MistServer
Full-protocol open-source streaming: RTMP, HLS, DASH, WebRTC and SRT.
MistServer is a full-featured, open-source OTT and streaming media toolkit and server from DDVTech. It ingests and delivers live and on-demand video across every mainstream streaming protocol from a single lightweight process, with a built-in web management UI and a JSON API.
Key features
- Full-protocol ingest and delivery: RTMP, RTSP, SRT, RIST, MPEG-TS, WebRTC (WHIP/WHEP), HLS, MPEG-DASH, MP4, FLV, progressive HTTP and more
- Built-in web UI and JSON API on port 4242 for stream, protocol and output configuration
- HTTP media output on port 8080 serves HLS, DASH, WebRTC, MP4 and FLV for every configured stream
- Low-latency delivery paths (WebRTC, LL-HLS, SRT) for live sports and interactive use
- Stream pull, push and re-packaging, with triggers and process hooks for automation
- Lightweight and dependency-light: a flat set of native binaries, no runtime stack to manage
Use cases
- Live event, sports and broadcast streaming to web and mobile players
- Ingest normalization and multi-protocol re-packaging at the edge
- Low-latency interactive streaming (WebRTC) close to your audience
- On-demand and time-shifted delivery from a single node per PoP
Why run it on the NetActuate edge Deploy MistServer into NetActuate PoPs near your viewers to keep delivery paths short and quality high. A management account is generated for you at deploy time; RTMP ingest (1935) and HTTP media output (8080) are enabled by default so the appliance is useful the moment it boots.
Upstream project: MistServer by DDVTech, https://mistserver.org (AGPL-3.0, free for commercial use). This appliance packages the unmodified official public MistServer Free_64 release 3.10 on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. MistServer is a project of its upstream authors; NetActuate packages and distributes it under the AGPL-3.0 license and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the upstream project.
Frequently asked questions
How do I deploy MistServer on NetActuate?
Use the Deploy on NetActuate button to talk to our team. We provision MistServer 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 MistServer?
MistServer 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 MistServer run?
MistServer 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 MistServer?
NetActuate operates and supports the underlying infrastructure - the virtual machine, network and edge platform. The application itself is supported by its upstream open-source project.
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