

You will also learn how to host HLS and DASH streams that support more modern platforms using the same technology. RTMP, the Real-Time Messaging Protocol, defines the fundamentals of most internet video streaming. In this tutorial, you will learn how to configure the Nginx web server to host an independent RTMP video stream that can be linked and viewed in different applications. While these platforms are very powerful, in some cases you may want to be able to host a stream that does not rely on other service providers. Service providers such as Twitch are very popular for handling the web discovery and community management aspects of streaming, and free software such as OBS Studio is widely used for combining video overlays from multiple different stream sources in real time.


There are many use cases for streaming video.
