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title: Install mediamtx on elementary OS using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of mediamtx for on elementary OS - real-time media
  server and media proxy
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/mediamtx/elementary
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# Install mediamtx on **elementary OS**

# mediamtx

[Alexander Lukens (alexdlukens)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/alexdlukens "View all snaps from Alexander Lukens (alexdlukens)")

* [Alexander Lukens (alexdlukens)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/alexdlukens "View all snaps from Alexander Lukens (alexdlukens)")

[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/mediamtx/elementary#install)

#### real-time media server and media proxy

MediaMTX (formerly rtsp-simple-server) is a ready-to-use and zero-dependency
real-time media server and media proxy that allows to publish,
read, proxy, record and playback video and audio streams.
It has been conceived as a "media router" that routes media streams from one end to the other.

The configuration file can be edited via `/snap/mediamtx/current/mediamtx.yml`

Once the snap is installed, it is run as a daemon in the background. The service can be started/stopped using snap commands:

`snap stop mediamtx`
`snap start mediamtx`
`snap restart mediamtx`

This is not an official snap for MediaMTX. The code for packaging the snap can be found at <https://github.com/alexdlukens/mediamtx>,
and builds versions from the original codebase at <https://github.com/bluenviron/mediamtx.git>.

### Package name

* mediamtx

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### License

* MIT

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### Last updated

* 2 March 2026 - latest/stable
* Yesterday - latest/edge

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### Websites

* [github.com/bluenviron/mediamtx.git](https://github.com/bluenviron/mediamtx.git "https://github.com/bluenviron/mediamtx.git")

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### Source code

* [github.com/alexdlukens/mediamtx](https://github.com/alexdlukens/mediamtx "https://github.com/alexdlukens/mediamtx")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/alexdlukens/mediamtx/issues](https://github.com/alexdlukens/mediamtx/issues "https://github.com/alexdlukens/mediamtx/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/mediamtx/elementary#report-snap-modal)

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## Enable snaps on elementary OS and install mediamtx

Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.

Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions.

### Enable snapd

Snap can be installed on elementary OS from the command line. Open *Terminal* from the Applications launcher and type the following:

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
```

Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.

### Install mediamtx

To install mediamtx, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install mediamtx
```

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