MediaMTX
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About
MediaMTX is ranked #6 of 136 in live streaming software on Inferse. It runs on API, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Web, Windows. There is a free plan.
Compared on live streaming software
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- Multistreaming
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- 24/7 looping
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- Browser-based studio
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- Custom RTMP destinations
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- Cloud recording
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Facts
- Product
- MediaMTX is a ready-to-use, zero-dependency live media server and proxy for publishing, reading, proxying, recording, and playing back real-time audio and video streams.mediamtx.org · 4 Oct 2026
- Protocols
- It supports Media-over-QUIC, SRT, WebRTC, RTSP, RTMP, HLS, MPEG-TS, and RTP for publishing, with several protocols also supported for reading.mediamtx.org · 4 Oct 2026
- Protocol conversion
- Streams are automatically converted from one supported protocol to another.mediamtx.org · 4 Oct 2026
- Recording
- MediaMTX can record streams to disk in fMP4 or MPEG-TS format and play recordings back from disk.mediamtx.org · 4 Oct 2026
- Authentication
- Credentials can be checked against an internal configuration-file database, an external HTTP server, or an external JWT provider.mediamtx.org · 4 Oct 2026
- API and metrics
- The server provides a Control API and exposes metrics in a Prometheus-compatible format.mediamtx.org · 4 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The documentation names FFmpeg, GStreamer, OBS Studio, Python, Go, Unity, web browsers, Raspberry Pi cameras, and VLC among compatible publishing or reading tools and sources.mediamtx.org · 4 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- MediaMTX is available as a standalone binary, Docker image, Arch Linux package, FreeBSD package, and OpenWrt binary.mediamtx.org · 4 Oct 2026
- Supported desktop platforms
- The documentation says MediaMTX is compatible with Linux, Windows, and macOS, and runs as a single executable without dependencies or an interpreter.mediamtx.org · 4 Oct 2026
- Security
- Release binaries have public SHA256 checksums whose attestations can be verified through Sigstore, and vulnerabilities can be reported privately using GitHub Security Advisories.mediamtx.org · 4 Oct 2026
- License
- The main MediaMTX repository code is released under the MIT License.mediamtx.org · 4 Oct 2026
- Company
- The pages reviewed identify the project and GitHub repository but do not state a maker name, headquarters, or founding date.mediamtx.org · 4 Oct 2026
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Where it ranks on Inferse
Sources
- mediamtx.org/docs/kickoff/introduction· checked 4 Oct 2026
- mediamtx.org/docs/features/authentication· checked 4 Oct 2026
- mediamtx.org/docs/kickoff/install· checked 4 Oct 2026
- mediamtx.org/docs/misc/security· checked 4 Oct 2026
- mediamtx.org/docs/misc/license· checked 4 Oct 2026
- mediamtx.org· checked 4 Oct 2026