Stream dashboard
Add, edit, toggle, and delete paths. Search, filter, and page through live, ready, and offline streams with status polled from the MediaMTX API.
Version 1.0 · self-hosted
Run your own live streaming platform. On your server, under your control.
MediaXT is the control plane for MediaMTX. Publish from OBS, protect every viewer with signed tokens, embed anywhere, and run it all with the health checks, metrics, and backups a production service needs.
- One-command Docker deploy
- No per-viewer or per-minute fees
- All updates included
12Streams
9Online
3Offline
| Path | Status | Readers | ABR |
|---|---|---|---|
| stream-main | Live | 1,284 | 1080/720/480 |
| stream-studio-b | Live | 342 | 720/480 |
| stream-backup | Ready | 0 | Source |
| stream-event | Offline | — | 1080/720 |
/readyz · database ok · mediamtx ok · cert 61 days
teams streaming with MediaXT
140+automated tests on every release
0public CDN dependencies at runtime
3health, readiness & metrics endpoints
100%of your media stays on your infrastructure
The product
Everything between the encoder and the viewer
MediaMTX moves the video. MediaXT gives your team the dashboard, security, and operating discipline around it.
OBS-ready ingest
RTMP and RTMPS publish URLs computed per stream, with encrypted publisher credentials you can rotate in one click.
Adaptive bitrate
Per-stream ABR with managed FFmpeg renditions and a protected master playlist. The source stays available as the top-quality fallback.
HLS & WebRTC playback
Scalable HLS for public audiences, low-latency WebRTC when seconds matter. Choose the default per deployment.
Secure embeds
Drop a player on any site with signed embed URLs. Viewer tokens are short-lived and refreshed by the player automatically.
Audit log
Every sign-in, stream change, settings update, and reload is recorded, so you always know who changed what.
Architecture
How a stream flows through MediaXT
- 1
Publish
OBS or any encoder pushes to
rtmps://your-domain:1936with per-stream credentials. - 2
Authorize
MediaMTX asks MediaXT whether the publisher is allowed. Bad credentials never reach your audience.
- 3
Transcode
If ABR is on, FFmpeg renditions start automatically when the stream becomes ready.
- 4
Deliver
Nginx serves HLS and WebRTC on your HTTPS origin, only after the viewer token checks out.
Raw MediaMTX viewer ports and its control API stay private inside the Docker network by default.
Security
Secure by default, not by checklist
Defaults are set for production. You don't have to find and switch on the protections yourself.
- Signed, short-lived viewer tokens on every HLS segment and WebRTC session
- Session auth with CSRF protection, hashed passwords, and login rate limiting
- Encrypted publisher credentials at rest, masked in the UI until revealed
- Non-root, read-only containers for the app and Nginx, with minimal capabilities
- No Docker socket mounted into the web app
- Vendored front-end assets: nothing is loaded from a public CDN at runtime
- Safe config writes:
mediamtx.ymlis validated and backed up before every change
Operations
Built for the team that gets paged
Every piece you need to run MediaXT in production is included and documented.
Health and readiness
/healthz for liveness. /readyz checks the database, the MediaMTX API, free disk space, and TLS certificate expiry, so your load balancer knows the real state.
Prometheus metrics & alerts
App and MediaMTX metrics, ready-made alert rules, and an optional monitoring profile: docker compose --profile monitoring up -d.
Backups you've actually tested
Postgres dumps with checksum sidecars and off-box upload hooks, plus a restore drill that proves your backups restore without touching the live database.
Graceful licensing
License checks keep a last-known-good grace window, and it survives restarts. A licensing outage never takes your streams down.
Deploy in minutes
A Linux VPS with Docker, a domain, and a certificate is all you need.
# 1. configure
cp .env.example .env
# 2. launch the stack
docker compose up -d --build
# 3. create your admin
docker compose exec app python -m scripts.seed_admin \
--email admin@your-domain --password '…'Bandwidth calculator
Estimate what your audience will cost in bandwidth
MediaXT has no per-viewer fees, so bandwidth from your hosting provider is your main running cost. Enter your stream settings to size your server.
Peak outbound bandwidth
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Recommended server port
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Monthly data transfer
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Inbound from encoders
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Encoder upload needed, per stream
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Transfer = viewers × watch time × bitrate, the same formula most streaming cost calculators use, plus about 3% for HLS packaging. Presets use the bitrates MediaXT actually encodes, so compare equal bitrates when you check other calculators. Port size adds 30% headroom; encoder upload adds 50%. With adaptive bitrate on, viewers on slower connections get lower renditions, so real usage is usually lower.
Example: total monthly cost on DigitalOcean
Uses the audience above. DigitalOcean includes some outbound transfer with each Droplet and charges $0.01 per GiB over that. Inbound traffic from your encoders is free.
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| Droplet | — |
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| Outbound transfer | — |
| Included with Droplet | — |
| Transfer overage | — |
| Hosting per month | — |
| With MediaXT | Per month | First year |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly | — | — |
| Yearly | — | — |
| Lifetime | — | — |
First year includes the $100 setup fee on Monthly and Yearly, and the one-time $1,999 on Lifetime; after that, Lifetime costs only hosting. DigitalOcean prices checked September 2026, for a Droplet running all month. Transfer allowances are pooled across all Droplets on your team. MediaXT is not affiliated with DigitalOcean; confirm current prices at digitalocean.com/pricing.
Pricing
One product. Every feature. Pick how you pay.
Each license covers one self-hosted installation. Every plan includes the full product and all future updates.
Monthly
$89/month
+ $100 one-time setup fee
Cancel anytime. Good for pilots and short events.
Start monthly- 1 self-hosted installation
- Unlimited streams & viewers
- All features included
- Free updates while subscribed
- Email support
Save $169 a year
Yearly
$899/year
+ $100 one-time setup fee
About $75/month, almost two months free.
Start yearly- 1 self-hosted installation
- Unlimited streams & viewers
- All features included
- Free updates while subscribed
- Priority email support
Lifetime
$1,999once
Free setup
Pay once. Costs less than monthly after 22 months.
Buy lifetime- 1 self-hosted installation
- Unlimited streams & viewers
- All features included
- Free updates for life
- No setup fee
- Priority email support
Prices in USD. The setup fee is charged once, with your first payment. Your own server, bandwidth, and domain costs are separate. Estimate your bandwidth.
FAQ
Questions teams ask before buying
What do "free updates" include?
Every new release: features, security fixes, and compatibility updates. Monthly and yearly plans get updates while the subscription is active. Lifetime licenses get them for good.
What does "self-hosted" mean for my data?
MediaXT runs on your server. Your streams, recordings, credentials, and audit logs stay on your infrastructure. The only outbound call is the license check, which sends a hashed key, not your content.
What happens if the license server is unreachable?
MediaXT keeps the last valid license result in its database and keeps running during a configurable grace window, 24 hours by default.
What do I need to run it?
A Linux server with Docker and Docker Compose, a domain name, and a TLS certificate (Let's Encrypt works). Open ports 80/443 for the web, and 1935/1936 for RTMP/RTMPS ingest.
Are there limits on streams or viewers?
MediaXT doesn't set any. Your capacity depends on your server's CPU (for adaptive bitrate) and bandwidth.
Is there a setup fee?
Monthly and yearly plans have a one-time $100 setup fee, charged with your first payment and never again, including at renewal. Lifetime licenses have no setup fee.
How much bandwidth will I need?
It depends on your bitrate and how many people watch at once. Use the bandwidth calculator for an estimate, then check your hosting provider's included transfer and port speed.
Can I switch plans later?
Yes. You can move from monthly to yearly or lifetime at any time. Contact us and we'll credit your current billing period.
Own your live streaming stack.
Deploy MediaXT on your infrastructure today.