Node-Media-Server v4

Introduction

Node-Media-Server is a high-performance/low-latency/open-source Live Streaming Server developed based on Nodejs.
v4 is design to implement enhanced RTMP FLV v1 support for native HEVC, VP9, AV1.
v4 is no longer compatible with the cn_cdn extension id flv_265 standard.
v4 is no longer compatible with flashplayer’s rtmp protocol.
v4 is incompatible with v2. Do not upgrade across major versions.

Installation

npm install node-media-server -g

or run directly

npx node-media-server

Features

• HTTP/HTTP2-flv Push/Play
• RTMP/RTMPS Push/Play
• GOP cache
• Notification
• Authentication
• Static file server
• Record to flv file

Roadmap

• HTTP-API
• Rtmp Relay

Supported clients

Client	H.264	HEVC	VP9	AV1
OBS_29.1+	✅	✅	❌	✅
FFmpeg/FFplay_6.1+	✅	✅	✅	✅
NodePlayer.js_1.0+	✅	✅	❌	❌
NodeMediaClient_3.0+	✅	✅	❌	❌

Usage

• obs_29.1 or above is required
• ffmpeg_6.1 or above is required

Push Streaming

ffmpeg -re -i test_265.mp4 -c copy -f flv rtmp://localhost/live/test_265

ffmpeg -re -i test_av1.mp4 -c copy -f flv http://localhost:8000/live/test_av1.flv

Play Streaming

ffplay http://localhost:8000/live/test_265.flv

NodePlayer.js pure javascript implementation live streaming player

Online Demo

• ASM.js, WASM, SIMD, WebWorker, WebCodecs, MediaSource multiple technical implementations
• H.264/H.265+AAC/G711 software and hardware decoder
• Ultra-low latency, Under extreme conditions less than 100 milliseconds
• Enhanced HTTP/WS-FLV Protocol, Natively support h.265
• Android/iOS/HarmonyOS/Chrome/Edge/Firefox/Safari, All modern browsers or platforms

Static file services

Node-Media-Server can provide static file services for a directory.

"static": {
    "router": "/",
    "root": "./html"
}

Record to flv file

Node-Media-Server can record live streams as FLV files.
When the static file server is enabled and recordings are saved in its directory.
It can provide video-on-demand services.

"record": {
    "path": "./html/record"
}

http://server_ip:8000/record/live/stream/unix_time.flv  
or  
https://server_ip:8443/record/live/stream/unix_time.flv  

License

Apache 2.0