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Self-hostable STT service with a Deepgram-compatible listen API

Self-hostable STT service with a Deepgram-compatible listen API

by innovatorved·Apr 11, 2026·2 points·0 comments
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AI Analysis

●●SolidSlickBig Brain

Deepgram-compatible API with SSRF-protected URL ingestion and WebSocket streaming for real-time transcription.

Strengths
  • •API key management via CLI with SSRF-oriented limits on URL ingestion (size caps, host controls, redirects off)
  • •WebSocket streaming at 16 kHz PCM enables real-time transcription use cases batch APIs can't handle
  • •Astro Starlight docs with local Bun development means documentation stays synchronized with code
Weaknesses
  • •More complex setup than Docker-only approach — requires pip install, environment config, and whisper.cpp build
  • •whisper.cpp vs faster-whisper tradeoff: smaller binary but potentially slower inference on some hardware
Target Audience

Developers migrating from Deepgram or needing authenticated self-hosted transcription

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whisper.cpp · Deepgram · localai

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