want to setup a streaming server - less than 3 streams

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• hostnoob Veteran

  December 2014

  You can install windows on Vultr and use your own license
• khuongcomputer Member

  December 2014

  Why not use a VPS ~7$/m, run Centos + Nginx RTMP = free? 3 users will fit in the 512MB of RAM and ~500GB-1TB bandwidth per month.

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• gtrax Member

  December 2014

  Well i am not very familiar with working on Nginx RTMP. Will have to check it. But as it is low cost so I will definitely give it a try. Thanks @khuongcomputer. Got any tutorial about it? just asking.
• DennisdeWit Member

  December 2014

  Nginx RTMP is a good free combi.

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• cassa Member

  December 2014

  @gtrax said:
  Well i am not very familiar with working on Nginx RTMP. Will have to check it. But as it is low cost so I will definitely give it a try. Thanks khuongcomputer. Got any tutorial about it? just asking.

  http://www.helping-squad.com/category/server/

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• jvnadr Member

  December 2014 edited December 2014

  1. Buy a 3$/year ipv6 from Inception Hosting. Chose a location with max bandwidth (don't be bothered about ping aka location near you). If the users watch this camera 24/7, then, in a quality of 300kbps you will use around 350GB traffic. If not, you will use even less. Calculate your bandwidth needs:
     http://astream.com/html/bandwcalc.htm

  2. Install nginx with rtmp support.
     This is a good tutorial: https://obsproject.com/forum/resources/how-to-set-up-your-own-private-rtmp-server-using-nginx.50/

  3. Set up a password for streaming, so, secure that nobody else can stream from your server.
     
     Create a file in a server with this script in a .php file:
     

     <?php
     // Example stream authentication
     
     if ( !empty($_POST) ) {
             switch ( $_POST['call'] ) {
                     case "publish":
                             $publisher_ip = $_POST['addr'];
     
                             if ( isset($_POST['passphrase']) && $_POST['passphrase'] != NULL ) {
                                     // Check to see if this is a correct passphrase
                                     if ($_POST['passphrase'] = "uniquepasswordhere") {
                                             header("HTTP/1.1 202 Accepted"); // 2xx responses will keep session going
                                     } else {
                                             header("HTTP/1.1 403 Forbidden"); // Drop the session - incorrect passphrase
                                     }
                             } else {
                                     header("HTTP/1.1 403 Forbidden"); // Drop the session - no passphrase
                             }
                     break;
                     case "play":
                             // The same parameters - name, addr, etc. also work for playing streams over RTMP
                             // You could use the on_play parameter to authorize plays against this same file
                             // and perhaps limit plays to an IP address in a database, etc.
                             // to enforce a paywall or to track visits
                     break;
             }
     }
     ?>
     

  4. Add this in your live application block in nginx.conf (you can find the file in the path /usr/local/nginx/conf/nginx.conf on your nginx server):
     on_publish http://www.my-domain-i-installed-the-password-file.com/path/to/authorize.php;

  5. Install Flash Media Live Encoder.
     
     Use as FMS URL your ip and application (rtmp://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/live) and as stream path a word that you like (e.g. stream) followed by your password you setup inside the code in step 3 (e.g. stream?password=uniquepasswordhere)

  6. Finally, setup a simple html page in a server, that you will include a flash player with the stream you created. A simple way is to use the ready freeware (but with logo) rtmp player from JWPlayer (you can create a player online with embed code via their site). Alternatively, you can setup a simple rtmp / fash player of your own including the .swf and other files in a server.

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• gtrax Member

  December 2014

  @cassa thanks for the guide bro.
  @jvnadr Great help bro. I am going to use one of my ipv6 vpses on it.

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• netomx Moderator, Veteran

  December 2014

  jvnadr said: Install Flash Media Live Encoder.

  I do not know where can I get this for free?
• jvnadr Member

  December 2014

  netomx said: I do not know where can I get this for free?

  FMLE is free. Flash Media Server is charged (overcharged, IMHO).

  http://www.adobe.com/products/flash-media-encoder.html

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