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Live streaming mpeg-dash video using ffmpeg and dash.js

Use ffmpeg to connect to an ip cctv camera and create video files on the fly that can be viewed in an mpeg-dash compatible browser using dash.js and an html5 video element.

Prerequisites

A linux server, such as Ubuntu

Apache web server installed, running, and reachable via its ip address

Install MySQL on macOS Sierra

This procedure explains how to install MySQL using Homebrew on macOS Sierra 10.12

Install Homebrew

Installing Homebrew is effortless, open Terminal and enter :
$ /usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
Note: Homebrew will download and install Command Line Tools for Xcode 8.0 as part of the installation process.

Install MySQL

At this time of writing, Homebrew has MySQL version 5.7.15 as default formulae in its main repository :

HLS streaming from node

Provided that you already have a file or stream segmenter generating your .m3u8 playlist and .ts segment files (such as the ffmpeg 'hls' muxer), this little node server will serve up those files to an HLS compatible client (e.g. Safari). If you're using node for your streaming app already, this obviates the need to serve the HLS stream from a separate web server.

loosely based on https://gist.github.com/bnerd/2011232

// loosely based on https://gist.github.com/bnerd/2011232
// requires node.js >= v0.10.0
// assumes that HLS segmenter filename base is 'out'
// and that the HLS playlist and .ts files are in the current directory

	<html>
	<head>
	<meta name="mobile-web-app-capable" content="yes" />
	<meta name="apple-touch-fullscreen" content="yes" />
	<meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-title" content="Expo" />
	<meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-capable" content="yes" />
	<meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-status-bar-style" content="default" />
	<link
	rel="apple-touch-icon"
	sizes="180x180"

	// Shinobi (http://shinobi.video) - FFMPEG H.264 over HTTP Test
	// How to Use raw H.264 (Simulated RTSP)
	// 1. Start with `node ffmpegToWeb.js`
	// 2. Get the IP address of the computer where you did step 1. Example : 127.0.0.1
	// 3. Open VLC and "Open Network Stream".
	// 4. Input the following without quotes : `http://127.0.0.1:8001/h264` and start.

	var child = require('child_process');
	var io = require('socket.io');
	var events = require('events');

	// Shinobi (http://shinobi.video) - FFMPEG H.264 over HTTP Test
	// How to Use
	// 1. Start with `node ffmpegToWeb.js`
	// 2. Get the IP address of the computer where you did step 1. Example : 127.0.0.1
	// 3. Open VLC and "Open Network Stream".
	// 4. Input the following without quotes : `http://127.0.0.1:8001` and start.

	var child = require('child_process');
	var events = require('events');
	var spawn = child.spawn;

	var mediaJSON = { "categories" : [ { "name" : "Movies",
	"videos" : [
	{ "description" : "Big Buck Bunny tells the story of a giant rabbit with a heart bigger than himself. When one sunny day three rodents rudely harass him, something snaps... and the rabbit ain't no bunny anymore! In the typical cartoon tradition he prepares the nasty rodents a comical revenge.\n\nLicensed under the Creative Commons Attribution license\nhttp://www.bigbuckbunny.org",
	"sources" : [ "http://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/gtv-videos-bucket/sample/BigBuckBunny.mp4" ],
	"subtitle" : "By Blender Foundation",
	"thumb" : "images/BigBuckBunny.jpg",
	"title" : "Big Buck Bunny"
	},
	{ "description" : "The first Blender Open Movie from 2006",
	"sources" : [ "http://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/gtv-videos-bucket/sample/ElephantsDream.mp4" ],