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| author | Cara Salter <cara@devcara.com> | 2022-06-26 09:14:49 -0400 |
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| committer | Cara Salter <cara@devcara.com> | 2022-06-26 09:14:49 -0400 |
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post: Update Custom RTMP
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diff --git a/blog/custom-rtmp.md b/blog/custom-rtmp.md index e1a89fb..5e2d1a8 100644 --- a/blog/custom-rtmp.md +++ b/blog/custom-rtmp.md @@ -83,9 +83,21 @@ To recap, the general steps I took were: I hope this was able to help! I plan on looking into this more, especially the access control bits, so I'll be sure to update this post with anything I find. +Update 2022-06-19: + +I should've known this was too good to be true. RTMP does *not* do well with +cross-continent streaming. The last act was delayed 30 minutes by technical +audio difficulties from the extreme delay. + +A better alternative would be SRT[^3], via [nginx-srt-module](https://github.com/kaltura/nginx-srt-module). +It uses UDP as the underlying protocol, so it's more error-resistant. Part of +the issue was a delay in tech checks and the network quality of the remote +talent, but this was an issue that could have also been prevented by not using a +protocol that's not designed for cross-continent use. + [^1]: Which, if you didn't know, is a really wonderful tool that can do basically anything related to A/V including transcoding and streaming. [^2]: Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP - +[^3]: Secure Reliable Transport [ome]: https://ovenmediaengine.com [ddevault]: https://drewdevault.com/2018/08/26/Self-hosted-livestreaming.html |