
Installing the Build Toolsīefore compiling NGINX, you need to have some basic build tools installed: autoconf, gcc, git, and make. There are a variety of ways to secure your streams with the front‑end application your viewers use to watch the video, such as allowing access only from certain IP addresses or requiring viewers to authenticate. The NGINX configurations presented in this blog do not include security measures to restrict who can watch your video stream. Validating the Configuration and Starting NGINXĪn Important Note: Don’t Forget Security!.So that you don’t have to take notes while watching the James’s demo, we’ve captured all of the commands and configuration in the following sections.

In this video, James goes through the process step by step: Our solution for streaming video takes advantage of the Real‑Time Messaging Protocol (RTMP) module for NGINX. In the rest of this blog I explain how you can use NGINX Open Source and NGINX Plus to enable stable, secure, and scalable video streaming.Ī big thanks goes out to NGINX Technical Solutions Architect James Jones for recording demo videos to accompany this blog! Streaming Live Video and Storing Videos with NGINX Open Source With schools around the world shutting their doors and rapidly implementing distance learning, we expect the use of streaming video to increase exponentially over the coming weeks and months. We detected a trending use case among these organizations that probably won’t surprise you: streaming video! That has included medical providers, government offices, and – most relevant to this blog – schools, universities, and education‑focused non‑profits.
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In an effort to do our part, we’ve published Free Resources for Websites Impacted by COVID‑19, and have been excited to see the community rally around new NGINX users.Īs part of our efforts to help organizations cope with increased traffic and add new functionality, we’ve been providing up to five free instances of NGINX Plus to organizations on the frontline of the pandemic.

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Many of you have flagged sites that might benefit from NGINX software, or even donated time and expertise on how to tune NGINX for optimal performance. In recent months, members of the NGINX community have truly come together to support each other and the many organizations struggling to maintain operations during the COVID‑19 pandemic.

That feeling was confirmed when, in one of our first joint meetings, NGINX employees discussed something deeply important to me: their commitment to the “community”. I was thrilled when F5 announced the purchase of NGINX a year ago, because as a longtime F5er, I knew NGINX was a perfect fit.
