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Datarhei/Restreamer allows smart free video streaming in real time.

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Datarhei/Restreamer allows smart free video streaming in real time. Stream H.264 video of IP cameras live to your website. Pump your live video to YouTube-Live, Ustream, Twitch, Livestream.com or any other streaming-solutions e.g. Wowza-Streaming-Engine. Our Docker-Image is easy to install and runs on Linux, MacOS and Windows. Datarhei/Restreamer can be perfectly combined with single-board computers like Raspberry Pi and Odroid. Features: - User-Interface incl. Basic-Auth - JSON / HTTP-API - FFmpeg streamig/encoding the video/camera-stream, creating snapshots or pushing to a external streaming-endpoint - NGINX incl. RTMP-Module as streaming-backend and hls server - Clappr-Player to embed your stream on your website - Docker and Kitematic optimizations and very easy installation To get a full list of available Variables for the container refert to this page:

Platform availability

Available on 3 of 9 platforms

  • Unraid
  • TrueNAS (not listed)
  • Umbrel
  • 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.

67/100 Good

Maintained
61last commit 144 days ago
Popular
745,211 GitHub stars
Easy to install
703 install platforms, install notes, setup guide, 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
5,211
Open issues
268
Last commit
2026-05-22
Latest release
v2.12.0
License
Apache-2.0
Activity
stale

Checked 5 days ago - source: GitHub (datarhei/restreamer)

Resources & Compatibility

ARM (e.g. Raspberry Pi) is supported.

Checked 15 days ago - source: Docker Hub image tags and published docs

First-install notes

  • Run the provided Docker command Run the provided Docker command (Docker is a safe container) for your architecture so Restreamer has its web ports and storage set up. The /opt/restreamer/config and /opt/restreamer/data folders keep your settings and media, so losing them means losing your stream setup and recordings. source
  • Open the ports the command uses Make sure ports 8080, 8181, 1935, 1936, and 6000 (UDP) are allowed on your network. These are the web interface and stream-input ports, and blocking them makes Restreamer hard to reach or unable to receive video. source
  • Match the Docker image to your hardware For Raspberry Pi use the rpi-latest image with the provided --privileged flag so it can access cameras and other local hardware. If you have an Intel or Nvidia GPU, use the vaapi-latest or cuda-latest image for faster video processing instead of the generic latest image. source

Fetched 15 days ago - each note links to its source

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Checked 12 days ago - source: AlternativeTo

Common questions

Which Docker image should I use on a Raspberry Pi or with a GPU?

Use the rpi-latest image with the --privileged flag on a Raspberry Pi so it can access cameras and local hardware. For Intel or Nvidia GPUs, use the vaapi-latest or cuda-latest image for faster video processing.

What should I back up to preserve my Restreamer setup?

Back up the /opt/restreamer/config and /opt/restreamer/data folders. They keep your settings, media, and recordings, so losing them means losing your stream setup.

Can I receive video from OBS and publish it to YouTube or Twitch?

Yes, it can receive video from OBS and publish to YouTube or Twitch via RTMP and SRT.

Can I stream input that is not already H.264?

Yes, Restreamer can use other input streams and encode them to H.264. It can also use the audio track and optionally remove it, add silence, or convert it to AAC or MP3.

Answers sourced from datarhei.github.io, github.com, www.reddit.com

Community

Collected 8 days ago - public community threads

Install guides