µStreamer
µStreamer is an open-source, self-hosted app in the Media Servers category, licensed GPL-3.0 and written mainly in C. It has 2,040 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 10, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 2,040
- Forks
- 281
- Open issues
- 12
- Commits, last 12 months
- 135
- Last commit
- Oct 10, 2026
- Latest release
- No releases
- Created
- Sep 14, 2018
- License
- GPL-3.0Open source
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Oct 10, 2026, 135 commits in 12 months.
| Last commit | Oct 10, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 135 |
| Latest release | No GitHub releases |
| Releases, last 12 months | 0 |
| Releases, all time | 0 |
| Open issues | 12 |
| Open pull requests | 2 |
| Good first issues | 0 |
| Contributing guide | No |
| Security policy | No |
| Created | Sep 14, 2018 |
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About µStreamer
Lightweight and very quick server to stream MJPEG video from any V4L2 device to the net.
Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/pikvm/ustreamer.
Topics
- mjpeg
- mjpg-streamer
- mjpg-stream
- http
- openmax
- openmax-il
- raspberry-pi
- raspberrypi
- hdmi
- fps
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Is µStreamer free and open source?
Yes. µStreamer is open-source software released under the GPL-3.0 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 µStreamer with Docker?
µStreamer does not list an official Docker image. It installs natively (C and deb), so follow the install steps in its README or look for a community-maintained container.
What are the best alternatives to µStreamer?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to µStreamer include Jellyfin, SRS and Invidious.
Is µStreamer actively maintained?
The most recent commit to µStreamer was on Oct 10, 2026 with 135 commits in the past twelve months. It had 12 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.