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rtsp-simple-server
rtsp-simple-server is a simple, ready-to-use and zero-dependency RTSP server, a program that allows multiple users to read or publish live video and audio streams. RTSP a standardized protocol that defines how to perform these operations with the help of a server, that is contacted by both readers and publishers in order to negotiate a streaming protocol and read or write data. The server is then responsible of linking the publisher stream with the readers.
This software was developed with the aim of simulating a live camera feed for debugging purposes, and therefore to use files instead of real streams. Another reason for the development was the deprecation of FFserver, the component of the FFmpeg project that allowed to create a RTSP server with FFmpeg (but this server can be used with any software that supports RTSP).
Features:
- Supports reading and publishing streams
- Supports one publisher at once, while readers can be more than one.
- Supports reading via UDP and TCP
- Supports publishing via UDP and TCP
Installation
Precompiled binaries are available in the release page. Just download and extract the executable.
Usage
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Start the server:
./rtsp-simple-server -
In another terminal, publish something with FFmpeg (in this example it's a video file, but it can be anything you want):
ffmpeg -re -stream_loop -1 -i file.ts -map 0:v:0 -c:v copy -f rtsp rtsp://localhost:8554/ -
Open the stream with VLC:
vlc rtsp://localhost:8554/you can alternatively use GStreamer:
gst-launch-1.0 -v rtspsrc location=rtsp://localhost:8554/ ! rtph264depay ! decodebin ! autovideosink
Full command-line usage
usage: rtsp-simple-server [<flags>]
rtsp-simple-server
RTSP server.
Flags:
--help Show context-sensitive help (also try --help-long and --help-man).
--version print rtsp-simple-server version
--rtsp-port=8554 port of the RTSP TCP listener
--rtp-port=8000 port of the RTP UDP listener
--rtcp-port=8001 port of the RTCP UDP listener
Links
IETF Standard