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How to set up NGINX RTMP Docker

Nginx RTMP Docker image is the most recent version of either Ubuntu x64 or Debian’s nginx/ffmpeg base OS and includes every configuration created for setting up a streaming server.

Furthermore, the docker image is unlocked and includes pre-made bash scripts. This makes running our streaming server easier. Docker also provides better performance while using fewer resources.

By using NGINX RTMP Docker, we can easily deploy a containerized NGINX server with the RTMP module preconfigured. Docker allows us to package applications and their dependencies into lightweight containers, resulting in a consistent and isolated environment for running applications.

1. First, we have to run the following command to install Docker on Linux.

   curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com -o get-docker.sh
sudo sh get-docker.sh
2. Then, we have to install Docker Compose on Linux with these commands:

   sudo curl -L "https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/v2.6.1/docker-compose-$(uname -s)-$(uname -m)" -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose

3. Now, it is time to download the container and create it via docker-compose.
   1. First, we have to create a new Directory.

      mkdir nginx-rtmp
   2. Then, create a Docker Compose file under the new directory we created in the previous step.
   3. Next, change the as seen below:

      cd nginx-rtmp
   4. Now, we have to create a file called docker compose.

      nano docker-compose.yml
   5. At this point, we have to add the following code to the file for the Ubuntu OS container:

      version: "3.8"
services:
nginx-rtmp-streaming-server:
image: murderousone/nginx-ffmpeg-rtmp:ubuntu-latest
volumes:
- nginxconfig:/usr/local/nginx/conf/
container_name: m1gc-nginx-rtmp-server
restart: unless-stopped
stdin_open: true
tty: true
ports:
- "80:80"
- "443:443"
- "1935:1935"< volumes: nginxconfig: /codE>
4. Next, we have to update the container with Docker Compose by pulling the most recent image or update.
5. Then create, launch, restart, and update the container.

   docker-compose up -d
6. After that, run this command to stop the containers and remove networks, images, and containers:

   docker-compose down

How to List and Delete Volumes

Did you know that any configuration changes made to the container will not be deleted when docker compose re-creates the docker container? Volumes are optional, but will back up our container nginx changes and require a volume delete to reset to defaults.

We can use the command to list the Docker Volumes.

docker volume ls

Additionally, we can delete the docker volumes

docker volume rm volume_name volume_name

Furthermore, we can run the scripts without attaching from outside the container via Docker Exec as seen here:

docker exec nginx-rtmp-server ./restart-rtmp

We can also update the NGINX/RTMP Docker Container’s server packages, with this command,

Here are a few commands to manage the RTMP server:

• Start the RTMP Server

  ./start-rtmp
• Stop the RTMP Server

  ./stop-rtmp
• Restart the RTMP Server

  /restart-rtmp

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Conclusion

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