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RTMP Load Testing

This document outlines the steps to perform a RTMP publishing load test on Ant Media Server using the provided script with the help of ffmpeg.

The script will simulate a specified number of RTMP live streams published to the Ant Media Server.

Prerequisites​

  • Server or virtual machine running Ubuntu 20.04 or later.
  • FFMPEG installed on the server.
  • RTMP load test script

Step 1: Download the RTMP Load Test Script​

  • Open a terminal window on your Ubuntu server or virtual machine .

  • Navigate to the directory where you want to store the RTMP load test script.

  • Use the following command to download the rtmp_publisher.sh script and give it executable permission:

    sudo wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ant-media/Scripts/master/load-testing/rtmp_publisher.sh && sudo chmod +x rtmp_publisher.sh

Step 2: Run the RTMP Load Test​

  • Open a terminal window on your Ubuntu server or virtual machine and go to the directory where you have downloaded the rtmp_publisher.sh script.

  • Use the following command to start the RTMP load test:

    sudo ./rtmp_publisher.sh /path/to/file.mp4 rtmp://domain-or-Ip/AppName/streamId 10

    Here is the sample command:

    sudo ./rtmp_publisher.sh /home/ubuntu/test.mp4 rtmp://rtmp.antmedia.io/LiveApp/test 10

    This command will publish 10 RTMP streams with stream IDs test_1, test_2 etc. in the LiveApp application of your Ant Media Server.

    Replace file.mp4 with the actual mp4 file, the URL with the actual URL of your Ant Media Server and 10 with the number of RTMP streams you want to simulate.

  • Wait for the test to be completed.

  • Use the following command to stop the HLS load test:

    sudo pkill ffmpeg

Similarly, you can increase the RTMP streams load count as needed.