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HLS Livestreaming Application (Twitch.tv Alternative). This application lets you livestream using a server or a specified .m3u8 file. It uses HLS as opposed to RTMP protocol and has a chat functionality for viewers of the stream.
Built using: 🍃 Node.js, 🎥 Video.js, 👨🏿🔧 Nginx
Installation and build instructions
Clone the repository locally.
git clone https://github.com/abenav4/livestreaming-application.git
Importantly, you need to have an active server running (and a corresponding video file) in order to run this application. Alternatively, an existing server on the web can be used as well. A helpful list of free HLS m3u8 URLs can be found at this link.
To alter the .m3u8 file, please modify line 38 on index.html by changing the value of src to your server address.
<source src="https://cph-p2p-msl.akamaized.net/hls/live/2000341/test/master.m3u8" type="application/x-mpegURL">
To install the relevant dependencies:
npm install
To start application (in /client/)
npm start
Open http://localhost:3000 to view the app in your browser.