Question

Setup custom RTMP for Livestreaming

Posted on July 12, 2024
Digital Transformation Streaming Droplets Virtual Private Network
Asked by 2df494fecfbd41159c91e5a106478c

Hi I am trying to create a custom rtmp so I can stream on several platforms such as Roku and my website. I have no idea on how to do it. Somebody please help! I am willing to pay someone to set it up for me please. my email address is: mannypaul@ctninfo.com Thank you

Submit an answer

This textbox defaults to using Markdown to format your answer.

You can type !ref in this text area to quickly search our full set of tutorials, documentation & marketplace offerings and insert the link!

These answers are provided by our Community. If you find them useful, show some love by clicking the heart. If you run into issues leave a comment, or add your own answer to help others.

KFSys

Site Moderator

• July 14, 2024

Heya,

I’ll recommend using Nginx to see how it goes. Nginx with the RTMP module. This setup will allow you to stream your content to various platforms.

Step 1: Install Nginx and the RTMP Module

Update and install dependencies:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install build-essential libpcre3 libpcre3-dev libssl-dev

Download and compile Nginx with the RTMP module:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nginx/stable 
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install libnginx-mod-rtmp

Step 2: Configure Nginx for RTMP

Edit the Nginx configuration file (usually located at /usr/local/nginx/conf/nginx.conf):

sudo nano /usr/local/nginx/conf/nginx.conf

Add the following configuration for RTMP:

worker_processes  1;

events {
    worker_connections  1024;
}

http {
    include       mime.types;
    default_type  application/octet-stream;
    sendfile        on;
    keepalive_timeout  65;

    server {
        listen       8080;
        server_name  localhost;

        location / {
            root   html;
            index  index.html index.htm;
        }

        location /live {
            types {
                application/vnd.apple.mpegurl m3u8;
                video/mp2t ts;
            }
            alias /tmp;
            expires -1;
            add_header Cache-Control no-cache;
        }
    }
}

rtmp {
    server {
        listen 1935;
        chunk_size 4096;

        application live {
            live on;
            record off;
            allow publish all;
            allow play all;
        }
    }
}

Save and exit the editor.

Step 3: Start Nginx

Start the Nginx server:

systemctl start nginx

Step 4: Stream to Your RTMP Server

You can use a software encoder like OBS Studio to stream to your RTMP server. In OBS, set your streaming URL to rtmp://your_server_ip/live and set the stream key as you like (e.g., myStream).

Step 5: Access Your Stream

For Roku and other platforms, you can provide the RTMP URL rtmp://your_server_ip/live/myStream.
For your website, you can use a video player that supports HLS (HTTP Live Streaming). You can use the m3u8 playlist served by Nginx. For example, the URL would be http://your_server_ip:8080/live/myStream.m3u8.