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OvenMediaEngine

Open-source · self-hostable · replaces 1 SaaS tool on os-alt

AirenSoft/OvenMediaEngine · alive · ★ 3.13k · last commit 2d ago · 17 open issues

License: AGPL-3.0

Good fit for Engineering teams that need ultra-low-latency streaming (auctions, sports, live shopping) below what Twitch's standard HLS provides.

Weak at Bring-your-own-everything — UI, chat, subscriptions are not bundled; OME is the media engine, not the product.

In a terminal? npx -y github:SolvoHQ/os-alt-cli twitch prints the Twitch comparison table including OvenMediaEngine. how the CLI works →

Replaces these SaaS

  • Twitch · Live streaming + chat

    Pull `airensoft/ovenmediaengine`. Configure the application section of `Server.xml` to accept RTMP ingest and produce LL-HLS or WebRTC output (sub-second latency, much better than Twitch's standard HLS). Embed OvenPlayer on your own page. Pair with a separate chat server (Matrix, IRC, Rocket.Chat) — OME is media-only.

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