Sending a Live Stream via RTMP to DEVOS

Sending a Live Stream via RTMP to DEVOS

The steps to send a live videos stream to DEVOS over RTMP (Real Time Messaging Protocol) are very simple. First, you must set your encoder to the following information:

Server: rtmp://[your DEVOS IP or URL]/live
Stream Name: [any unique name]

In the above example, you simply use your DEVOS IP address or URL in place of the bracketed information, and then enter whatever stream name you would like to use as long as it is not already in use in your DEVOS server. Depending on your encoder, you may have to enter these separately, or they may actually be entered on one line like this:

rtmp://[your DEVOS IP or URL]/live/[any unique name]

Once you have done that, you are set to stream live to your DEVOS server, but you must also create a place in DEVOS to watch it. In order to do that, go to Live Streams under Media in the DEVOS Admin Portal and select "Add New Live Stream". You must give the live stream a title, and you must at least enter the RTMP address. All other settings are optional. If you want to view the live stream on mobile devices and other devices like Roku set top boxes, you must also add an HLS address for the live stream.

The RTMP address uses the same naming convention as the full line above as follows:

rtmp://[your DEVOS IP or URL]/live/[stream name]

The HLS address uses the following format:

http://[your/ DEVOS IP or URL]/autohls/[stream name]/[stream name].m3u8

Again, you must change the words and brackets to the information for your server and stream. This will create a page and link for you to view your live stream in DEVOS from a computer, mobile device, or other networked device.

NOTE: If you use an IP address for your server instead of a URL, you will have to choose whether to use the internal IP address on your network, or a public IP address if one exists. If you choose an internal IP address, the live stream will only be accessible within your local network. If you choose a public IP address, it must be accessible from the location where the encoder is connected to the network. If it is, the stream should be viewable outside of your network, but will most likely not be accessible inside your network.

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