MediaMTX
Ready-to-use media server and RTSP/WebRTC proxy
MediaMTX, formerly rtsp-simple-server, is a ready-to-use media server and proxy that lets you publish and read live video streams over RTSP, RTMP, HLS, and WebRTC. It is commonly used to relay IP camera feeds for surveillance setups.
Key features
- RTSP, RTMP, HLS, WebRTC support
- Stream proxying and relaying
- On-demand publishing
- Single binary deployment
Pros & cons
Strengths
- Extremely lightweight
- Wide protocol support
Trade-offs
- No recording UI
- Not a complete NVR
MediaMTX replaces
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46 head-to-head comparisons.
- MediaMTX vs go2rtc
- MediaMTX vs OpenALPR
- MediaMTX vs CompreFace
- MediaMTX vs OpenCvSharp
- MediaMTX vs ZoneMinder
- MediaMTX vs Frigate Mobile Companion
- MediaMTX vs Cameradar
- MediaMTX vs CameraView
- MediaMTX vs Ant Media Server Community Edition
- MediaMTX vs motionEye
- MediaMTX vs Motion
- MediaMTX vs Shinobi
- MediaMTX vs Viseron
- MediaMTX vs mjpg-streamer
- MediaMTX vs WebRTC Camera
- MediaMTX vs OpenIPC
- MediaMTX vs uStreamer
- MediaMTX vs RTSPtoWebRTC
- MediaMTX vs Moonfire NVR
- MediaMTX vs RtspToWeb
- MediaMTX vs iSpy
- MediaMTX vs RPi Cam Web Interface
- MediaMTX vs Double Take
- MediaMTX vs Picamera2
- MediaMTX vs Frigate Home Assistant Integration
- MediaMTX vs Kerberos Agent
- MediaMTX vs Camera.UI
- MediaMTX vs zmNinja
- MediaMTX vs CodeProject.AI Server
- MediaMTX vs DeepStack
- MediaMTX vs Neolink
- MediaMTX vs rpisurv
- MediaMTX vs DVR-Scan
- MediaMTX vs Kerberos.io Machinery
- MediaMTX vs camera-streamer
- MediaMTX vs ZoneMinder Event Notification Server
- MediaMTX vs Frigate Notify
- MediaMTX vs MotionPlus
- MediaMTX vs datarhei Core
- MediaMTX vs Sighthound Surveillance Station
- MediaMTX vs Bluecherry
- MediaMTX vs Pikrellcam
- MediaMTX vs Agent DVR
- MediaMTX vs Kerberos Vault
- MediaMTX vs Kerberos Factory
- MediaMTX vs SentryShot
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