# illuspas/Node-Media-Server

A Node.js implementation of RTMP/HTTP-FLV Media Server

Repository: https://github.com/illuspas/Node-Media-Server
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/node-media-server
Homepage: https://www.npmjs.com/package/node-media-server
Language: JavaScript
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: nodejs, flv, rtmp, livestream, media-server, av1, h264, hevc, vp9
Last push: 2026-08-26T01:37:38+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4245, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 6240, forks 1540 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:40.879798+00:00)

## What it is
Node-Media-Server is a high-performance, low-latency live streaming media server implemented in Node.js, supporting RTMP/RTMPS and HTTP/WS-FLV push and play with enhanced RTMP FLV v1 for HEVC, VP9, and AV1 codecs. It includes a web admin UI, REST API with JWT authentication, stream recording to FLV, relay tasks, and real-time monitoring.

## Use cases
- run a self-hosted rtmp live streaming server
- stream live video with low latency over http-flv
- record live streams to flv files for video on demand
- relay rtsp or rtmp streams between servers
- serve hevc or av1 live streams in the browser
- monitor and manage live streams via a rest api and dashboard

## When to choose
- you need a lightweight node.js-based streaming server with rtmp ingest and flv playback
- you want modern codec support like hevc, vp9, or av1 over enhanced rtmp
- you need built-in recording, authentication, and a management api without extra services

## When to avoid
- you need HLS or DASH delivery for broad device compatibility
- you require large-scale production transcoding or adaptive bitrate workflows
- you depend on legacy flash-era RTMP features or the v2 cn_cdn flv_265 extension

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: active
- function: http-server, streaming, auth, monitoring, webhook
- domain: media, self-hosted, web-development
- platform: cross-platform, self-hosted
- tags: rtmp, http-flv, live-streaming, media-server, hevc, av1, vp9, h264, recording, rest-api, web-admin, video, nodejs

## Member repositories
- illuspas/Node-Media-Server (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:40.879798+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 2026-08-29T17:47:11.230198+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/illuspas/Node-Media-Server (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:40.879798+00:00, sha d244a823746c)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/node-media-server (fetched 2026-08-29T08:43:35.429618+00:00, sha e26255b4f4a1)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.