agustinsrg / webrtc-forwarder

Utility for webrtc-cdn to forward WebRTC to other protocol, like RTMP.

WebRTC Forwarder

Utility for webrtc-cdn to forward WebRTC to other protocol, like RTMP.

It uses FFMpeg for the protocol remuxing, and the pion/webrtc for WebRTC connectivity.

Compilation

In order to install dependencies, type:

go get github.com/AgustinSRG/webrtc-forwarder

To compile the code type:

go build

The build command will create a binary in the currenct directory, called webrtc-forwarder, or webrtc-forwarder.exe if you are using Windows.

Usage

You can use the program from the command line:

webrtc-forwarder [OPTIONS]

OPTIONS (Required)

Here is a list of the required options:

Option	Description
--input, -i <input-url>	Sets the input URL. Example: ws://localhost/stream-id
--video-port, -vp <port>	Port to forward video RTP packets.
--audio-port, -ap <port>	Port to forward audio RTP packets.
--sdp-file, -sdp <file.sdp>	File to use to forward the stream. After the connection is stablished, you can use this file as an input of FFMPEG.
--forward-mode, -fm <mode>	Forward mode, check the section below for mode details.

Forward modes

The available forward modes are the following:

Mode	Description
TEST	Just setups the SDP file and lets you test it by yourself.
RTMP	Forwards to RTMP using the envirinment variable RTMP_FORWARD_URL. Example: rtmp://live.twitch.tv/app/$STREAM_KEY
CUSTOM	Run a custom command to forward or process the stream. The command must be set in CUSTOM_FORWARD_COMMAND environment variable.

OPTIONS (Optional)

Here is a list of the rest of the options:

Option	Description
--help, -h	Shows the command line options
--version, -v	Shows the version
--debug	Enables debug mode (prints more messages)
--ffmpeg-path <path>	Sets the FFMpeg path. By default is /usr/bin/ffmpeg. You can also change it with the environment variable FFMPEG_PATH
--auth, -a <auth-token>	Sets auth token for the source.
--secret, -s <secret>	Provides secret to generate authentication tokens.

WebRTC options

You can configure WebRTC configuration options with environment variables:

Variable Name	Description
STUN_SERVER	STUN server URL. Example: stun:stun.l.google.com:19302
TURN_SERVER	TURN server URL. Set if the server is behind NAT. Example: turn:turn.example.com:3478
TURN_USERNAME	Username for the TURN server.
TURN_PASSWORD	Credential for the TURN server.