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I need a video streaming streaming solution for my Ubuntu server and wordpress site.

Hi all,

I have a VPS with ubuntu 14 LAMP and at least two separate sites on which I have been requested by clients to provide a live realtime video feed. One of these sites is in Wordpress and the other in CodeIgniter. Both clients will be generating live footage using digital video cameras.

I request the experts here to suggest the fastest-cheapest-easiest solution strategy that I could adopt to satisfy the clients. I have enough bandwidth on my server to support the streaming itself. What is need to know is how it needs to be done? What software needs to be used on the client's end? What software needs to be on my server? I need the streams to be visible both on desktop and on mobile devices (iOS and android).

Just a note: I have heard of a software called Red5 for Ubuntu/Debian that is free and can handle RTMP (https://code.google.com/p/red5/). Feel free to comment on this too.

thanks in advance

Pierre François

I suppose both servers, the Red5 streaming server and the Content Managment System Wordpress, are present on the same host. Wordpress is even able to provide media from inside its own directory structure.
I provide youtube videos from a Wordpress CMS on www.romanliturgy.org using a special add-on of Wordpress which is called "Add Youtube Video to Media Library", but other plugins also exist that are not limited to youtube videos. Take a look on it. Is that what you want?
Probably a hyperlink or a button pointing from Wordpress to the streaming server (or directory) could be enough for solving your problem.

gheist

In what format you receive the realtime streams?

badwolfff

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Thanks for the replies. Pfrancois, the stream will not come from YouTube or any similar service. These streaming videos will only be served to paying members on the site. The red5, if that is the best solution, will be on the same server as my Wordpress site. I was thinking of using this plugin for Wordpress to connect to the incoming stream: https://wordpress.org/plugins/videowhisper-live-streaming-integration/

Gheist, I am still not sure what the incoming stream format will be. All I know is that the output has to be mobile compatible. Also in my question I ask which software I would need on the computer of the video producer who will record the live stream, as such software ought to sort the input stream format question.

Basically I don't know what to do from scratch. I need a combination between a good upload software which will send the live video up in the correct format while the videos is being recorded and a good RTMP server on my LAMP to receive it.

Any ideas?

gheist

Munny stuff left out in initial question. Sorry... There is Unmonitor button down ther...

badwolfff

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Gheist. Sorry?

Pierre François

@Badwolfff: Where do the live streams come from: some hardware connected to your server, or some URL from elsewhere on the Internet? Are these provided by the users?

badwolfff

ASKER

There is none at the moment. I asked for suggestions for a setup that would be easy-simple-cheap that would allow me to do it. So if you have any ideas for the full pipeline please suggest all software. All I know is that my server is Ubuntu, website is Wordpress and video needs to work on desktop and mobile. Also we are talking about live business conferences so capture hardware would likely be digital video camera or webcam.

Pierre François

@Badwolfff: I have the impression that Ubuntu + Wordpress + plugin "VideoWhisper Live Streaming Integration" + Red5 is all you need. You obviously will have to understand how Wordpress and its plugin are working.

badwolfff

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Ok will try :)8

badwolfff

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What about the software that needs to connect to my red5 port and upload the live video recording file?

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