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Docker command is the README one; tags 6, 7 and 8 are on Docker Hub.", "active": "gh api: last commit 2026-10-31; releases 2026-10-30" }, "confidence": { "formFactor": 0.85, "executionModel": 0.9, "operability": 0.95, "effort": 0.8, "reach": 0.9, "editions": 0.9, "provenance": 0.2 }, "openQuestions": [], "sources": [ { "url": "https://ossrs.io", "foundBy": "sourcing:video-streaming:github" }, { "url": "https://ossrs.io", "foundBy": "sourcing:video-streaming:curated" }, { "url": "https://github.com/ossrs/srs", "foundBy": "analysis" }, { "url": "https://ossrs.io/lts/en-us/docs/v8/doc/http-api", "foundBy": "verification" }, { "url": "https://ossrs.io/lts/en-us/product", "foundBy": "verification" } ], "published": true, "lastCheckedAt": "2026-11-06", "research": { "stage": "verified", "verdict": "approve", "reason": "Gates pass: MIT, 29,427 stars, security fixes and releases on 2026-10-30 and 31. v8 API paths match v6 in source and docs. 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