Server URL or RTMP URL Every time you broadcast, a different URL address carries your live video stream. Websites have individual addresses to make it easier for users to find them, just like residences and structures have street addresses. These addresses are URLs (Uniform Resource Locators) on the Internet.
A URL (Uniform Resource Locator), also referred to as a “web address,” indicates where on the Internet a resource (such as a web page) is located. The “protocol,” also known as the method for retrieving the resource, such as HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, etc., is also specified in the URL.
A URL is a string of text that humans can read and was created to replace the IP addresses that computers use to connect to servers. They also describe the website’s file organization. A URL has the following fundamental structure and consists of a protocol, domain name, and path (which includes the particular subdirectory structure where a page is located):
protocol://domain-name.top-level-domain/path
The steps below can be taken to check if an RTMP stream URL is functional:
Step 1: Select a testing tool
The most important step is the first one. Pick a testing gear to produce precise, thorough, and conclusive test findings. An RTMP player is employed in this scenario to check whether an RTMP URL is operational. Some popular RTMP players are FFmpeg, OBS Studio, and VLC media player. You can enter the rtmp url into this tool to see if the stream is streaming properly.
Step 2:Verify the connection is secure
Using a tool for network analysis. A piece of software, specialized hardware, or feature set built into a network component is used to improve security against criminal activities on a company network or troubleshoot network performance. When attempting to connect to the RTMP stream URL to keep track of the network activity. If the RTMP server URL is reachable, this will indicate such.
Step 3: Keep an eye on the server logs
A server log file is a straightforward text document that records a particular server’s operations over a certain period. It is established and maintained by the server automatically, and it can give you a thorough understanding of how, when, and who viewed your RTMP URL. These logs can offer information about the stream’s condition and aid in finding any potential server-side issues.
Step 4: Test with various players and gadgets
The RTMP URL can then be checked for compatibility with several players and gadgets. It must be tested on various mobile devices, operating systems, and web browsers. This will assist in determining whether the RTMP URL is operational and reachable on various devices.
Step 5: Ask the streaming service for assistance
Contact their support staff if you need help with a third-party streaming service or platform. They may offer advice on how to check the operation of the RTMP stream URL and assist in troubleshooting any problems that may arise.
These methods will help you check the functionality of an RTMP stream URL and ensure your audience can view the stream without any problems.
First, what is an RTMP server, and even before that, what is RTMP?
RTMP (Real-Time Messaging Protocol) is an application-level protocol owned by Adobe. It was originally designed for delivering on-demand media and live media (i.e live audio, video, and data) over the Internet between a Flash player and an RTMP Media Server. For example, we have the HTMP protocol, which is the sites that you can see on the browser, so the HTMP protocol is for the website. While the RTMP is for media, it allows media files, like video, audio, images, to be easily transferred or streamed by other users.
So an rtmp server is a normal server, or a vps, which has an rtmp software which can then be used to transfer this media files.
Now the important thing on all this is what is this software? And the main softwares that create the RTMP are
1- Flash Media Server, now changed to Adobe Media Server.
2- Red5
3- Wowza, now called, Live Streaming Engine.
And these are the 3 main RTMP servers or software, there are others like Nginx, but not so well known and not really used for production purposes.
How it all started, the RTMP?
It started with Adobe, they the ones who created this software with flash media server, it is a high quality software and it is very expensive, $4500 for the license.
But we must explain the issues with the RTMP, it is very popular some years ago, 2010 and about, every one wanted to make video chats, the problem is that flash is going to be disabled at the end of this year 2020 and video chats with flash will stop working.
But the RTMP has one incredible advantage, it is very fast between servers, a delay of 1 or 2 seconds of latency.
So RTMP will not go out soon because we can use it for live streaming from the broadcaster to the server, using the RTMP and then on the server it is distributed on any device using instead of RTMP using HLS, which means HTTP Live Streaming.
The latency now is 20-25 seconds, so it cannot be used for video chats but is perfectly alright for live streaming and on-demand video streaming.
Then we have Red5, which now has two versions. The paid version is called Red5 Pro, and it is also expensive, difficult to manage, but it can be used for live streaming and for video chats.
Hosting Marketers uses the free open-source software on all our servers, and it was the first shared hosting offering this service.
It is still used on some video chats but not sure what will happen after 2020….
Then we have Wowza, which is the one we mostly use on our RTMP servers, it is very stable, easy to manage and very high quality.
There are many reasons for using Wowza to provide HLS streaming services compared to a generic web server. You’ve essentially listed them yourself, though to provide a few specifics; Wowza’s HLS implementation includes robust DRM functionality, timed data events via ID3 tags, alternative audio tracks. More are listed here.
I would recommend reading our Quick Start Guide which covers the concepts involved. For more detail around the HLS capabilities, I’d suggest you try our rtmp free trial account, on our site.
We also use it for live streaming on sports and Church services with live streaming, we adjust the server to reduce the latency, we can reduce it to 5-6 seconds by making some adjustments.
Given the growing popularity
and support of HTTP video streaming, it may be tempting to consider
Real Time Messaging Protocol (RTMP) streaming obsolete. But in many
cases, working with RTMP server
is still very meaningful. As soon as Macromedia first pronounced RTMP
with Flash Player 6 in 2002, the brand new Macromedia Flash
Communication Server MX (FCS) required to stream the evolving Flash
Video (FLV) format, stream was live or VOD.
However,
for FCS, licensing costs were high (up to $5,000 per server), and as
a result, CDN costs were high than other proprietary streaming
formats. Some manufacturers in the industry have called RTMP
streaming costs a “Flash tax”. But Flash Player has been a
ubiquitous introduction to desktop browsers for well over a decade,
much larger than other plug-ins. Though, streaming server technology
has traditionally been harder for web developers to implement, and
simpler HTTP delivery has mostly been easier and more cost-effective.
In 2003, Macromedia enabled Flash Player 7 to support HTTP delivery
of FLV files, allowing integrators to use standard web server
technology to deploy online video.
So
in many ways, RTMP as a VOD transport delivery has not been a
requirement for web video for more than a decade. As a video solution
architect, I think of business requirements as the leader in most
audio video decisions. And still, in 2014, RTMP is the de facto
standard for the following use cases:
Publishing
live streams from software/hardware encoders:
Almost all streaming devices support RTMP to publish to CDN providers
and streaming servers. Some native mobile applications also use RTMP
libraries to publish live video from their mobile camera.
Near-instant
search/playback:
One of the benefits of RTMP streaming is its enhanced search
capability. With real-time streaming, the player can search anywhere
in the video with less buffering than HTTP delivery. However, to
enjoy this feature, you need a Flash Player on your desktop and as
such, it is not possible in mobile browsers. HTML5 browsers use HTTP
domain requests to facilitate faster searching of VOD files.
Content
Protection: RTMP
Server
can facilitate different levels of content protection, from
obfuscation to true DRM. RTMP streams are not stored for playback on
a desktop browser.
Adaptive
Streaming: One of
the preferred uses of RTMP is adaptive streaming playback, where we
provide the video player with more bitrates and content resolutions,
providing the best resolution at the current network speed. Some HTTP
adaptive streaming technologies, such as HLS and MPEG-DASH, allow
similar delivery, but RTMP may be more responsive to switching one
bitrate to another. Unfortunately, there is no standard for HTTP
adaptive streaming between HTML5 video-enabled browsers. As such, the
Flash-based display of adaptive streaming is still a requirement for
adaptive streaming.
Live
Streaming Playback:
While live streams do not need to be adaptive, compressed video
segments apply the same principle to all live streaming playback. For
desktop playback within the browser, virtually every live streaming
event requires a video player that supports Flash-based rendering and
RTMP playback. Apple Safari on iOS natively supports HLS, and
luckily, all modern streaming servers, including the Wowza Streaming
Engine, support RTMP and HLS compression.
The requirement for a Live
Streaming Flash Player will only change if MPEG-DASH appears
everywhere as Flash currently. If Internet Explorer 8, 9 and 10
support is required to install live streaming, then RTMP streaming is
still required. Also, if you need a delay close to zero in a live
stream, then HTTP streaming will almost certainly not meet your needs
while RTMP is capable; HTTP mechanisms require that multiple packets
be collected on the server before being sent to the video player.
In
summary, if your video workflow involves live streaming or any kind
of packaged video installation, RTMP is the key to a successful video
experience. HTTP delivery has already replaced most Flash VOD
installs on video, but HTTP video can’t handle all RTMP video use
cases.
Another
important setup on Red5 Server is the Python Hosting offered to all
hosting customers, with python cpanel hosting the advantage is
cheaper and easier to install and run python scripts on a normal
hosting. With Python
Hosting and rtmp server the customer can really start a
webmasters and increase a number of usages to host python scripts or
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As
my university professor used to say the computers language for the
next 50 years will be python, fast, easier with multiple modules
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Android can not play RTMP directly using the default Chrome mobile browser, as Flash plugin is required to play RTMP in browser (available only on PC).
Transcode and deliver stream using a format that plays in Chrome mobile browser, like MPEG DASH or WebRTC.
RTMP is still used quite a bit by broadcasting application and hardware, such as Wirecast and OBS.
It’s not widely used for end delivery anymore, though. As viewing RTMP streams pretty much requires a flash plugin, and most modern browsers have (or are) dropping support for it, other solutions are the norm today.
HTTP live streaming is widely used because it uses existing CDN:s for delivery, and plays natively on smartphones – which is a huge selling point today. In 2018 52% of all web traffic was through mobile phones.
Transcoding and MPEG DASH, WebRTC delivery is possible with Broadcast Live Video solution.
RTMP stream can be published with an external encoder (including mobile apps like Wowza GoCoder) and played back over MPEG DASH or WebRTC in Android
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