docker-nginx-rtmp

A Dockerfile installing NGINX, nginx-rtmp-module and FFmpeg from source with default settings for HLS live streaming. Built on Alpine Linux.

• Nginx 1.13.8 (compiled from source)
• nginx-rtmp-module 1.2.1 (compiled from source)
• ffmpeg 3.3.4 (compiled from source)
• Default HLS settings (See: nginx.conf)

Usage

Server

• Pull docker image and run:

docker pull samukei/docker-nginx-rtmp
docker run -p 1935:1935 -p 8080:80 -d samukei/docker-nginx-rtmp

or

• Build and run container from source:

docker build -t nginx-rtmp .
docker run -p 1935:1935 -p 8080:80 -d nginx-rtmp

• Stream live content to:

rtmp://<server ip>:1935/live/$STREAM_NAME

OBS Configuration

• Stream Type: Custom Streaming Server
• URL: rtmp://localhost:1935/live
• Stream Key: hello

Watch Stream

• In Safari, VLC or any HLS player, open:

http://<server ip>:8080/hls/$STREAM_NAME.m3u8

• Example: http://localhost:8080/hls/hello

Resources

• https://alpinelinux.org/
• http://nginx.org
• https://github.com/arut/nginx-rtmp-module
• https://www.ffmpeg.org
• https://obsproject.com