Restream.io multisite livestreaming with FFmpeg

February 22, 2018

Restream.io has a free basic service that streams to over 30 sites, from a single incoming stream from FFmpeg. While FFmpeg can “tee” live-stream to multiple sites, this uses N times the data bandwidth for N sites, which doesn’t scale well. Restream.io takes one incoming stream and sends it to multiple sites, saving the streaming creator’s Internet data bandwidth. This is useful for slow Internet connections or where Internet connection cost is expensive per gigabyte.

The free service from restream.io works for YouTube Live among others.

• restream.io can send stream notifications to the feed.
• restream.io sends preview/link to stream
• use Titles on restream.io to set stream titles all at once (before stream start)