# Streaming Engine Streamwell uses [OvenMediaEngine](https://www.ovenmediaengine.com), an open-source streaming engine created by [Airensoft](https://airensoft.com). OME provides some key functionality like the low-latency streaming capability, recordings and live thumbnails. A portion of each sale of Streamwell goes to Airensoft via [GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/AirenSoft). For self-hosted installations, there are some advanced configuration options available via the editor under Administration -> Server -> Engine Control -> Configure Engine. It is not recommended to dive in here unless you have a good understanding of the fundamentals and a backup of your original config. More info on engine configuration can be found here: OvenMediaEngine and OvenPlayer are licensed under the AGPLv3 and MIT licenses respectively. They are included as library components of the software and are not directly supported, except via professional services.