simonfork/node-rtmp-hls

NodeJS live stream server with HLS ABR support

NodeJS RTMP HLS Server

Based on node-media-server. A live streaming server that allow adaptive bitrate for HLS.

Making it work using docker-compose

docker-compse build
docker-compose up
docker-compose down

Making it work without using docker-compose

You have to make sure that you have ffmpeg installed on your machine

cp .env.example .env
yarn install
yarn start:dev # development
yarn start # production

Environment Variables

NODE_ENV=development

# Where to store the playlist files
MEDIA_ROOT=./media

# Where is ffmpeg executable located. Run which ffmpeg
FFMPEG_PATH=/usr/bin/ffmpeg

# URL to notify when a stream starts.
# Usually used for authentication.
PUBLISH_START_NOTIFY_URL=

# URL to notify when a stream stoppes
PUBLISH_STOP_NOTIFY_URL=

Installing FFMPEG on Centos

wget https://johnvansickle.com/ffmpeg/releases/ffmpeg-release-amd64-static.tar.xz
tar -xf ffmpeg-release-amd64-static.tar.xz
sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/bin/ffmpeg
sudo mv ./ffmpeg-4.2.2-amd64-static/* /usr/local/bin/ffmpeg
sudo ln -s /usr/local/bin/ffmpeg/ffmpeg /usr/bin/ffmpeg
sudo ln -s /usr/local/bin/ffmpeg/ffprobe /usr/bin/ffprobe
# Verify installation
which ffmpeg && ffmpeg -version

From OBS

Settings -> Stream
Stream Type : Custom Streaming Server
URL : rtmp://localhost:1935/live
Stream key : STREAM_NAME

Accessing the live stream

HLS - http://localhost:8000/live/STREAM_NAME/index.m3u8
FLV - http://localhost:8000/live/STREAM_NAME.flv
WSS - ws://localhost:8000/live/STREAM_NAME.flv
RTMP - ws://localhost:8000/live/STREAM_NAME

Cluster Mode

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