{"id":"nubomedia-kurento-media-server","name":"kurento-media-server","homepage":"https://hub.docker.com/r/nubomedia/kurento-media-server","repo_url":"https://hub.docker.com/r/nubomedia/kurento-media-server","category":"infrastructure","subcategories":[],"tags":["webrtc","media-server","rtc","video","audio","rtp","conference","open-source"],"what_it_does":"Kurento Media Server is an open-source media server for real-time communications, providing server-side WebRTC/RTP media processing such as relaying/bridging, conferencing, and media pipeline features (typically via Kurento modules like filters/transports).","use_cases":["WebRTC conferencing (multi-party video/audio)","Media relays/bridges between endpoints","Server-side media processing (e.g., filters/transforms)","Real-time video/audio applications needing SFU/bridge-like capabilities","Building custom RTC backends using Kurento client/server protocols"],"not_for":["Low-latency media processing without specialized media pipelines (may be heavyweight vs simpler relays)","Use cases requiring a simple REST CRUD API for media (Kurento is primarily a media transport/processing server)","Managed cloud service scenarios where you need hosted scaling and SLAs out of the box"],"best_when":"You need server-side media composition/processing for WebRTC applications and can operate a media server cluster yourself.","avoid_when":"You require a turnkey, fully managed API-first SaaS with billing, SLAs, and agent-friendly HTTP interfaces.","alternatives":["Janus Gateway","Jitsi Videobridge","MediaSoup","ZLMediaKit","GStreamer-based custom pipelines","LiveKit (if you want managed/SDK-focused options)"],"af_score":27.8,"security_score":35.2,"reliability_score":30.0,"package_type":"mcp_server","discovery_source":["docker_mcp"],"priority":"low","status":"evaluated","version_evaluated":null,"last_evaluated":"2026-04-04T19:55:29.524021+00:00","interface":{"has_rest_api":false,"has_graphql":false,"has_grpc":false,"has_mcp_server":false,"mcp_server_url":null,"has_sdk":false,"sdk_languages":[],"openapi_spec_url":null,"webhooks":false},"auth":{"methods":["None for media transport itself (typically security is handled at signaling/transport level); Kurento deployments commonly rely on underlying signaling/auth choices rather than a documented auth scheme in this package-level summary."],"oauth":false,"scopes":false,"notes":"From the provided package name/description alone, there is no explicit documented authentication mechanism (API keys/OAuth/scopes). In practice, Kurento deployments typically integrate with an external signaling/auth layer (e.g., your own WebSocket/API) rather than standardized HTTP auth."},"pricing":{"model":null,"free_tier_exists":false,"free_tier_limits":null,"paid_tiers":[],"requires_credit_card":false,"estimated_workload_costs":null,"notes":"Open-source media server; cost is primarily infrastructure/engineering to deploy and operate."},"requirements":{"requires_signup":false,"requires_credit_card":false,"domain_verification":false,"data_residency":[],"compliance":[],"min_contract":null},"agent_readiness":{"af_score":27.8,"security_score":35.2,"reliability_score":30.0,"mcp_server_quality":0.0,"documentation_accuracy":35.0,"error_message_quality":0.0,"error_message_notes":null,"auth_complexity":60.0,"rate_limit_clarity":0.0,"tls_enforcement":60.0,"auth_strength":30.0,"scope_granularity":0.0,"dependency_hygiene":45.0,"secret_handling":45.0,"security_notes":"TLS is commonly available/expected for secure signaling/media transport, but explicit guarantees and enforcement are not verifiable from the provided information alone. Since this is a media server, most security controls are deployment/configuration and your signaling layer (authz/authn, ICE/TURN, network isolation).","uptime_documented":0.0,"version_stability":50.0,"breaking_changes_history":40.0,"error_recovery":30.0,"idempotency_support":"false","idempotency_notes":null,"pagination_style":"none","retry_guidance_documented":false,"known_agent_gotchas":["Kurento is not an HTTP API package; agents expecting REST/JSON endpoints may not find a simple contract.","Media-server behavior depends heavily on deployment config, NAT/ICE, and pipeline configuration; integration often requires domain-specific knowledge.","Authentication/authorization is not inherently provided as a standard API auth layer in this package summary; you must handle it in your signaling layer."]}}