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datarhei Core

Self-hosted media server for video and camera stream processing

Video Surveillance ★ 277 stars Medium setup Apache-2.0

datarhei Core is a self-hosted media server that manages and processes video streams using FFmpeg. It can ingest RTSP camera feeds and republish them as HLS, RTMP, or SRT, serving as a backend for surveillance and streaming.

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Key features

  • FFmpeg-based stream processing
  • RTSP ingest and republish
  • REST API control
  • Process management

Pros & cons

Strengths

  • Flexible stream handling
  • Good API

Trade-offs

  • Not a full NVR
  • FFmpeg knowledge helps

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