Livestream with Self Hosted Restreamer and Moblin

Livestream connection issues? Self hosted Restreamer to the rescue, a powerful open-source application designed to help small businesses harness the power of live video streaming without incurring additional costs for hosting or software licenses. Whether you're a creator with a livestream or a local business wanting to engage with your community through live social media events, Restreamer offers a cost-effective self hosted solution for running a smooth livestream. With Restreamer, you can effortlessly stream live events on your website and social media platforms simultaneously, reaching a wider audience without having to worry about extra costs.

Let's dive into how Restreamer can work for you as a creator or small business owner. As we open the application, you'll notice its intuitive interface designed for ease of use. To start streaming, simply connect to your network camera or you can start an RTMP server and connect from any device, for example on iOS the Moblin app allows you to live stream from your device to your Restreamer server using RTMP. From there you can have your viewers watch right on the Restreamer public page and in our case also stream to YouTube. YouTube allows for a primary and backup stream so you can use your looped video stream from Restreamer as a backup stream for YouTube. That way if your live stream connection drops, the looped video will take over until you are able to get back online. 

A Restreamer server is essential for livestreams that can't rely on a stable connection at all times or can't predict what coverage will be like at all times. For example if you're trying to do a live biking livestream you're likely to hit some spots without cellphone coverage. But don't fear your Reastreamer server is always online and streaming a backup video on loop constantly so if your livestream connection drops Restreamer is ready to take over with the looped livestream. Show highlights from previous videos and get creative with your looped video content. It's easy to update your looped backup stream with a new video on Restreamer.

Restreamer supports a wide range of resolutions and bitrates, allowing you to customize the quality of your stream based on your internet bandwidth and audience needs. Restreamer allows you to stream to multiple platforms at once, such as YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn and your own website. This means your live event can reach your audience on all their favorite platforms in real-time. Simply enter your stream keys from each platform into Restreamer, and you're ready to go live.

Thank you for joining us in this demonstration of datarhei Restreamer. We hope you see the potential it holds for your business and look forward to seeing how you use it to captivate your audience. Happy streaming!

Formable's Restreamer Portainer stack docker-compose.yml

services:
  restreamer:
    image: datarhei/restreamer
    container_name: restreamer
    ports:
      - 1935:1935
      - 6000:6000
      - 58080:8080
    volumes:
      - config:/core/config
      - db:/restreamer/db
      - data:/core/data
    restart: on-failure:10
    environment:
      - RS_USERNAME=yourusername
      - RS_PASSWORD=yourpassword
      - RS_LOGLEVEL=4
      - RS_TIMEZONE=America/New_York
      - RS_SNAPSHOT_INTERVAL=1m
      
volumes:
  db:
  config:
  data: