Ant Media Server (Community Edition) Featured
Sub-second WebRTC, RTMP and HLS streaming with a web management panel (CE).
Ant Media Server is a real-time streaming engine for ultra-low-latency (sub-second) WebRTC alongside RTMP ingest and HLS delivery, with a built-in web management panel for applications, streams, and users. This listing packages the Community Edition, which is open source under the Apache-2.0 license.
Key features
- Sub-second latency live streaming over WebRTC (publish and play in the browser)
- RTMP ingest from OBS, vMix, and standard encoders; HLS output for wide reach
- SRT and WebRTC ingest for contribution over lossy networks
- Web management panel: create applications, watch live streams, manage users
- Adaptive bitrate and recording (MP4/HLS) for on-demand playback
- REST API and SDKs (JavaScript, Android, iOS, Flutter, React Native, Unity)
- Single-server appliance that scales out to clusters in later phases
Use cases
- Interactive live streaming and low-latency two-way video
- Live auctions, betting, sports, and e-learning where latency matters
- Browser-based contribution (WebRTC) with HLS fan-out to large audiences
- Regional ingest close to broadcasters and playback close to viewers
Why run it on the NetActuate edge Deploying Ant Media Server in a PoP near your audience shortens the WebRTC path for lower glass-to-glass latency, and an edge close to your encoder tightens the ingest hop. It is the cross-region, lower-cost alternative to a single-cloud global accelerator setup.
About this edition This is Ant Media Server Community Edition (open source, Apache-2.0), the unmodified upstream 3.0.3 release on OpenJDK 17 and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. The admin account is created from your seeded credentials at first boot. Ant Media Server, Ant Media, and related marks are the property of Ant Media; NetActuate is not affiliated with or endorsed by Ant Media. Enterprise Edition capabilities (adaptive clustering, SFU/scalable WebRTC, and BYOL licensing) are not part of this Community Edition image.
Frequently asked questions
How do I deploy Ant Media Server (Community Edition) on NetActuate?
Use the Deploy on NetActuate button to talk to our team. We provision Ant Media Server (Community Edition) on a NetActuate virtual machine in the point of presence you choose, close to your audience. Each deployment runs in the single location you select.
What does it cost to run Ant Media Server (Community Edition)?
Ant Media Server (Community Edition) is open-source software and free to run on the marketplace - you pay only for the NetActuate compute (virtual-machine size and location) it runs on, at standard rates. There are no usage-based software fees.
Where can Ant Media Server (Community Edition) run?
Ant Media Server (Community Edition) can be deployed in any of NetActuate's 45+ points of presence across every continent, so you can place ingest, transcode, delivery and caching close to your contributors and viewers.
Who supports Ant Media Server (Community Edition)?
NetActuate operates and supports the underlying infrastructure - the virtual machine, network and edge platform. The application itself is supported by its vendor, Ant Media.
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