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--- distributed-conference [2020/12/01 23:07] – [Table] no_maam
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 Heralds will stream their feed to the same endpoint as the speakers. At the endpoint directing decision (which feed to show) can be made.
 == For providers of RTMP Endpoints
 **The following instructions are for those who want to operate their own streaming server. Speakers or Heralds at distributed events do not need this.**
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 === Simple HLS streaming platform with nginx-rtmp
   * possible sources: OBS, FFmpeg,...
   * install nxing-rtmp:
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  * Configure OBS to push via RTMP to ```rtmp://<yourdomain>/show``` with a stream key of "stream" (after things are running, do some resarch for protecting RTMP via a secret in RTMP URL!)
  * Also see OBS settings section above
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 == But why not use...
-But first a few words on "why not use skype/gotomeeting/jitsi/Cisco ...". What all this services have in common is that they are designed as many-to-many communication tools.
-How this is implemented differs from solution to solution but they all have in common that they alter resolution / bit-rate and other parameters as they think it's best.
+But first a few words on "Why not use Skype/GotoMeeting/Jitsi/Cisco ...": What all this services have in common is that they are designed as many-to-many communication tools.
-This results in our test always in sub-optimal video quality. These solutions also need either a central server that does the video relaying or work on a peer-2-peer base which
+The implementation differs from solution to solution, but they all have in common that they alter resolution / bit-rate and other parameters as they think it's best. In our tests this always resulted in sub-optimal video quality.
-means a lot of upload bandwidth is needed on the presenter side. They also run usually in the browser which is just not the perfect place to handle video.
+They also need either a central server relaying the video, or work on a peer-2-peer base which means a lot of upload bandwidth is needed on the presenter side.
-Therefore we recommend a solution where the speaker streams their video to a distribution server with a fixed video quality and a CDN does the distribution.
-In our case it's our own CDN but you can e.g. use the YouTube streaming service for free.
+Therefore we recommend solutions where speakers stream their video in a fixed video quality to a distribution server, and a CDN does the distribution. In our case it's our own CDN, but you can e.g. use the YouTube streaming service for free.
-But if you just looking for a video telco solution have a look at [[https://jitsi.org/]] and host an instance your self. Below you find some hints how to connect the setup described here to
+If you just looking for a video telco solution have a look at [[https://jitsi.org/]] or [[https://bigbluebutton.org|BBB]] and host an instance yourself. Below you find some hints how to connect the setup described here to any telco solution.
-any telco solution.