benwilber/boltstream
Boltstream Live Video Streaming Website + Backend observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases archived
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 2096
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1906
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1749 stars · 130 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Boltstream is a self-hosted live video streaming platform combining a Django web application with nginx-rtmp for RTMP ingest and HLS playback. It supports multiple simultaneous streams, AES-128 encrypted HLS, VOD recording and clipping, and timed metadata via WebVTT.
Use cases
- self-host a live streaming site like twitch
- stream from OBS via RTMP to my own server
- serve HLS playback to viewers
- record live streams as VODs
- encrypt HLS segments for pay-per-view
- sync chat messages to live video with timed metadata
When to choose
- you want full control and ownership of your live streaming infrastructure
- you need RTMP ingest with standard HLS playback
- you want VOD recording and live clipping built in
- you're comfortable deploying with Terraform and Ansible on a cloud VM
When to avoid
- you need a turnkey, actively maintained product with Docker support out of the box
- you need massive scale with adaptive bitrate transcoding clusters
- you want a managed service with no infrastructure work
- you need frequent updates or community support - the project has seen little activity since 2021
Facets
application · maturity maintenance
video-processing streaming http-server self-hosted media self-hosted web-development self-hosted python live-streaming rtmp hls nginx-rtmp django ffmpeg vod terraform ansible video linux docker
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/benwilber/boltstream · fetched 2026-08-28 · 0acf753289d1
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| benwilber/boltstream | main | 10 |
For agents
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