---
title: "Converting RTSP to RTMP Streams"
url: "https://forum.qnap.net.pl/threads/converting-rtsp-to-rtmp-streams.7119/"
thread_id: 7119
date: "2015-05-02"
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# Converting RTSP to RTMP Streams
> Source: · Wiedza · Forum QNAP Polska · 2015-05-02
Source: [Converting Axis RTSP to RTMP Streams - Computerglitch](http://www.computerglitch.net/blog/blog/2014/02/18/converting-axis-rtsp-to-rtmp-streams/)
These are some notes I took while integrating a solution providing live streaming of an Axis camera to a media server that converted the stream from rtsp to rtmp and was displayed on a website using flowplayer. The following technologies were used to accomplish this configuration:
- crtmpserver - [Home » C++ RTMP Server](http://www.rtmpd.com/)
- Flowplayer - [Flowplayer – Video player for the web](http://flowplayer.org/)
- Flowplayer RTMP - [RTMP : Flowplayer](http://flash.flowplayer.org/plugins/streaming/rtmp.html)
First find the link that displays your cameras rtsp feed. In the case of the axis camera, the feed is located at: `rtsp://[ip.add.re.ss]/live.src`
Once you have your cameras rtsp link you should test to make sure it’s displaying the feed correctly with something like VLC and the following command:
```winbatch
vlc rtsp://[ip.add.re.ss]/live.src
```
Once the feed is verified it’s time to start working on getting the media server to consume and convert the stream. crtmpserver provides many binaries for various platforms. In this example I’ll be using the CentOS 6.2 binary build found at:
Extract the binary in `/opt` and create a symlink
```bash
cd /opt
tar xvzf crtmpserver-version-1.1-tar.gz
ln -s crtmpserver-version-1.1 crtmpserver
```
Create a configuration file for the rtsp to rtmp conversion process. Under externalStreams replace the values for uri and localStreamName with the url for your rtsp feed and what you would like to call this feed.
```bash
vi /opt/crtmpserver/configs/axisfeed.lua
```
```javascript
configuration=
{
daemon=false,
pathSeparator="/",
logAppenders=
{
{
name="console appender",
type="coloredConsole",
level=6
},
{
name="file appender",
type="file",
level=6,
fileName="./logs/crtmpserver",
fileHistorySize=10,
fileLength=1024*1024,
singleLine=true
}
},
applications=
{
rootDirectory="applications",
{
description="FLV Playback",
name="flvplayback",
protocol="dynamiclinklibrary",
default=true,
aliases=
{
"simpleLive",
"vod",
"live",
"WeeklyQuest",
"SOSample",
"oflaDemo",
},
acceptors =
{
{
ip="0.0.0.0",
port=1935,
protocol="inboundRtmp"
},
{
ip="0.0.0.0",
port=6666,
protocol="inboundLiveFlv",
waitForMetadata=true,
},
{
ip="0.0.0.0",
port=9999,
protocol="inboundTcpTs"
},
},
externalStreams =
{
{
uri="rtsp://ip.add.re.ss/axis-media/media.amp",
localStreamName="feednamecanbewhateveryouwant",
forceTcp=true
}
},
validateHandshake=false,
keyframeSeek=true,
seekGranularity=1.5, --in seconds, between 0.1 and 600
clientSideBuffer=12, --in seconds, between 5 and 30
--generateMetaFiles=true, --this will generate seek/meta files on application startup
--renameBadFiles=false,
mediaFolder="./media",
},
}
}
```
Test your configuration by running the following command. This will give you console output about the feeds being served from crtmpserver. You may also want to open another terminal and double check the server is indeed listening on port 1935 for inbound rtmp.
```bash
netstat -antp | grep 1935
```
```bash
/opt/crtmpserver/crtmpserver /opt/crtmpserver/configs/axisfeed.lua
```
Next create a simple bash script you can use to start crtmpserver using this configuration as a daemon
```bash
vi /opt/crtmpserver/RunFeed.sh
```
```bash
#!/bin/bash
./crtmpserver --daemon ./configs/axisfeed.lua
```
Once you have crtmp server correctly serving your feed it’s time to display the feed on your webpage with Flowplayer. First download the latest versions of Flowplayer and Flowplayer RTMP from the links at the beginning of this write-up to your webserver. You will then need the following code on your page, replacing name-of-your-feed with the feed name you created for the value of localStreamName you created previously.
```html
```
Your feed should now be viewable as a live stream in flowplayer.
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