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How to Create Video Streaming Deploy in Hostcarts VPS

What You Need

• Hostcarts VPS (2 vCPU / 4GB RAM minimum for 50–100 viewers) HostStage
• Ubuntu 22.04 / 24.04 recommended
• SSH access
• Streaming software (OBS Studio)
• NGINX‑RTMP or SRS (Simple Realtime Server)

Step‑by‑Step Setup Guide

Deploy Hostcarts VPS

Choose a VPS location closest to your audience (India, UAE, Qatar, EU, USA).
Hostcarts provides high‑performance, redundant infrastructure suitable for streaming workloads. hostcarts.com

Connect to VPS

From Windows (PuTTY) or Mac/Linux Terminal:

ssh root@YOUR_SERVER_IP

Update Server

apt update -y && apt upgrade -y

Install NGINX + RTMP Module (Live Streaming)

RTMP is still widely used for ingesting live streams. HostStage

Install dependencies:

apt install nginx libnginx-mod-rtmp -y

Configure RTMP:

nano /etc/nginx/nginx.conf

Add this block at the bottom:

rtmp {

    server {

        listen 1935;

        chunk_size 4096;

        application live {

            live on;

            record off;

        }

    }

}

Save → restart:

systemctl restart nginx

Enable HLS Playback (for browsers)

HLS is required for browser playback. Hostinger

Add inside the application live block:

hls on;

hls_path /mnt/hls/;

hls_fragment 3;

Create directory:

mkdir -p /mnt/hls

Restart NGINX again.

Open Firewall Ports

ufw allow 1935/tcp

ufw allow 80/tcp

ufw allow 443/tcp

Push Stream From OBS

In OBS → Settings → Stream:

• Service: Custom
• Server: rtmp://YOUR_SERVER_IP/live
• Stream Key: anything (example: mystream)

Start streaming.

View the Stream

RTMP (for ingest/testing):

rtmp://YOUR_SERVER_IP/live/mystream

HLS (for browser playback):

http://YOUR_SERVER_IP/hls/mystream.m3u8

Embed in HTML:

<video width="100%" controls autoplay>

  <source src="http://YOUR_SERVER_IP/hls/mystream.m3u8" type="application/x-mpegURL">

</video>

Alternative: Install SRS (Simple Realtime Server)

SRS supports RTMP + SRT + HLS and is more modern.
SRT is excellent for unstable networks. HostStage

Install:

git clone https://github.com/ossrs/srs.git

cd srs/trunk

./configure

make

./objs/srs -c conf/srs.conf

Which Setup Should You Choose?

Security Recommendations

• Enable HTTPS (Let’s Encrypt)
• Use stream keys
• Limit IP access if needed
• Enable fail2ban
• Use Hostcarts DDoS protection (built‑in) hostcarts.com