💡 Suggestions and feature requests

[svenerbeck]

Do you have a suggestion or idea for a new, exciting feature in Restreamer? Or, in your opinion, we forgot something important that belongs in the Restreamer. Just post your suggestion in the comments. We will conduct polls on ideas from time to time to determine what is most needed to improve the Restreamer further.

💡Open Feature Request

• etimoteo: Add API Communication to Publication Services
• Countryman98: Ability to add text overlays (325), In detail thx @CrashOv62 to 2939507
• (SE) Hot buttons: A few buttons with flexible settings for power users on main screen
• CrashOv62: Easy update via GUI
• CrashOv62: Schedule live events on YOUTUBE or others  #237
• istoutjesdijk: Audio track selection #317
• ftrescue: Static privacy mask to block out part of a stream or photo
• FrankCGN01: AV-Stream comment-2923875
• WaffleBoyQc and @CrashOv62 : User management comment-2923938
• CrashOv62: To present 2 or more video sources in 1 video output (Mixer) 2939507
• ramakrishnachillara: Whatever it is I did not understand 🙃2939497
• ramakrishnachillara: [2939511] Fallback (AV-Stream)29395119
• ramakrishnachillara: Reduce latency 2939557
• ramakrishnachillara: Play YouTube videos (Restream) in the style of a comment show for entertainment purposes 2939548
• (SE) Webhooks
• ofadam: Image overlay, watermark over an encoding. Ability to embed logo in stream? #63
• OmarAttia: WebRTC RTSP to WebRTC #119
• ftrescue: Add redirect from player site to custom url
• arcadiush: Turn off menu #305
• giuseppegambino92: Restrict access to m3u8 #376
• escservices: Improve work with many livestreams 💡 Suggestions and feature requests #345 (comment)
• adampl0: Select channel to Playersite #392
• DachsbauTV: Feature Request: combined chat #402 (comment)
• ftrescue: Split screen 💡 Suggestions and feature requests #345 (comment)
• datarhei via Discord shaddowgigs Switch channels through API
• FilipStadler: SRT bonding
• datarhei via YouTube FaZe Mighty In-game overlay
• datarhei via Reddit User DiabeticJedi: Squad Stream
• szergej01 Adding channel without active source #422
• FilipStadler: Option to remove a channel from the playersite
• datarhei via Discord SarahAnnSAPR Add VOD playout https://ffplayout.github.io/ffplayout-frontend
• rubengargar: Basic Auth for the HTML. Basic auth for web server? #383
• datarhei Add publication service: picarto.tv (Added in 2.4.0)
• datarhei Add publication service: nimo.tv
• datarhei Add publication service: livepush.io
• datarhei Add publication service: younow.com
• datarhei Add publication service: caffeine.tv
• datarhei Add publication service: dailymotion.com
• datarhei Add publication service: Discord
• datarhei Alex via Mail: Add more than one logo in player on publication website.
• advphp: Multiple bitrates #478
• datarhei via Discord guerrilladynamics.com User Guerrilla Dynamics: Add RTSP server #683
• Troy Kelly Video Coding H.265 Support
• datarhei via Discord User muzyimquadrat: Skipping the probe step
• mipps71 Add publication service: rumble.com Rumble #502
• SirRemog via Discord: offair placeholder/offline (poster)
• Lynox via Discord: Add publication service: kick.com
• Artidv1: Connect only when there is a viewer. #520 #744
• gaamaaresosa: Manual Channel ID's. [rtmpdump rejects restreamer url pattern. We need manual settings #516]
• Random Fandom via Discord Security Feature: Allow for a easy GUI to turn off Restreamer when not in use.
• roulendz: HDR 10bit support HVEC H265 #516
• DIR7Y via Discord: AV1 encoding
• alexisod: Cropping module #551
• db-doula: Stream picture with audio source #528
• MEGA: Support network source adress with DRM Widevine
• datarhei via Discord User [MEGA]: Add publication service: ok.ru
• datarhei via Discord User [MEGA]: Add publication service: vk.com
• msalmasi: HLS Adaptive Bitrate Streaming supported as a toggle
• fonty37: Add NDI
• gregc815: Audience Count LOGGING number of people watching HISTORY #572
• RyanCrew121: Add ability to update Title and Description with Meta Data to Publications #573
• rahtechonline: Add LT statistics data
• maxmuzy: Add Decklink Decklink Video Output Device #606
• JunioCalu: Streamlink API implementation for add any video streams as a remote media source. #574
• ziebertz: Add a bitrate limit per service details
• kubert96: Password protection for landing page
• maximk-1: HTTP Callbacks for publish callbacks
• Talung: Update Twitch ingesting server list: Twitch missing Bangkok Ingest server #581
• barroudjo: Possibility of customizing the options passed to FFMPEG
• crewockeez Add publication service: odysee.com
• whyauthentic Add Multichat Chat #644
• Hypey via Discord: Add noalbs
• Iliya5digital Add stream recording [Add stream recording #692]
• alfaputra27 Loop network source [File size is limited for looping videos, how to increase this upload file? #697]
• nikhilmzp Short RTMP URLs [how to short or make custum url #696]
• maxdaniel98 Use S3 as storage for HLS [Feature Request: Use S3 as storage (for HLS) #747]
• Casuallynoted [Allow to set a custom port for PeerTube streams #761]

🛠️ In progress

• srgzx: Automatically adjust encoding settings after video source analysis.

✅ Closed requests

• pick-and-mix: Add audio filter volume to stream #313 (Added in 2.2.0)
• tokon2000: [SRT-Server] (💡 Suggestions and feature requests #345 (comment)) (Added in 2.2.0)
• AslanChile: Add Rotation 90° for Instagram and TikTok (Added in 2.2.0)
• Dwaynarang via Discord: HLS and Electra Player (Added in 2.2.0)
• Nicola Passarelli : Add Link to see URL for the generated snapshot. (Added in 2.1.0)
• datarhei Add publication service: https://trovo.live/ (Added in 2.3.0)
• datarhei via Discord DIR7Y Add publication service: https://dlive.tv/ (Added in 2.3.0)
• datarhei Add publication service: joinpeertube.org (Added in 2.4.0)
• datarhei Add publication service: uscreen.tv (no spirit)
• datarhei Add publication service: media.network (Added in 2.4.0)
• 7ekhed: Custom DownSampling per platform
• • FilipStadler: SRT caller without stream ID
• datarhei: SRT caller without stream ID
• SchNils1402: Custom poster image for player (Custom Snapshot in Player Preview #632)

[etimoteo]

Would it be possible to send the stream to Facebook using the Facebook API? And just a suggestion. Thank you so much

[svenerbeck]

Thank you very much for your comment. You have a good point there. We will work on the communication with the API in the publication service for "Facetube and friends." So that's on the roadmap.

[threehappypenguins]

Just so I have a clear idea of the request, does "Add API Communication to Publication Services" mean to have the ability to sign in to platforms such as YouTube and Facebook in order to add a title, description, and perhaps schedule a stream for the respective platforms? If so, that is exactly the feature I am looking for. I was using Mobcrush (free), but then this service ended August 1. I can restream using an nginx rtmp server and put in persistent keys to push the streams to various platforms, but if I want a new title/description and to schedule the stream, I have to log in each platform and add that information for a new stream. It would be much simpler to do this from one app.

[damanjit-singh]

Yes, the exact feature I'm looking for. It would be cool if one can create/schedule live streams on Facebook and YouTube using their respective APIs and can start/stop streams from restreamer itself (without touching Facebook/YouTube live stream dashboards). #405

[KopiasCsaba]

I'd totally love this.

[KopiasCsaba]

I'm not really sure how to track the state of this, may I ask where this feature is? Someone mentioned it is ready already, is it on a branch or something?

[ftrescue]

You have done a really good job so far on this software could you think about a privacy mask so we can block out part of a stream or photo or even both will be a good tool to use thanks guys

[svenerbeck]

Hello ftrescue
Thanks for your suggestion. We have added the feature request to the list above.
Could you clarify what you mean: “photo?”
It's a bit unclear because we're streaming video.

cheerio
Sven

[ftrescue]

HI mate sorry for the late replay .. what is mean is the snap shot photo some programs only have the privacy mask on the video side and when you go to snap shot it it don't keep the privacy mask on hope this helps (under the uk gdpr rules privacy mask would defiantly be a winner ) Also one day think about faceblur another good tool thanks

[FrankCGN01]

Hello.
The ability to select a file (video (.avi, .mp4, etc) or an image (.png, .jpg. etc)) as the source and stream it would be great.
This would make it possible to ensure that during maintenance work on a camera and the resulting lack of video data, YouTube, for example, would not kill the stream for lack of data and the URL would therefore become invalid.

[ImLunaHey]

@svenerbeck is this available to the public yet?

[avramukk]

I am waiting for this feature too🙏

[avramukk]

@svenerbeck, is it possible to use this feature now?

[PusanStudio]

I am also waiting for this feature.

[KopiasCsaba]

Me too.

[verticalhost]

Adding a user registration system or adding a user.
This would allow to use the potential of a server and to add a more optimal panel management.

[svenerbeck]

Hello WaffleBoyQc
✅ We have added this to the wish list. But it is also already on the internal roadmap as a requirement.
Greetings
Sven

[AdrianoCahete]

Do you have a public roadmap that we can see what is promoted to next version?

[tokon2000]

Adding a SRT-Server, similar to the RTMP-Server.

[svenerbeck]

Hello tokeon2000
Good news! ✅ We have added this to the wish list. But it is also already on the internal roadmap as a requirement and is finished and in test mode.
Greetings
Sven

[ramakrishnachillara]

Like webrtc browse the local browse audio video's to publish

[jstabenow]

Can you describe this in more detail?

[CrashOv62]

I may still have three small suggestions for Restreamer evolutions:
my first idea:
Given that we have the possibility of having several Livestreams on the Channels, it would be nice to be able to switch between them on a single player (I think especially on Live Youtube or Facebook) where it would be possible to configure a time (in seconds or minutes) to be able to switch from a livestream (from a camera) to another automatically on the same live broadcast on YT for example.
For a presentation of several cameras (which would scroll in a given time...) on the same stream broadcast live on a platform...
(If I was not clear enough in the explanation do not hesitate I will detail :))

my second idea:
which concerns a bit what @Countryman98 #325 proposed with the text in overlays...
It would be nice to be able to "customize" these overlays broadcast on the videos a little, with the size, color of the text and
also the location that one could adjust to the place one wants. Even scrolling a text at the bottom in a frame for example...
I don't know if we can already put all types of images (PNG, GIF, JPG, etc.) in the feed because I don't use it but being able to customize the overlays more would be nice :)
I think it would take another panel to manage overlays on streams if that would be feasible...

my third idea:
As proposed by @WaffleBoyQc #discussioncomment-2923938 users to the server and having a panel of users, can't we have management groups: Admin, users... with access rights defined by the admin to users for certain streams or channels with possibly the possibility for them to schedule their broadcasts at the times, dates of broadcast of their live streams...

I do not know of course if my ideas are feasible because it would already complicate the operation of Restreamer already very complete like that!

;)

[jstabenow]

1+3. are on the roadmap 👍
2. this is a big topic we will discuss in the future.

[svenerbeck]

Hello @CrashOv62
Thank you for your detailed ideas. We have added them all to the list. As Jan and you have already noticed, some of them were already on the list (1 and 3). The overlay thing is special, complex and a big project. We have to check internally how we can implement it. It will probably depend on the number of Patrons or a major sponsor. Such a module easily costs us two or three month developer costs if you want to implement it properly. We have to see how that can be financed. We will see.

Greetings
Sven

[grahhnt]

@jstabenow is there a PR draft for 1? I'd be interested in keeping up with that feature in particular

[ramakrishnachillara]

if not playing image or video, we need set default image or video to display

[jstabenow]

We are working on a fallback solution 👍

[svenerbeck]

Hey Ho @ramakrishnachillara
Thank you for your input. I put it on the list on top. As Jan mentioned, this point is on the roadmap and nearly finished.
Cheerio
Sven

[ramakrishnachillara]

browse the YouTube video and publish

[svenerbeck]

Interesting! It is a point we have never considered. Unfortunately, at the moment, we can't say anything about the implementation. However, we have put it on the list.

[ramakrishnachillara]

while switching video inputs lot of delay, we have to reduce the delay ,

[jstabenow]

LHLS/CMAF/LDASH are on the roadmap 👍

[svenerbeck]

As Jan mentioned
Real-time is a point that is expected from a modern streaming server. You are right. Of course, we have had this on the roadmap from the beginning.
Cheerio
Sven

[ftrescue]

Please can you add a place to redirect the player site url to a website made

[svenerbeck]

Hi @ftrescue
Thank you for your neat idea. We added this to the official feature requests.
Cheerio
Sven

[ftrescue]

How about a copyright on the back end settings so when we add the html video to a website we can make it says copy right by ________ eg the owner of the server under the video that links to the owners website ? just a thought ----- Also a zoom in on the video button ? please

[svenerbeck]

Hi @ftrescue
Thank you very much for your thoughts.

1. Copyright Such a function already exists with the Creative Commons module. That is a very good start. Copyright with Creative Commons is all well and good, but we still need some kind of DRM. We have something like that on the roadmap.
2. “Also a zoom in on the video button” I don't understand. Could you please clarify this a little more?

Greetings
Sven

[ftrescue]

Creative Commons module only works if you use the player site - I'm taking about the html embed code as wen we but it on our website someone could right click and copy code the the player and put it on there's with our asking.

The zoom in live vide its is like a magnifying glass that you click to zoom in

[svenerbeck]

Hi
Thank you for your reply.

“Creative Commons module only works if you use the player site. “

Nope. CC-Module is also active in the player. Please take a sharp look at the icons in the player. To protect the streams, we still need to include DRM as part of a paywall in further updates.

The zoom in live vide its is like a magnifying glass that you click to zoom in

Magnifying glass? It is pretty unusual to integrate a magnifying glass into a player. Could you please send us a use case or an example of another application?

Cheerio
Sven

[ftrescue]

https://www.perthairport.co.uk/general-information/airport-webcam this one has magnifying glass in player and take a snapshot See I use my restreamer for live weather cams some use restreamer for movies and things

[ftrescue]

how about a schedule player eg time active meaning comes on at a time set and turns off at a time set Sorry for the ideas just trying to think of things people use thanks

[svenerbeck]

Hi ftrescue
The scheduling mechanism is already on the list.

Cheerio
Sven

[utilsites]

Requesting new functionality:

• Support passing JWT token with data
  The JWT token would be passed in the url query string for the "player.html?jwt=" page (in restreamer 0.x) or equivalent in 2.x.
  The JWT would have some standard attributes like:
  1 - "allow_play_seconds" (restreamer only allow this time span to play)
  2 - "show_ads"
  3 - other user custom attributes

[svenerbeck]

Hi utilsites
Thanks for your ideas.

1. There is something like that already. The duration of the session specifies this.
   Check this: https://demo.datarhei.com/api/swagger/index.html#/default/session-3-current and
   https://demo.datarhei.com/api/swagger/index.html#/default/session-3-summary
2. Advertising is instead something for an ad server. You can find plugins for advertising at VideoJS. However, it is questionable whether it will be expected soon as a function in the Restreamer. It tends to be no - but never say never!
3. Can you specify this in more detail?

Cheerio
Sven

[utilsites]

1 - You mean the user session duration? I'm not talking about a user logged in the restreamer admin console, I'm talking about a user that is playing the video stream.
2 - The specification if the video can play without ads must come secured from server side, and the read by the web player.
3 - Just to be generic, a developer can go to source code and pass more attributes if needed and work with them in the restremer code side, for example information about the user that is playing the video.
I added the code that implements all of this in the previous version of restreamer, it would be very good if you implement/adapt this on the v2, check here: #357 (comment)

[escservices]

I don't think this was requested yet, but better organization of streams would be nice. I'm looking to use your solution with a bunch of IP cameras and an option to group them by location or even see them in a table/list with search would be super helpful. I feel like once I get past 50 cameras it's going to get hard to manage.

My second request (which was already mentioned) is better user management. Thanks!

[svenerbeck]

Hi @escservices
Nice point. I added it to the list.
Greetings
Sven

[msalmasi]

I would love to see HLS Adaptive Bitrate Streaming supported as a toggle, so users with low bandwidth could be served lower bitrate stream vairant and users with higher bandwidth could be served the source stream variant, for example. This is easily configurable in Nginx with RTMP mod using ffmpeg so shouldn't be too difficult to implement.

[svenerbeck]

Hi @msalmasi
Thank you for your input.

Here we go — made this a feature request.

Cheerio
Sven

[fonty37]

NDI Would be great

[svenerbeck]

Hi @fonty37
Thank you for your input.
We made this a feature request.

Cheerio
Sven

[rohitsud]

When the camera or video source is unavailable, the feed shouldn't terminate. Instead restreamer should display a customized or default video saying that the feed is unavailable and resume automatically when the source comes online.

[utilsites]

Nice idea! And could have a setting to turn on or off that feature.

[svenerbeck]

Hi @rohitsud
Thank you for your input.

It is already on the feature request. We call this function “Fallback"

Cheerio
Sven

[ziebertz]

Add a bitrate limit per service.

Twitch has a rather low limit of 6MBit for none partners. When i multistream to YT a higher limit with lets say 15 MBit would be great for my overall stream quality.
Currently Restreamer just sends the incoming bitrate to all services. If we could change that per service it would add a lot of value for multistreaming.

[svenerbeck]

Hello @ziebertz

We appreciate your feedback and suggestion. The feature you suggest could add value to multistreaming. We'll add this to our list of features at the top of this posting to consider and let you know when we have an update.

Cheerio,
Sven

[kubert96]

Password protection for Landing page wil be great.

Or like 1 time generated stream link. That will be only for 1 stream.

So you can do Private stream.

[svenerbeck]

Dear kubert96,

Thank you for suggesting adding a password protection feature for the landing page and the idea of a one-time generated stream link for private broadcasts.

We recognize the value of these features and see how they could improve the privacy and exclusivity of streams. We have added your suggestion to our list of potential future features. We will review implementation options and consider adding them in future updates.

Thanks again for your feedback and ideas. They help us to improve our services continuously.

Cheerio,
Sven

[utilsites]

Also it could support JWT token authentication in the stream url.

[svenerbeck]

Some say that JWT is already active in datarhei Core and ready for a release;)

[utilsites]

Hi @svenerbeck do you have some forecast for the next release date? :)

[maximk-1]

Add http callbacks on rtmp/srt streams publish/unpublish.
And make publish callbacks work like nginx auth_request directive, to control publish access from another service.

[svenerbeck]

Dear maximk-1,

Thank you for your suggestion regarding implementing HTTP callbacks on RTMP/SRT streams publish/unpublish, as well as a feature similar to the nginx auth_request directive.

We recognize these features' value and potential, especially in stream publishing control and security. Adding such an authentication and notification system would undoubtedly increase the flexibility and customizability of our platform. It could be vital in streamlining our users' workflow while increasing security.

Based on your feedback, we have forwarded this suggestion as a feature request to our development team. We will carefully review the technical aspects and potential implementation of this feature.

We appreciate your engagement and ideas to improve our platform. Please stay tuned for updates on upcoming features and improvements.

Cheerio,
Sven

[maximk-1]

Update ffmpeg.

[grinmusic]

Add video-quality choice in a player site

[svenerbeck]

Hey Ho grinmusic,
adaptive streaming ist already on the list.

Cheerio
Sven

[miglourenco]

I would suggest also adding the video output feature for decklink/blackmagic.

[grinmusic]

Maybe you can add publication service vk.com

[svenerbeck]

Hello @grinmusic,

Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

Regarding the external streaming option on VK.com, it's a great question. The specifics of integrating or embedding VK streams externally involve certain technical requirements or the use of VK's API. As these capabilities can change, it would be best to explore VK's current offerings or API documentation directly.

Could you look into this possibility on VK.com and let us know what you find? Your insights could be precious to us, and we'd appreciate your effort in checking this out. If VK supports such a feature, it could open up new avenues for content sharing and distribution for our community.

Thank you once again for your proactive suggestion. We look forward to hearing back from you with any findings or updates.

Cheerio,
Sven

[grinmusic]

Hello @svenerbeck
I found this link, pls look at. https://dev.vk.com/en/method/streaming
If you'll need other information, you can write me.

[ftrescue]

Can you add 4 videos to one player sim to this ?
if not would you add this please thanks guys

[svenerbeck]

Hello @ftrescue ,

Thank you for reaching out with your question. It sounds like you're interested in a feature known as "Splitscreen," which allows for displaying multiple video streams simultaneously within a single player. Currently, this specific functionality is not available in our Restreamer software. Because this function is aimed at security, we will not be putting it on the roadmap.

Cheerio
Sven

[MLXQt]

Dear datarhei,
Is it possible to add an OBS crash protection?
I mean if I'm live and OBS crashes, the live ends. Can you add an automatic module that allows the Restreamer to stream a file or a website or something else (chosen by the user), when OBS crashes, so the live feed continues without stopping? And if possible with an alert notification to the user. So the user have the time to restart OBS.
Thanks.
Cheers.

[vtv3000]

Hi can you add rk3588 hardware encoder ? in ffmpeg i use h264_rkmpp_encoder i think its easy (make ffmpeg version --enable h264_rkmpp_encoder )

p.s. rk3588 can encode h265 too h265_rkmpp_encoder

[provispo]

Hi there,

Is there any change to deliver the option to have an RTSP stream in the local network where the RTMP server is running based on the incoming RTMP stream?

Cheers Remco

[sditit]

First of all: Amazing project! I have 2 Feature Requests:

SRT STATS
It would be very handy to see the incoming SRT stats, on the dashboard.
Just like this application is doing:
https://github.com/cannonbeach/opensrthub

Stats like:
Packetloss, and round trip time is missing now./

Having this feedback is very handy to quickly solve problems!

OFFLINE / FALLBACK SLATE
It would be amazing that we would be able to select an image that can be used as a Offline / fallback slate. So, that when the incoming connections drops, it shows this image. This would be very usefull to prevent streaming going offline: Instead of just disconnecting / stopping the outgoing stream, show an image, and then if the stream goes back online show the incoming source again.

This will make it possible to make slates like: "We are sorry, but currently we have technical problems, we will be right back" Instead of just going offline!