Ant Media Server Community Edition
Open-source low-latency streaming server
Ant Media Server Community Edition is an open-source streaming server supporting RTMP ingest and HLS playback. It enables self-hosted live video streaming and is the free tier of the Ant Media platform.
Key features
- RTMP ingest and HLS output
- Adaptive bitrate streaming
- REST API control
- Recording support
Pros & cons
Strengths
- Mature streaming platform
- Good documentation
Trade-offs
- WebRTC limited to paid edition
- Java memory needs
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