docker-nginx-rtmp

A Dockerfile installing NGINX, nginx-rtmp-module and FFmpeg from source with default settings for HLS live streaming. Built on Alpine Linux.

• Nginx 1.14.0 (compiled from source)
• nginx-rtmp-module 1.2.1 (compiled from source)
• ffmpeg 4.0.2 (compiled from source)
• Default HLS settings (See: nginx.conf)

Usage

Server

• Pull docker image and run:

docker pull alfg/nginx-rtmp
docker run -it -p 1935:1935 -p 8080:80 --rm alfg/nginx-rtmp

or

• Build and run container from source:

docker build -t nginx-rtmp .
docker run -it -p 1935:1935 -p 8080:80 --rm nginx-rtmp

• Stream live content to:

rtmp://<server ip>:1935/stream/$STREAM_NAME

OBS Configuration

• Stream Type: Custom Streaming Server
• URL: rtmp://localhost:1935/stream
• Stream Key: hello

Watch Stream

• In Safari, VLC or any HLS player, open:

http://<server ip>:8080/live/$STREAM_NAME.m3u8

• Example: http://localhost:8080/live/hello

FFmpeg Build

ffmpeg version 3.4.2 Copyright (c) 2000-2018 the FFmpeg developers
  built with gcc 5.3.0 (Alpine 5.3.0)
  configuration: --enable-version3 --enable-gpl --enable-nonfree --enable-small --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libvpx --enable-libtheora --enable-libvorbis --enable-libopus --enable-libfdk-aac --enable-libass --enable-libwebp --enable-librtmp --enable-postproc --enable-avresample --enable-libfreetype --enable-openssl --disable-debug
  libavutil      55. 78.100 / 55. 78.100
  libavcodec     57.107.100 / 57.107.100
  libavformat    57. 83.100 / 57. 83.100
  libavdevice    57. 10.100 / 57. 10.100
  libavfilter     6.107.100 /  6.107.100
  libavresample   3.  7.  0 /  3.  7.  0
  libswscale      4.  8.100 /  4.  8.100
  libswresample   2.  9.100 /  2.  9.100
  libpostproc    54.  7.100 / 54.  7.100

  configuration:
    --enable-version3
    --enable-gpl
    --enable-nonfree
    --enable-small
    --enable-libmp3lame
    --enable-libx264
    --enable-libx265
    --enable-libvpx
    --enable-libtheora
    --enable-libvorbis
    --enable-libopus
    --enable-libfdk-aac
    --enable-libass
    --enable-libwebp
    --enable-librtmp
    --enable-postproc
    --enable-avresample
    --enable-libfreetype
    --enable-openssl
    --disable-debug

Resources

• https://alpinelinux.org/
• http://nginx.org
• https://github.com/arut/nginx-rtmp-module
• https://www.ffmpeg.org
• https://obsproject.com