maintainers respond.