Stream local file to RTMP Server and Client

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The following command will take an input.mp4 file and ‘copy’ it over the RTMP protocol. The -listen 1 parameter instructs FFmpeg to wait for a connection. Once a client is connected (ffplay, VLC, or any video player that supports RTMP), FFmpeg will start transmitting the frames data over the RTMP protocol.

Note: -c copy means that FFmpeg will not re-encode the video and transmit the video frames in their original size, bitrate, and encoding.

For a full list of supported flags and settings for the RTMP protocol, refer to the official RTMP documentation

  • by Elad Gariany <elad@gariany.com>
  • Updated on: May 1, 2022
  • tags: #server #rtmp 
# RTMP 'server', will wait for a client to connect
ffmpeg -re -i input.mp4 -listen 1 -c copy -f flv rtmp://localhost/live

# RTMP 'client', will read the data the server is sending
ffplay rtmp://127.0.0.1/live