# rossumur/espflix

A free video streaming service that runs on a ESP32

Repository: https://github.com/rossumur/espflix
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/espflix
Language: C
License Family: other
Topics: esp32, microcontroller, mpeg, ntsc, streaming
Last push: 2020-08-08T17:23:17+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2279, "days_push": 2216, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1016, forks 73 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:14.388887+00:00)

## What it is
ESPFLIX is an open-source video streaming set-top box that runs entirely on an ESP32 microcontroller, outputting NTSC/PAL video and audio over simple analog connections. It includes a software MPEG1 video decoder, WiFi setup, and an IR remote interface, streaming content from a hosted service.

## Use cases
- build a DIY streaming box on an ESP32
- play MPEG1 videos on a microcontroller
- stream free public-domain videos to a TV over WiFi
- learn embedded video decoding in C
- control video playback with an AppleTV IR remote

## When to choose
- you want a fun embedded hardware project with analog TV output
- you need software video decoding on a microcontroller
- you want a self-contained open-source streaming client

## When to avoid
- you need HD or modern codec support like H.264
- you want a production streaming service
- you need a maintained project with a license and active releases

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: video-processing, streaming, audio-processing, embedded
- domain: embedded-systems, media, hardware
- platform: embedded, iot, cross-platform
- tags: esp32, mpeg1, ntsc, settop-box, arduino, retro-streaming, ir-remote

## Member repositories
- rossumur/espflix (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:14.388887+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:11:21.098003+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/rossumur/espflix (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:14.388887+00:00, sha 7fe5a2d39049)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.