Node-Media-Server

Judgement

What it is

Building block

What it does

A live streaming server in Node.js that accepts RTMP input and serves HTTP-FLV and other outputs, with support for HEVC, VP9 and AV1 in enhanced RTMP.

Adopt it when

You need a simple self-hosted RTMP ingest and playback server in a Node.js stack.

Watch out

Version 4 broke compatibility with earlier versions, and it is mainly one maintainer.

Ready for

Usable

Runs as

Self-hosted server and library

Built with

JavaScript, TypeScript and Node.js

How established

Established: started 11 years ago, no tagged release yet.

What the license allows

You can build it into a product you sell, as long as you keep its copyright notice.

Judged on 2026-11-03 from the project's README and GitHub data. The license and age lines are worked out directly.

Built from

Follow it down: Node-Media-Server → V8 → LLVM project → runs on a microchip

How compilers were built, back to punched paper tape

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