Setup
This project requires node v14+ and typescript v4+.
Once you have node, you can install dependencies and build the project with:
npm i -g typescript
npm i -g http-server
npm install
npm run build
Server
It is recommended to make a directory called sendFiles in the project root. The HLS stream should be pointed to be stored in this directory.
An HLS stream can be generated from an existing video file with the following ffmpeg command:
ffmpeg -re -i "Input.File.mkv" -map 0:v:0 -c:v:0 libx264 -b:v:0 1000k -preset slower -force_key_frames "expr:gte(t,n_forced*2)" -map 0:a:0 -c:a:0 aac -ac 2 -b:a:0 128k -hls_time 10 -hls_flags temp_file -hls_list_size 10 /path/to/sendFiles/live.m3u8
The server can then be started by running the following command in the parent directory:
node build/app.js 3333 sendFiles server
where 3333 is the server's listening port.
Peers
For each peer, create an empty folder called "peerX" in the project root, with X being the peer number.
Then, start the app in peer mode and point it to this directory with the following command:
node build/app.js 4444 peerX peer 127.0.0.1 3333
where 4444 is the peer's listening port, 127.0.0.1 & 3333 are an existing peer's address and port respectively.
Playback
Host the project directory as an open directory over http by running:
http-server -p 1337 .
Then navigate to http://127.0.0.1:1337/. Enter the peerX folder, and copy the link to the manifest file live.m3u8.
Then, the player can be started with the command:
ffplay "http://127.0.0.1:1337/peerX/live.m3u8" -live_start_index 0