{"id":1532,"date":"2020-06-14T00:47:10","date_gmt":"2020-06-13T21:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/helia.ee\/koolitus\/?page_id=1532"},"modified":"2020-06-14T00:47:10","modified_gmt":"2020-06-13T21:47:10","slug":"create-video-stream-your-own-live-video-streaming-server-with-linux","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/helia.ee\/koolitus\/?page_id=1532","title":{"rendered":"Create Video Stream – Your Own Live Video Streaming Server With Linux"},"content":{"rendered":"

Most live streaming tools and sites are free to the public but they often tend to require that you create an account, providing information you may not wish to appear online. They\u00a0can\u00a0<\/em>hold some content behind advertisements and incorporate confusing Terms of Service that they may not even stick to themselves.<\/p>\n

There are those who enjoy the ability to stream live, but don\u2019t have a need to have their videos be available to the masses. Instead, they\u2019d prefer to have more control over their stream and the content they produce. Open-source software, like Linux, is the best answer to this obstacle.<\/p>\n

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Thinking Ahead<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Before you begin setting up your own personal streaming server, you should ask yourself a few questions. First, what quality of stream are you looking for? Next, how many viewers do you expect to pull in? Where will you store all of your streamed content? Who will have access to that content?<\/p>\n

System requirements can also be seen as a concern. However, there are no set rules on exactly what you\u2019ll need in this regard, so do yourself a favor and experiment to see what works best for your goals.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ll need to figure out which protocol will handle the audio and video portion of the streaming. Real-Time Messaging Protocol (RTMP) is a great choice but there are others, such as WebRTC, that might fare better in your situation. RTMP has broad support so we\u2019ll focus on that for this article.<\/p>\n

Another thing to worry about is likely delays in your \u201clive\u201d streaming. Just because you go live doesn\u2019t mean that everything will line up perfectly. Video streams need to be encoded, transferred, buffered, and displayed, so expect the need for a bit of tweaking in the stream\u2019s attributes.<\/p>\n

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Linux Server Setup<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Ubuntu Linux is my personal favorite, so that will be the version of choice here. For those who prefer a GUI option,\u00a0Ubuntu Desktop<\/a>\u00a0is available.<\/p>\n