Restreamer
Restreamer receives video from OBS and publishes livestreams to services such as YouTube, Twitch, and Vimeo from a self-hosted server.
About Restreamer
Restreamer is a self-hosted streaming server that receives video from sources such as OBS and publishes it via RTMP, SRT and HLS. It can serve a feed through a built-in VideoJS player and publication website and restream to services including YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, Vimeo and Wowza.
It is distributed as Docker images for Linux, with use on macOS and Windows via Docker Desktop, including builds for Raspberry Pi, Nvidia Cuda and Intel VAAPI. External access over HTTP/S, RTMP/S and SRT may require port forwarding from the router to the server.
Key features
- Receives video from OBS for RTMP and SRT publishing
- Restreams to YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, Vimeo, Wowza
- Supports multiple audio/video inputs, outputs, protocols, codecs
- Includes built-in VideoJS player and publication website
- Provides automatic Let's Encrypt HTTPS certification
- Offers viewer/bandwidth monitoring with limiting controls
Best for: Operators who want to run their own Docker-based streaming server and send one feed to a website and external platforms.
Good for
- Self-hosted Docker deployment for Linux, with macOS and Windows via Docker Desktop
- Hardware support listed for Raspberry Pi, Nvidia Cuda and Intel VAAPI
- States use without third-party providers and without saving audience data
Watch out for
- External access may require router port forwarding to the server
- Local devices and some network sources may need extra Docker flags
Restreamer at a glance
- Type
- Open-source project
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- Linux, macOS, Windows
- Open source
- Yes · Source code
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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Restreamer FAQ
Which services can I publish to?
YouTube-Live, Twitter, Twitch, Vimeo, Wowza Media Server and other platforms or services using protocols such as RTMP and SRT.
How do I run Restreamer with Docker?
Run the datarhei/restreamer image with config and data volumes and published ports for 8080, 8181, 1935, 1936 and 6000/udp, using variants such as latest, rpi-latest, cuda-latest or vaapi-latest.
Can I access the stream from outside my local network?
For external access over HTTP/S, RTMP/S and SRT, port forwarding from the internet router to the Restreamer internal IP address may need to be set up.
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