Nginx RTMP is a TCP-based convention intended to keep up low-dormancy associations for sound and video spilling. To expand the measure of information that can be easily transmitted, streams are part into littler sections called parcels. RTMP additionally characterizes a few virtual channels that work autonomously of one another for bundles to be conveyed on. This implies video and sound are conveyed on discrete channels all the while, To get more information click here to visit the official website.
Install Dependencies
To install Nginx RTMP server on ubuntu use the following commands with using root privileges.
sudo -i
apt-get update
apt-get install ffmpeg libpcre3 unzip libssl-dev build-essential libpcre3-dev -yDownload Nginx and RTMP Modules
To download the nginx and rtmp module use the following commands.
cd /tmp
wget https://github.com/arut/nginx-rtmp-module/archive/master.zip
wget http://nginx.org/download/nginx-1.14.0.tar.gzExtract and Compile the Nginx with RTMP module
After downloaded nginx with RTMP module, You need to extract and unzip the master.zip packages and compile the nginx rtmp module by following the commands.
tar -zxvf nginx-1.14.0.tar.gz
unzip master.zip
cd nginx-1.14.0
./configure --with-http_ssl_module --add-module=../nginx-rtmp-module-master
make
make installConfiguration of Nginx Daemon
To control nginx daemon, We need to download the pre-define the service of nginx and make executable it by following the commands.
cd /tmp
wget https://raw.github.com/JasonGiedymin/nginx-init-ubuntu/master/nginx -O /etc/init.d/nginx
chmod +x /etc/init.d/nginxOn boot enable nginx service
If you want start the nginx service on boot the server use the following commands.
update-rc.d nginx defaultsConfiguration of RTMP protocal in nginx config file by using the following the commands, Create a backup file of nginc.conf and than edit the original nginx.conf
cp -p /usr/local/nginx/conf/nginx.conf nginx.conf_backupOpen the nginx.conf with nano editor .
nano /usr/local/nginx/conf/nginx.conf
Add the following configuration.
#user nobody;
worker_processes 1;
error_log logs/rtmp_error.log debug;
pid logs/nginx.pid;
events {
worker_connections 1024;
}
http {
server {
listen 80;
server_name localhost;
location /hls {
# Serve HLS fragments
# CORS setup
add_header 'Access-Control-Allow-Origin' '*' always;
add_header 'Access-Control-Expose-Headers' 'Content-Length';
# allow CORS preflight requests
if ($request_method = 'OPTIONS') {
add_header 'Access-Control-Allow-Origin' '*';
add_header 'Access-Control-Max-Age' 1728000;
add_header 'Content-Type' 'text/plain charset=UTF-8';
add_header 'Content-Length' 0;
return 204;
}
types {
application/vnd.apple.mpegurl m3u8;
video/mp2t ts;
}
root /tmp;
add_header Cache-Control no-cache;
}
}
}
rtmp {
server {
listen 1935;
chunk_size 8192;
application hls {
live on;
meta copy;
hls on;
hls_path /tmp/hls;
}
}
}Save and Exit from nano editor.
Create required directory for Stream and recording data by following the commands.
mkdir /HLS
mkdir /HLS/live
mkdir /HLS/mobile
mkdir /video_recordings
chmod -R 777 /video_recordingsRestart the nginx service
systemctl restart the nginx.serviceUpdate the UFW firewall
If you have enable ufw firewall so then you need to allow the port 80 and port 1935 for rtmp protocol to access from the network, Use the following commands to open port 80 and port 1935.
ufw allow 80
ufw allow 1935
ufw statusCheck the nginx’s RTMP service using netstate commands.
netstate -plntu | grep 1935Now you can stream with any key using OBS and Webcam, Use the given details.
rtmp://localhost/hlsTo view the live HLS stream open you online player and enter the given url.
http://localhost/HLS/stream_name.m3u8
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