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**How to Successfully Add Live Streams to Serviio** | **How to Successfully Add Live Streams to Serviio** | ||
- | Serviio supports the playback of live streams. | + | Serviio supports the playback of live streams. |
There are some steps you can follow to ensure your success with this feature. | There are some steps you can follow to ensure your success with this feature. | ||
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If testing an mms: feed, first change mms: to mmsh: | If testing an mms: feed, first change mms: to mmsh: | ||
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- | 2) If the feed is not avaailable, ffmpeg will report: | + | 2) If the feed is not available, ffmpeg will report: |
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4) Optionally play the live stream URL in VLC to see/hear the actual content. | 4) Optionally play the live stream URL in VLC to see/hear the actual content. | ||
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- | 5) If the stream is valid, you may then add the url to the Serviio console, as Source Type: "live stream" | + | 5) If the stream is valid, you may then add the URL to the Serviio console, as Source Type: "live stream" |
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Note that if the stream does not exist it will not be added to the menu. | Note that if the stream does not exist it will not be added to the menu. | ||
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6) If the above yields a valid live stream, but it fails to be added or play in Serviio, post the ffmpeg -i output and a detailed log in the forum. | 6) If the above yields a valid live stream, but it fails to be added or play in Serviio, post the ffmpeg -i output and a detailed log in the forum. | ||
- | **RTMP streams** | + | **Note regarding |
- | RTMP streams require more data than just an URL. Be sure you know what the playpath, SwfUrl and app parameters | + | RTMP streams require more data than just a URL. Be sure you also know the playpath, SwfUrl and app parameters for your RTMP stream when adding |
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+ | Here is an example of the correct RTMP format: | ||
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+ | Serviio 0.6.1 has some minor problems with correctly handling RTMP streams for the renderer, but these should be fixed soon. | ||
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