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mpromonet/v4l2rtspserver

RTSP Server for V4L2 device capture supporting HEVC/H264/JPEG/VP8/VP9 observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/mpromonet/v4l2rtspserver · C++ · Unlicense (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

85/100

  • Activity 98
  • Release rhythm 61
  • Longevity 100
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: 258
  • age_days: 4680
  • days_rel: 45
  • days_push: 15
  • n_releases_24m: 2

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

2049 stars · 456 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A C++ RTSP streaming server that captures video from V4L2 devices (H264, HEVC, JPEG, VP8, VP9) and optionally audio from ALSA devices, serving it over RTP/RTSP with unicast, multicast, TCP, and HTTP tunneling support. It also provides HLS and MPEG-DASH output via an HTTP server for compatible capture formats.

Use cases

  • stream a webcam over rtsp
  • serve v4l2 camera feed as hls
  • stream raspberry pi camera to network
  • multicast video from capture device
  • rtsp server for ip camera setup
  • stream camera with audio over network

When to choose

  • you need to stream V4L2 camera devices over RTSP with low latency
  • you want HLS or MPEG-DASH output from a capture device
  • you need multicast or RTP-over-HTTP transport options
  • you run Linux-based embedded or IoT devices with cameras

When to avoid

  • you need to transcode video formats rather than stream native device capture
  • you want a GUI-based streaming solution
  • your platform is not Linux or lacks V4L2 support
  • you need WebRTC playback directly without an additional gateway

Facets

application · maturity active

video-processing http-server streaming media iot embedded-systems cpp cli rtsp-server v4l2 hls mpeg-dash rtp webcam-streaming alsa-audio video linux docker

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Member repositories

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