Show HN: Kahawai – An open source, modular media system

Category: infrastructure

Tags: media-server, streaming, rust, gstreamer, self-hosted, transcoding, sqlite

Score: 7.0/10 (Innovation: 6, Technical: 8, Documentation: 7, Utility: 7)

Kahawai is a self-hosted media streaming server written in Rust that uses GStreamer for media processing. It features a modular architecture with hub, mediahost, and transcoder roles, enabling distributed media serving and hardware-accelerated transcoding. The project is notable for its thoughtful design around satellite enrollment with mTLS, direct play/remux/transcode decision logic, and built-in web interface.

Target audience: self-hosters, devops, media enthusiasts

Repository: https://kahawai.net/ · Rust · MIT · 10 stars

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