datarhei/restreamer
Restreamer
Restreamer is a self-hosted video broadcast platform and RTMP streaming server. It functions as a live media processing gateway and a multi-destination stream relay, providing a web-based management interface to configure video codecs, hardware acceleration, and stream routing.
The system enables multi-platform video streaming by duplicating a single live video source and forwarding it to various third-party broadcast services and external servers simultaneously. It also supports direct-to-website broadcasting, allowing users to host live content for private or public audiences via customizable embedded players and template-driven landing pages.
The platform covers a broad range of media capabilities, including diverse source ingestion, real-time media processing with hardware-accelerated filtering, and stream performance monitoring. Security is managed through automated traffic encryption and access controls for video content visibility.
Programmatic stream management is available via a REST-based orchestration API for integration with external software.
Features
- Live Streaming Platforms - Acts as a self-hosted platform for broadcasting and managing live video content to multiple destinations.
- Live Video Broadcasting - Acts as a system for streaming high-quality live video to multiple platforms simultaneously with real-time management.
- Direct-to-Web Broadcasting - Streams video content directly to websites or private audiences without relying on third-party hosting providers.
- Live Stream Website Hosting - Publishes dedicated websites with embedded video players to share live content directly with viewers.
- Live Stream Ingestion - Receives live video via various network protocols or direct hardware inputs such as USB cameras.
- Media Pipeline Orchestration - Controls live media pipelines and system settings through a stateless REST API.
- Stream Configuration - Provides a management interface for configuring audio/video inputs, output destinations, codecs, and hardware acceleration.
- FFmpeg Wrappers - Wraps the FFmpeg library to handle high-performance video encoding, muxing, and hardware acceleration.
- Live Media Processing Gateways - Provides a gateway to apply filters, rotate frames, and mux audio channels into live video streams.
- Hardware-Accelerated Video Pipelines - Utilizes dedicated hardware to accelerate real-time video encoding, frame rotation, and filtering.
- Video Hosting Platforms - Offers a self-hosted solution for streaming live content directly to viewers via embedded players.
- Multi-Platform Stream Distribution - Sends a single video source to various third-party services simultaneously to expand audience reach.
- Real-Time Video Filtering - Applies hardware-accelerated filters and encoding settings to live video streams in real time.
- Streaming Control APIs - Provides a programmable REST API to connect streaming functionality to external software for custom development.
- Video Streaming Servers - Serves as a self-hosted RTMP server for ingesting live video and redistributing it to other platforms.
- Multi-Destination Streamers - Distributes a single encoded media stream to multiple external broadcast destinations simultaneously.
- Source Linking - Links various video and audio sources, including common audio formats, to serve as stream inputs.
- Streaming Orchestration APIs - Provides a REST-based API to programmatically control live video sources and distribution targets.
- Stream Page Generation - Generates custom landing pages for live streams by injecting metadata into predefined HTML layouts.
- Video Players - Integrates customizable video players into websites with configurable colors, logos, and links.
- Video Stream Processing - Performs technical transformations on live video, including the muxing of separate audio channels into the primary stream.
- Media Relays - Routes live video input to multiple external servers simultaneously using standard transmission protocols.
- SSL/TLS Certificate Management - Automates the acquisition and renewal of SSL/TLS certificates to ensure all streaming traffic is encrypted.
- Landing Page Templates - Displays live streams on custom landing pages using pre-structured layouts and templates.
- Streaming Management Interfaces - Ships a web-based UI for configuring video codecs and stream routing without using the command line.
- Video Players - Provides customizable video players that can be embedded into websites for live content playback.
- Third-Party Platform Interfaces - Provides a unified interface to broadcast live video content to external third-party publication services.
- Video Encoding Tools - User-friendly solution to restream video sources to streaming platforms.
- Video Streaming - Real-time video streaming for websites without external providers.
