Build a Nginx/Ffmpeg adaptive bit rate HLS live-stream server on Ubuntu 22.04

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 be using the non-existing domain name: your.hostname.com as an example. You will need to replace …

Really long introduction for a new tutorial

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 information for anybody who is contemplating building their own live-stream server. If you’re not, you …