OvenMediaEngine by OvenMediaLabs
OvenMediaEngine (OME) is a Sub-Second Latency Live Streaming Server with Large-Scale and High-Definition. #WebRTC #LLHLS
About OvenMediaEngine
From the project's README at github.com/OvenMediaLabs/OvenMediaEngine. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
OvenMediaEngine (OME) is a Sub-Second Latency Streaming Server that can stream Large-scale and High-definition live streams over Low Latency HLS (LLHLS) and WebRTC to hundreds of thousands of viewers.
OME can ingest live streams over WebRTC, SRT, RTMP, RTSP, and MPEG2-TS protocols, encode them to ABR with the embedded live transcoder, and stream them to viewers over LLHLS and WebRTC.
With OvenMediaEngine, you can build your powerful and sub-second latency media service very easily. Demo https://space.ovenplayer.com/
OvenSpace is a sub-second latency streaming demo service using OvenMediaEngine, OvenPlayer and OvenLiveKit. You can experience OvenMediaEngine in the OvenSpace Demo and see examples of applying in OvenSpace Repository. Features Ingest Push: WebRTC, WHIP(Simulcast), SRT, RTMP, E-RTMP, MPEG-2 TS/UDP Pull: RTSP, OVT Scheduled Channel (Pre-recorded Live) Multiplex Channel (Duplicate stream / Mux tracks) Adaptive Bitrate Streaming (ABR) for LLHLS and WebRTC Low Latency Streaming using LLHLS DVR (Live Rewind) Dump
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 3.1k | github.com/OvenMediaLabs/OvenMediaEngine |
| GitHub forks | 1.1k | github.com/OvenMediaLabs/OvenMediaEngine |
| Docker Hub pulls | 770 | hub.docker.com / ovenmedialabs |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 7.9 years | since Jun 2018 |
| Last commit | 3 days ago | May 4, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 85 | last: 1 months ago |
| Funding links | 2 | declared by maintainers |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 → |
What people say on Hacker News
Ready to self-host OvenMediaEngine?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.
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