# pingostack/pingos

Based on the NGINX/RTMP/HTTP-FLV/HTTP-TS/HLS/HLS+/DASH/H.264/H.265/AAC/MP3/Live/Record/VOD/Push/Pull/Multiple Processes/Dynamic Configuration/Configuration Variables/Console Interface/Notify

Repository: https://github.com/pingostack/pingos
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/pingos
Homepage: https://pingos.io
Language: C
License: BSD-3-Clause
License Family: permissive
Topics: hls-live-streaming, hls-server, flv-stream, flv-live, flv-server, rtmp, rtmp-server, flvjs, rtmp-stream, rtmp-push, dash, http-ts, nginx-rtmp, nginx-rtmp-sample, nginx-rtmp-module
Last push: 2024-12-11T01:11:13+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2514, "days_push": 631, "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 1013, forks 276 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:13.795947+00:00)

## What it is
PingOS is an NGINX-based streaming media server supporting RTMP, HTTP-FLV, HTTP-TS, HLS, HLS+, and DASH live streaming protocols with H.264/H.265/AAC/MP3 codecs. It adds recording, VOD, GOP caching, clustering, dynamic configuration, and an HTTP console API on top of the nginx-rtmp-module.

## Use cases
- set up a self-hosted live streaming server
- serve HLS streams to html5 players
- convert RTMP pushes to http-flv playback
- record live streams to flv or ts files
- build a clustered streaming deployment
- stream with low latency using gop cache
- host vod and live streams on one nginx server

## When to choose
- you need an nginx-based media server with rtmp, hls, and http-flv support
- you want h265 streaming and gop cache for fast startup
- you need clustering, dynamic config, or an http control api for streams

## When to avoid
- you need webrtc or ultra-low-latency streaming
- you want a turnkey media server without nginx configuration
- you need windows-native deployment or a gui

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: active
- function: http-server, streaming, video-processing, audio-processing
- domain: media, self-hosted, web-development
- platform: cross-platform, self-hosted
- tags: rtmp-server, hls, http-flv, dash, live-streaming, nginx, media-server, vod, h265, gop-cache, video, audio, linux, docker

## Member repositories
- pingostack/pingos (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:13.795947+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 2026-08-30T07:11:41.038348+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/pingostack/pingos (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:13.795947+00:00, sha 296ce9427bfe)
  - homepage: https://pingos.io (fetched 2026-08-29T13:11:08.729355+00:00, sha 73927cb8539e)
  - site_page: https://pingos.io/docs/zh/quick-start (fetched 2026-08-29T13:11:08.738319+00:00, sha d83d5843261d)
  - site_page: https://pingos.io/about.html (fetched 2026-08-29T13:11:08.740184+00:00, sha 875f4c2cab16)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.