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 1.16.1 (Stable version compiled from source)
• nginx-rtmp-module 1.2.1 (compiled from source)
• ffmpeg 4.2.1 (compiled from source)
• Default HLS settings (See: nginx.conf)

Usage

Server

• Build and run container from source:

docker build -t ooftv-nginx-rtmp .
docker run -it -p 1935:1935 -p 8080:80 --rm ooftv-nginx-rtmp
or to use local files:
docker run -p 8080:80 -p 1935:1935 -v /var/log/ooftv-docker:/var/log -v /var/www/html:/usr/local/nginx/html -d --name ooftv ooftv-nginx-rtmp
with ssl
docker run -p 8080:80 -p 443:443 -p 1935:1935 -v /var/log/ooftv-docker:/var/log -v /var/www/html:/usr/local/nginx/html -v /etc/letsencrypt:/opt/certs -d --name ooftv ooftv-nginx-rtmp

(note, You may need to update local storage locations in the docker-compose.yml, or create the paths it expects) Current preferred method for running this image:

docker run -p 8080:80 -p 443:443 -p 1935:1935 -v /home/ooftv/Documents/github/ooftv-docker-nginx-rtmp/nginx.conf:/etc/nginx/nginx.conf:ro -v /var/log/ooftv-docker:/var/log -v /var/www/html:/usr/local/nginx/html -v  /etc/letsencrypt:/opt/certs -d --name ooftv ooftv-nginx-rtmp

however, ports and volumes should be set up in docker-compose.yaml (Still need to do that)

• if you made changes to the docker image and need to rebuild it: docker stop ooftv (unless you named it something else, find out with docker ps) then: docker build -t ooftv-nginx-rtmp . then run it again with the above docker run command

• Stream live content to:

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

SSL

To enable SSL, see nginx.conf and uncomment the lines:

listen 443 ssl;
ssl_certificate     /opt/certs/example.com.crt;
ssl_certificate_key /opt/certs/example.com.key;

This will enable HTTPS using a self-signed certificate supplied in /certs. If you wish to use HTTPS, it is highly recommended to obtain your own certificates and update the ssl_certificate and ssl_certificate_key paths.

I recommend using Certbot from Let's Encrypt.

OBS Configuration

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

Watch Stream

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

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

• Example Playlist: http://localhost:8080/live/hello.m3u8
• VideoJS Player
• FFplay: ffplay -fflags nobuffer rtmp://localhost:1935/stream/hello

FFmpeg Build

$ ffmpeg -buildconf

ffmpeg version 4.2.1 Copyright (c) 2000-2019 the FFmpeg developers
  built with gcc 6.4.0 (Alpine 6.4.0)
  configuration: --prefix=/usr/local --enable-version3 --enable-gpl --enable-nonfree --enable-small --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libvpx --enable-libtheora --enable-libvorbis --enable-libopus --enable-libfdk-aac --enable-libass --enable-libwebp --enable-librtmp --enable-postproc --enable-avresample --enable-libfreetype --enable-openssl --disable-debug --disable-doc --disable-ffplay --extra-libs='-lpthread -lm'
  libavutil      56. 31.100 / 56. 31.100
  libavcodec     58. 54.100 / 58. 54.100
  libavformat    58. 29.100 / 58. 29.100
  libavdevice    58.  8.100 / 58.  8.100
  libavfilter     7. 57.100 /  7. 57.100
  libavresample   4.  0.  0 /  4.  0.  0
  libswscale      5.  5.100 /  5.  5.100
  libswresample   3.  5.100 /  3.  5.100
  libpostproc    55.  5.100 / 55.  5.100

  configuration:
    --prefix=/usr/local
    --enable-version3
    --enable-gpl
    --enable-nonfree
    --enable-small
    --enable-libmp3lame
    --enable-libx264
    --enable-libx265
    --enable-libvpx
    --enable-libtheora
    --enable-libvorbis
    --enable-libopus
    --enable-libfdk-aac
    --enable-libass
    --enable-libwebp
    --enable-librtmp
    --enable-postproc
    --enable-avresample
    --enable-libfreetype
    --enable-openssl
    --disable-debug
    --disable-doc
    --disable-ffplay
    --extra-libs='-lpthread -lm'
``

AWSTATS
Configure AWSTATS
Don't forget to configure nginx's logrotate:
vim /etc/logrotate.d/nginx
you'll need to set it to the right path for the logs

Then test it
sudo logrotate -f /etc/logrotate.d/nginx
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## Resources
* https://alpinelinux.org/
* http://nginx.org
* https://github.com/arut/nginx-rtmp-module
* https://www.ffmpeg.org
* https://obsproject.com