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Coturn TURN Server is a VoIP media traffic NAT traversal server and gateway.

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Coturn TURN Server is a VoIP media traffic NAT traversal server and gateway. It can be used as a general-purpose network traffic TURN server and gateway, too.

Platform availability

Available on 2 of 9 platforms

  • Unraid
  • TrueNAS (not listed)
  • Umbrel (not listed)
  • ZimaOS (not listed)
  • Proxmox (not listed)
  • Helm
  • Mac (not listed)
  • Windows (not listed)
  • Linux (not listed)

Health score?A 0-100 score computed nightly from four factors: maintained (40%: recent commits and steady activity), popular (25%: GitHub stars, log scale), easy to install (20%: platforms, install notes, setup guides, Docker image) and light to run (15%: minimum RAM, ARM support). When the source code has been checked, a fifth factor, security check (20%: automated scan for committed secrets, unsafe desktop-app settings, known-vulnerable dependencies and project hygiene; any serious finding caps it at 20), is added. Factors without data are left out and the rest are rescaled.

82/100 Excellent

Maintained
100last commit 7 days ago
Popular
8314,461 GitHub stars
Easy to install
452 install platforms, install notes, Docker image
Light to run
No data

Based on 3 of 4 factors.

Availability: platform listings confirmed today, links checked 13 days ago

GitHub stars
14,461
Open issues
309
Last commit
2026-10-06
Latest release
docker/4.18.0-r0
Activity
declining

Checked 6 days ago - source: GitHub (coturn/coturn)

Resources & Compatibility

ARM (e.g. Raspberry Pi) is not supported.

Checked 14 days ago - source: Docker Hub image tags and published docs

First-install notes

  • Install and start with visible logs After installing with apt, start coturn using turnserver --log-file stdout so startup messages appear on the console. If it fails to bind, lacks permissions, or cannot find a database, you will only see why in those logs. source
  • Point coturn to a user database If you want username and password logins, start turnserver with a database option such as --db=/var/db/turndb for SQLite. Without a database, coturn has nowhere to check user accounts, so those logins will fail. source
  • Keep MySQL login strings private If you use MySQL, the --mysql-userdb string includes a database password and user account. Keep that command or configuration file private, because anyone with it can read or change the TURN user data. source

Fetched 14 days ago - each note links to its source

Alternatives

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Common questions

Which ports should be exposed when running coturn in Docker?

Expose 3478 and 5349 over TCP and UDP. Also expose UDP 49152-65535 for relayed media.

How can I see coturn startup messages after installing it with apt?

Start turnserver with --log-file stdout. The logs show bind failures, permission problems, and missing database errors.

What database option is needed for username and password logins?

Start turnserver with a database option such as --db=/var/db/turndb for SQLite. Without a database, username and password logins fail.

Is the MySQL user database string sensitive?

The --mysql-userdb string includes a database password and user account. Keep that command or configuration file private because it can be used to read or change TURN user data.

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Community

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