nginx-rtmp

Alpine based nginx with the rtmp module for live multimedia streaming.

Description

This image can be used to host an rtmp server for multimedia streaming using nginx and it's rtmp module.

The main purpose of this image is to use it for streaming from OBS Studio to your local network.

How to use

docker run -d -p 1935:1935 dekart811/nginx-rtmp

How to test with OBS Studio and VLC

Start the container
Open OBS Studio
Goto Settings -> Stream
Select Custom for Service
In the Server field enter rtmp://<ip_of_host>/live replacing <ip_of_host> with the IP of the host where your container is running, e.g. rtmp://192.168.0.10/live
In the Stream Key field enter something unique that will be used later in the client url to display that specific stream, e.g. stream01
Start your stream
Open VLC player and select Media -> Open Network Stream
Enter the client url rtmp://<ip_of_host>/live/<streamkey>, e.g. rtmp://192.168.0.10/live/stream01 and select Play
You should now be able to watch your stream.