MistServer
Public domain streaming media server that works with any device and any format.
Description from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Still maintained? Yes: 47 commits in the last 90 days, latest release 3.12 (Oct 2026).
Also an alternative to Twitch.
At a glance
MistServer quick facts
- Health score
- 81/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 519
- Last commit
- 18 days ago (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- 3.12, Oct 2026
- Licence
- Unlicense
Top alternatives to MistServer
Full rankings: Twitch alternatives
In its own words
The project's README opens: "MistServer is an open source, public domain, full-featured, next-generation streaming media toolkit for OTT (internet streaming), designed to be ideal for developers and system integrators."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
MistServer scores 81/100, #9 of 17 in Media Streaming - Multimedia Streaming: 47 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (3.12, 25 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 519 stars add 10.9 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and no advertised Docker image leaves the final 10 unclaimed. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is Docker support, worth 10.0 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
47 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
3.12 released 25 days ago
- Stars 10.9 / 20
519 stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support biggest shortfall 0.0 / 10
No Docker support advertised
Commit activity
- 47
- Last 90 days
- 156
- Last 12 months
- 18 days ago
- Last push
Ranked #9 of 17 tools in Media Streaming - Multimedia Streaming by health , between ClipBucket (#8) and Kodi (#10) .
Details
| Licence | Unlicense |
| Platforms | C++ |
| Latest release | 3.12 · 25 days ago |
| Stars | 519 |
| Open issues | 96 |
| Docker | Not advertised |
| Repository | DDVTECH/mistserver ↗ |
MistServer vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with MistServer (Media Streaming - Multimedia Streaming), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyoo | 94 | 2.6k | GPL-3.0 | yesterday |
| OvenMediaEngine | 94 | 3.3k | AGPL-3.0 | today |
| PeerTube | 87 | 15k | AGPL-3.0 | 2 days ago |
| Owncast | 86 | 12k | MIT | 4 days ago |
| MistServer (this tool) | 81 | 519 | Unlicense | 18 days ago |
| Restreamer | 35 | 5.2k | Apache-2.0 | 5 months ago |
MistServer: common questions
What does MistServer replace?
Repoly lists MistServer as an open-source alternative to Twitch. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where MistServer stands against the others.
Is MistServer still maintained?
MistServer had 47 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 18 days ago; the latest tagged release, 3.12, is from 25 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.