nginx-rtmp-module
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Plans and prices
From nginx-rtmp-module's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| nginx-rtmp-module | Free | BSD-2-Clause licensed · NGINX module · Windows support excludes execs, static pulls, and auto_push |
The facts
Each one read from nginx-rtmp-module's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Access controls
- Its directives include allow and deny rules for controlling publishing and playback by address or subnet.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Build and deployment
- The README instructs users to build it as an NGINX source module using the --add-module configure option.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Callbacks and automation
- It supports HTTP callbacks for events including publish, play, record, and update, and can run external programs on events.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Compatible software
- The project lists compatibility with Wirecast, FMS, Wowza, JWPlayer, FlowPlayer, StrobeMediaPlayback, ffmpeg, avconv, rtmpdump, and flvstreamer.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Custom RTMP destinations
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Installation
- The build instructions say to add the module to the NGINX source directory with the configure option --add-module, then run make and make install.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The project says it has been proven to work with Wirecast, FMS, Wowza, JWPlayer, FlowPlayer, StrobeMediaPlayback, ffmpeg, avconv, rtmpdump, and flvstreamer.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License
- The repository identifies its license as BSD-2-Clause.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Multistreaming
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- The project describes itself as an NGINX-based media streaming server.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Recording
- It can record streams into multiple FLV files.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Relay and recording
- It supports stream relay using push and pull models and recording streams into multiple FLV files.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Statistics
- It provides statistics in XML/XSL in machine-readable and human-readable form.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Streaming
- It supports RTMP, HLS, and MPEG-DASH live streaming.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Streaming formats
- It supports live streaming over RTMP, HLS, and MPEG-DASH.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Stream relay
- It supports distributed streaming with stream relay push and pull models.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support channel
- The README links to the nginx-rtmp Google group for community discussion.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Transcoding
- It supports online transcoding with FFmpeg.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Transcoding and callbacks
- It supports online transcoding with FFmpeg, HTTP callbacks for events such as publish and play, and running external programs on events.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Video on demand
- It supports RTMP video on demand for FLV and MP4 files from a local filesystem or HTTP.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Platforms
- The README lists Linux, FreeBSD, MacOS, and Windows; it also says Windows support is limited and excludes execs, static pulls, and auto_push.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Windows limitation
- Windows support is limited: execs, static pulls, and auto_push are not supported.checked 12 Oct 2026
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