What the script does, is build a decent live-stream server for you, from scratch, on a machine running on Ubuntu 22.04. The live-stream server will be fully configured and work out-of-the-box, with an RTMP entry to send your stream to, Adaptive bitrate streaming for the viewers in HLS and/or DASH formats. A webpage with a very basic video player is also included, and a simple /stat page can be used to display some data on the live-streams. To top it all off, I included a couple of pointers that will help you on your way in this environment.

This tutorial is an updated and improved version of a previous tutorial that I wrote. This new tutorial will work 100% on a (fresh) Ubuntu 22.04 system. The tutorial was put together in August 2023. UPDATE: I've put together a script that does everything automatically. Check it out here! All throughout this tutorial, I will […]

This post is the full introduction that goes together with a new tutorial that I'm posting shortly after this. Initially, this intro was included in the tutorial, until I made it a bit too long by rambling on. I realize this is a long, and perhaps too long post, but it does contain some useful […]

My post on how to create a secure adaptive bit-rate HLS stream with Nginx/RTMP/Ffmpeg on Ubuntu 20.04 is by far the most popular content on my website. About 60% of all visitors come to that page through Google. I have an essential message to everybody who followed this tutorial. You should really edit a couple […]

Nginx is the most popular web server alongside of Apache. Personally, I am a huge fan of Nginx. One important reason for this is that Nginx can easily be setup to become a live-stream server. Also, it makes a great reverse proxy that can greatly improve the performance of any website when properly set up. […]

6-8-2023 UPDATE: I wrote a new tutorial, suited for Ubuntu 22.04. Go to the new tutorial. 24-07-2023 UPDATE: Before you read/follow this tutorial, I want to inform you of something important. In case you follow this tutorial, there's a big chance you won't be able to get the adaptive streams to work correctly. I don't […]

The subject header speaks for itself here. This is the guide that accompanies my Youtube video, that has become rather popular. Are you ready to setup your own Nginx RTMP live-stream server & HLS video-player on a Wordpress site on Ubuntu/Debian?

This short guide will show you how to install Ant Media Server (Community Edition) on a Ubuntu 18.04 VPS server. Ant Media Server is a fork of Red5. The community Edition is free, but it does have its limitations that can be unlocked by purchasing a license. It runs on Java, so we're also installing […]

Update 30-7-2023 - This post is a bit old. I have written a new article on the subject. Check it out here: https://www.ustoopia.nl/featured/block-countries-based-on-geo-data-with-ufw-firewall/ I was noticing some really strange requests in my web server's log files on a VPS that I manage. Requests that seem to be focused on finding vulnerabilities or exploits. Turns out, […]

Have you ever used a hallucinogenic drug in your life? If so, then the following video might put a smile on your face because this "digital LSD" really works. See for yourself. But this experiment is perhaps even more fun for people who have never used any hallucinogenics, but are perhaps a bit curious to […]

I like to keep a monitoring eye on my servers, as most people who manage servers do. I have one central server that monitors the others. I choose to use a central server, so the other ones don't have to use any extra resources. But now I found a tool that can be run on […]

Just found an awesome script online that I tested today and it works great. It's a script that allows you to create an ISO for an unattended installation for Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS. Just made myself one of those ISO's, and I'm going to try to see if I can implement it in my PXE environment. […]

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Many cloud storage services give you the option to mount your online storage as an extra drive on your operating system. This can be done really easy on any operating system that runs a desktop environment. But I wanted to add my storage as a mounted drive on Ubuntu Server, and it does not use […]

Here are a couple of things that you should do after you've installed Raspbian on your Raspberry Pi. Installing the Raspbian operating system itself is very easy, so I'm not going into that. You can figure that out on your own. This article is just about a couple of things that you should, or could, […]

If you want IPv6 disabled permanently on an Ubuntu 16.04 system, here's a good way to do it. Disabling it like this should keep it disabled permanently, even after performing updates that could potentially enable it again without you knowing it. I haven't tested it, so I'm not 100% certain, but if you decide to […]

I own a Cisco WAP321 wireless access point, and it's a pretty neat device because it allows you to create multiple different (separated) Wi-Fi networks. For home use, that option is not really very interesting. Well unless you want guests in your house to use a different Wi-Fi network so that they won't stumble upon […]