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This package provides RTMP server which receives an RTMP stream from a client and an element for streaming to an RTMP server. It is a part of Membrane Multimedia Framework.

Installation

The package can be installed by adding membrane_rtmp_plugin to your list of dependencies in mix.exs:

def deps do
  [
	  {:membrane_rtmp_plugin, "~> 0.28.1"}
  ]
end

The precompiled builds of the ffmpeg will be pulled and linked automatically. However, should there be any problems, consider installing it manually.

Manual instalation of dependencies

macOS

brew install ffmpeg

Ubuntu

sudo apt-get install ffmpeg

Arch / Manjaro

pacman -S ffmpeg

RTMP Server

An simple RTMP server that accepts clients connecting on a given port and allows to distinguish between them based on app ID and stream key. Each client that has connected is asigned a dedicated client handler, which behaviour can be provided by RTMP server user.

SourceBin

Requires a client reference, which identifies a client handler that has been connected to the client, or an URL on which the client is supposed to connect. It receives RTMP stream, demuxes it and outputs H264 video and AAC audio.

Client

After establishing connection with server it waits to receive video and audio streams. Once both streams are received they are streamed to the server. Currently only the following codecs are supported:

  • H264 for video
  • AAC for audio

Prerequisites

In order to successfully build and install the plugin, you need to have ffmpeg == 4.4 installed on your system

Usage

RTMP receiver

Server-side example, in which Membrane element will act as an RTMP server and receive the stream, can be found under examples/source.exs. Please note that this script allows only for a single client connecting to the RTMP server. Run it with:

mix run examples/source.exs

When the server is ready you can connect to it with RTMP. If you just want to test it, you can use FFmpeg:

ffmpeg -re -i test/fixtures/testsrc.flv -f flv -c:v copy -c:a copy rtmp://localhost:1935/app/stream_key

When the script terminates, the testsrc content should be available in the received.flv file.

RTMP receive with standalone RTMP server

If you want to see how you could setup the Membrane.RTMPServer on your own and use it with cooperation with the Membane.RTMP.SourceBin, take a look at examples/source_with_standalone_server.exs Run it with:

mix run examples/source.exs

When the server is ready you can connect to it with RTMP. If you just want to test it, you can use FFmpeg:

ffmpeg -re -i test/fixtures/testsrc.flv -f flv -c:v copy -c:a copy rtmp://localhost:1935/app/stream_key

When the script terminates, the testsrc content should be available in the received.flv file.

Streaming with RTMP

Streaming implementation example is provided with the following examples/sink.exs. Run it with:

elixir examples/sink.exs

If you are interested in streaming only a single track. e.g. video, use examples/sink_video.exs instead:

elixir examples/sink_video.exs

It will connect to RTMP server provided via URL and stream H264 video and AAC audio. RTMP server that will receive this stream can be launched with ffmpeg by running the following commands:

ffmpeg -y -listen 1 -f flv -i rtmp://localhost:1935 -c copy dest.flv

It will receive stream and once streaming is completed dump it to .flv file. If you are using the command above, please remember to run it before the streaming script.

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