Question / Help What´s the best RTMP server services available on the market ?

[Dihelson Mendonca]

I´m sick of the limitations imposed by youtube and Facebook, and would like to broadcast to my own server and share my video or my live stream on the social networks, so I need to send my OBS stream to an rtmp server which could hold at least some 50 people simultaneously. I don´t know, but perhaps there are even free of these services available, because, for any paid service on the internet these days, someone invents a free one. Any tips on that ?

Thanks.

 

[Padjo]

I´m sick of the limitations imposed by youtube and Facebook, and would like to broadcast to my own server and share my video or my live stream on the social networks, so I need to send my OBS stream to an rtmp server which could hold at least some 50 people simultaneously. I don´t know, but perhaps there are even free of these services available, because, for any paid service on the internet these days, someone invents a free one. Any tips on that ?

Thanks.

Hi Reach out to me I have built and stand alone product and last week we had event where people paid to watch and had 10,000 + on the stream I think you will love it.

 

[FerretBomb]

Good luck with that one.

You can look into standing up an nginx-rtmp or RED5 server on a VPS in a datacenter, but the cost of bandwidth is probably going to hit fairly hard. You'll also need to serve a player (jwplayer is pretty common). At that point, it's all in your hands. It's an expensive and tech-savvy-required option, and lacks a ton of the niceties of established livestreaming sites.

There are a ton of streaming services out there though; Twitch is the dominant name in the market at the moment, with YouTube, Facebook, and Mixer vying for a distant second. Plenty of smaller kibble that generally aren't worth mentioning, and a number aimed more at specific niches (like art-creation streamers). I'd advise against any paid services at the moment; there are plenty out there looking to flat-out scam folks.

Generally though, it's best to stick with one of the biggest four, and just work within the limitations of the platforms, guiding people in that direction over social media. If you don't care about discoverability, YouTube has a lot to offer with higher bitrate caps and quick transcoding, even if they tend to mangle the video.

 

[penelopa]

Hi Dihelson Mendonca,
You can set up a free RTMP server with open-source Red5. That guide should cover all steps from downloading the code from GitHub, installing it, and hosting it yourself to creating a live stream in OBS and viewing it using VLC Media Player. Hope this helps!

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