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SRS(Simple Realtime Server) by ossrs

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SRS is a simple, high-efficiency, real-time media server supporting RTMP, WebRTC, HLS, HTTP-FLV, HTTP-TS, SRT, MPEG-DASH, and GB28181, with codec support for H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9, AAC, Opus, and G.711.

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Verdict 76/100 health $4.13/mo cheapest, hetzner 3/5 setup difficulty 1802k docker pulls Last release 5 months ago

Self-host SRS(Simple Realtime Server) on hetzner CAX11 for $4.13/mo.

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Health score
76 /100
6-dim composite
Self-hosts from
$4.13 /mo
hetzner · CAX11
Difficulty
3 /5
External DB / setup
GitHub stars
29k
5.7k forks

About SRS(Simple Realtime Server)

From the project's README at github.com/ossrs/srs. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.

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Health score breakdown

6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.

activity
76
maturity
85
community
88
security
85
sustainability
88
adoption
42

Adoption signals

Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.

SignalValueSource
GitHub stars 29k github.com/ossrs/srs
GitHub forks 5.7k github.com/ossrs/srs
Docker Hub pulls 1802k hub.docker.com / ossrs

Release & maintenance

Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.

Project age11.0 yearssince Apr 2015
Last commit5 days agoMay 2, 2026
Releases shipped72last: 5 months ago
Security policySECURITY.mddeclared by maintainers
Funding links1declared by maintainers

Self-hosting cost across providers

Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.

ProviderPlanSpecsMonthly
hetzner CAX11 2c · 4GB · 40GB $4.13 USD Deploy →
vultr VC2 1c · 1GB · 25GB $5 USD Deploy →
linode Nanode 1GB 1c · 1GB · 25GB $5.12 USD Deploy →
digitalocean Basic Regular 1GB 1c · 1GB · 25GB $6 USD Deploy →

Security advisories

2 known advisories tracked via OSV.dev. Most recent: CVE-2024-29882.

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