Live streaming setup
Quick notes on the livestreaming setup we use on https://live.hackersanddesigners.nl
Server
To start the server you need access to the 'livestream' user account.
Log in to the server, this should work without a password. If this doesn't work ask Andre to add your ssh key to the user account.
ssh livestream@hackersanddesigners.nl
Start the server:
cd /var/www/live
npm run start
Immediately after starting the script prints the stream key in the terminal window:
> hd-x-thehmm@1.0.0 start /var/www/live
> node server.js
Found an existing stream! Fetching updated data.
Your app is listening on port 4000
HERE ARE YOUR STREAM DETAILS, KEEP THEM SECRET!
Stream Key: ***xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx***
Copy the Stream Key.
If you are having problems with the stream key you can force the server to create a new key by deleting the cache:
Quit the server, if running, by pressing [ctrl]+[c].
Then:
rm .data/stream
then restart the server:
npm run start
MUX
The backend we use is powered by [mux.com]. The recordings get stored there. If you need them, ask Heerko or André for the password.
OBS
- Download [OBS]
- Go to Settings > Stream
* Service: Custom * Server: rtmps://global-live.mux.com:443/app * Stream key: paste the key you copied from the terminal.
Setting up the scenes in OBS pretty clear, and there's plenty tutorials out there, so I am skipping that :)
OBS Ninja
To get a speaker in the stream we use OBS Ninja: https://obs.ninja/
Click on 'Create reusable invite', use the speaker's name a the name and click the 'generate the invite link' button.
The next screen gives you two links:
- The link you give to the speaker to connect to.
- The OBS browser source link
Save both. Send the speaker link to the speaker.
On Mac
The browser source in OBS can't capture the OBS.Ninja audio. As a work around we use the OBS.Ninja app. There's a really good explanation on how to set it up on their github: https://github.com/steveseguin/electroncapture