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mediamtx vs httpx-static
mediamtx has 20,170 GitHub stars, 2,374 forks, 188 open issues and last shipped yesterday. httpx-static has 643 stars, 222 forks, 22 open issues and last shipped 11 months ago. mediamtx leads on adoption by 3,037% (20,170 vs 643 stars). mediamtx is written in Go under MIT; httpx-static is written in Go under MIT. mediamtx has attracted 12% as many forks as stars, httpx-static 35%. mediamtx was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 4 topic tags (hls, media-server, rtmp, rtmp-server), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| mediamtx | httpx-static | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 20K | ★ 643 |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | Go | Go |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2025-10-15 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.4K | ⑂ 222 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick mediamtx if
- You weight community size — 20K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick httpx-static if
- You want the httpx-static feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and httpx-static fits your workflow better
About mediamtx
MediaMTX is a ready to use, zero dependency live media server and media proxy written in Go, aimed at anyone who needs to publish, read, proxy, record and play back real time video and audio streams across many protocols without standing up a heavy media platform.
read the full mediamtx overview →
About httpx-static
httpx static is a HTTP/HTTPS API proxy that ships as one component inside go oryx, a collection of isolated processes maintained under the SRS (Simple Realtime Server) project. The repository describes oryx as a group of separate processes, and httpx static is one of them: a static file server that also fronts API traffic over both HTTP and HTTPS. The project is written in Go and released under the MIT license, and it belongs to the SRS ecosystem, the media server family whose homepage is hosted at the ossrs/srs repository.
read the full httpx-static overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is mediamtx or httpx-static more popular?
mediamtx has 20,170 GitHub stars and httpx-static has 643. mediamtx has the larger community by that measure.
Are mediamtx and httpx-static free?
Both are open source. mediamtx is licensed under MIT and httpx-static under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between mediamtx and httpx-static?
mediamtx is written in Go and httpx-static in Go. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, mediamtx or httpx-static?
Choose mediamtx if you want the larger community (20,170 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose httpx-static if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.