RTMP

The RTMP module provides the capability to stream in HLS and MPEG-DASH format for those who want to use a simplified solution based on the HTTP protocol. The stream is published in MPEG-TS format over HTTP.

Loading the Module

Connecting the module in the context of main{}:

load_module modules/ngx_rtmp_module.so;

Configuration Example

http {
    server {
        listen 443 ssl;
        server_name example.com;

        ssl_certificate /var/ssl/example.com.pem;
        ssl_certificate_key /var/ssl/example.com.private;

        location /keys {
            root /tmp;
        }
    }

    server {
        listen 80;
        server_name example.com;

        location /hls {
            root /tmp;
        }
    }
}

rtmp {
    server {
        listen 1935;

        hls on;
        hls_path /tmp/hls;
        hls_keys on;
        hls_key_path /tmp/keys;
        hls_key_url https://example.com/keys/;
        hls_fragments_per_key 2;
    }
}

Additional Information

Detailed documentation and source code are available at: arut/nginx-rtmp-module