AlexxIT

    AlexxIT/go2rtc

    Ultimate camera streaming application

    14.6K stars
    1.5K forks
    14.6K GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 3, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    1 release in the last 90 days, the latest 9 days ago, with 66 contributors on GitHub.

    Peaked at #10 in the weekly ranking the week of Jan 18, its best in the past year.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Provides a lightweight, zero-config camera streaming server supporting multiple protocols like RTSP, WebRTC, HomeKit, RTMP, and FFmpeg sources.
    • Delivers ultra-low latency streaming with broad device compatibility and built-in transcoding, enabling seamless integration with smart home platforms.
    • Use for integrating diverse IP cameras and USB webcams into a unified streaming platform with minimal setup.
    • Use for enabling two-way audio communication and streaming from HomeKit cameras without requiring Apple devices.
    • Use for publishing live streams to popular services like YouTube or Telegram while transcoding unsupported codecs on the fly.

    Should you depend on it?

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    License

    MIT

    Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution.

    Community files

    • README: present

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    From the README

    Ultimate camera streaming application with support for RTSP, WebRTC, HomeKit, FFmpeg, RTMP, etc.

    Download binary for your OS from latest release:

    Don't forget to fix the rights chmod +x go2rtc_xxx_xxx on Linux and Mac.

    Excerpt from the AlexxIT/go2rtc README on GitHub (MIT license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

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    +766 stars over 90 days across 25 snapshot days; best day +25 on Aug 13.

    Forks

    1.5K+237

    Open issues

    1.0K+199

    Compared with peers in Data Engineering

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