# OvenMediaLabs/OvenMediaEngine

OvenMediaEngine (OME) is a Sub-Second Latency Live Streaming Server with Large-Scale and High-Definition. #WebRTC #LLHLS

Repository: https://github.com/OvenMediaLabs/OvenMediaEngine
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ovenmediaengine
Homepage: https://ovenmedia.com
Language: C++
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: webrtc, ultra-low-latency, rtmp, streaming-server, rtmp-to-webrtc, streaming, broadcasting, ome, low-latency, cmaf, sub-second-latency, hls, ovenmediaengine, lldash, large-scale-streaming, live-streaming-server, llhls, low-latency-dash, low-latency-hls, low-latency-http
Last push: 2026-08-26T00:48:14+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 90/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 73, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2987, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 20, "gap_med": 96, "n_releases_24m": 8}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3266, forks 1139 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:52.946848+00:00)

## What it is
OvenMediaEngine is an open-source (AGPL-3.0) C++ live streaming server that ingests streams via WebRTC, SRT, RTMP, RTSP, and MPEG-2 TS and delivers them with sub-second latency over WebRTC and Low-Latency HLS to hundreds of thousands of concurrent viewers. It includes an embedded live transcoder with ABR, WebRTC signaling, TURN server, DVR, DRM, and subtitle support, and is deployable self-hosted or via Docker.

## Use cases
- self-host a sub-second latency live streaming server
- convert RTMP streams to WebRTC for low-latency playback
- deliver live video to hundreds of thousands of viewers over LLHLS
- build a live commerce or live auction streaming platform
- transcode live streams to adaptive bitrate with H.264, H.265, AV1, and Opus
- run a 24/7 live channel from pre-recorded content
- add DRM-protected low-latency HLS streaming
- ingest SRT or WHIP sources and restream over WebRTC

## When to choose
- you need sub-second latency live streaming at large scale on your own infrastructure
- you want a single server handling ingest, transcoding, ABR, and delivery over WebRTC and LLHLS
- you need protocol flexibility across RTMP, SRT, RTSP, WHIP, and MPEG-2 TS
- you want an open-source alternative to managed streaming platforms with an enterprise support path

## When to avoid
- you only need VoD hosting or simple HLS VOD without live ingest
- you need a fully managed service without operating your own servers
- your project cannot comply with the AGPL-3.0 license
- you need a lightweight embedded or edge streaming solution rather than a full media server

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: active
- function: http-server, streaming, video-processing, audio-processing, websocket, middleware
- domain: media, self-hosted, web-development
- platform: self-hosted, cpp
- tags: webrtc, llhls, rtmp, srt, live-streaming, low-latency, abr, transcoding, whip, drm, streaming-server, video, real-time, linux, docker, web-server

## Member repositories
- OvenMediaLabs/OvenMediaEngine (main) score 90

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:52.946848+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 2026-08-30T07:23:10.409015+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/OvenMediaLabs/OvenMediaEngine (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:52.946848+00:00, sha e7f04c064b4e)
  - homepage: https://ovenmedia.com (fetched 2026-08-29T09:36:36.664480+00:00, sha 86931e66516d)
  - site_page: https://ovenmedia.com/docs/ome (fetched 2026-08-29T09:36:36.674327+00:00, sha 07ef79e7f96f)
  - site_page: https://ovenmedia.com/docs/ome-enterprise (fetched 2026-08-29T09:36:36.676303+00:00, sha 531b7bee6a1c)
  - site_page: https://ovenmedia.com/docs/ovenplayer (fetched 2026-08-29T09:36:36.678039+00:00, sha cb153c1d8c86)
  - site_page: https://ovenmedia.com/docs/ome-enterprise/about/feature-index (fetched 2026-08-29T09:36:36.679887+00:00, sha 160540470d0b)
  - site_page: https://ovenmedia.com/company (fetched 2026-08-29T09:36:36.681736+00:00, sha d67a547282ba)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.