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Moonfire NVR vs RTSPtoWebRTC

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted video surveillance options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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MO Moonfire NVR Lightweight always-recording network video recorder VS RT RTSPtoWebRTC Low-latency RTSP camera streaming to browsers over WebRTC
FeatureMoonfire NVRRTSPtoWebRTC
CategoryVideo SurveillanceVideo Surveillance
LicenseGPL-3.0MIT
LanguageRustJavaScript
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM512 MB128 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metaldocker, binary
GitHub stars★ 1,731★ 1,786
First released20182020
ReplacesBlue Iriscommercial camera viewer software

Why pick each one

Choose Moonfire NVR if…

  • Very efficient
  • Reliable 24/7 recording
Moonfire NVR details

Choose RTSPtoWebRTC if…

  • Released under the MIT license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Active community (1.8k GitHub stars)
  • Written in JavaScript
RTSPtoWebRTC details

Frequently asked questions

Is Moonfire NVR or RTSPtoWebRTC better?

Neither is universally better. RTSPtoWebRTC has the larger community; both share a medium setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

Are Moonfire NVR and RTSPtoWebRTC free and open-source?

Yes. Moonfire NVR is licensed under GPL-3.0 and RTSPtoWebRTC under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Moonfire NVR and RTSPtoWebRTC with Docker?

Moonfire NVR: yes. RTSPtoWebRTC: yes.

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