@aaronpk would be great to update: aaronparecki.com/2020/09/07/… with command on Rpi4: exec bash -c 'cvlc --aout=alsa --alsa-audio-device=\"sysdefault:CARD=vc4hdmi0\" --fullscreen rtmp://127.0.0.1:1935/live/$name'; OMX player no longer supported. Using this @BSidesSF in 2 weeks.

How to make an RTMP Streaming Server and Player with a Raspberry Pi

In this tutorial we'll use a Raspberry Pi to build an RTMP server that plays out any video stream it receives over the Raspberry Pi's HDMI port automatically. This effectively turns a Raspberry Pi...

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oh interesting, does this solution require the desktop GUI installed on the pi? The nice thing about omxplayer is that it ran on the bare Pi.
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No GUI. Used the lite version of the RPI installer on pi4 hardware, and works great. The key is bash -c 'cvlc' so when the stream stops, Nginx kills the cvlc process too.
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Replying to @_videoman_ @BSidesSF
oh that's fantastic! I will update the post, thanks so much!

Apr 15, 2023 · 4:31 PM UTC