goTube is a simple, self-contained live video streaming server written in Go. It allows you to broadcast from OBS Studio (or any RTMP-capable encoder) and play the livestream directly in your browser via HLS. No external RTMP or HLS server setup required — everything is handled by goTube!

• Accepts RTMP streams (e.g. from OBS)
• Converts RTMP to HLS using ffmpeg (automatically run by goTube)
• Serves a modern web player (Video.js) at http://localhost:8585/
• Completely self-hosted and easy to use

• Go 1.18 or higher
• ffmpeg installed and available in your PATH
• OBS Studio or another RTMP source

1. Clone the repo:

   git clone https://github.com/SarahRoseLives/goTube.git
   cd goTube

2. Build the server:

   go build -o goTube main.go

3. Make sure the directories exist:

   mkdir -p hls static

   (If you use the provided main.go and static/index.html, these directories should be present.)

1. Start the goTube server:

   ./goTube

   You should see output like:

   Serving web player on http://localhost:8585/
   Waiting for RTMP stream at rtmp://localhost:1935/live/stream...
   

2. Configure OBS Studio:

   • Go to Settings → Stream
   • Service: Custom...
   • Server: rtmp://localhost:1935/live/stream
   • Stream Key: (can be anything, e.g. stream)
   • 

3. Start streaming from OBS.

4. Open your browser and go to:

   http://localhost:8585/
   

   You should see the player. After a few seconds (once segments are generated), your live video will appear.

• goTube starts a web server on port 8585 and runs ffmpeg in the background.
• ffmpeg listens for RTMP on port 1935, and when OBS connects, it converts the RTMP stream to HLS segments in the hls/ directory.
• The web server serves the web player and the HLS segments, allowing you to watch your stream in real time.

• 404 or player not loading:
  Ensure static/index.html exists and you are running goTube from the correct directory.
• No video appears:
  Make sure OBS is streaming, and wait a few seconds for the first HLS segments to be generated.
• ffmpeg: command not found:
  Install ffmpeg and ensure it is available on your system's PATH.

• You can modify static/index.html to change the player UI or add features.
• If you want to stream from another computer, change localhost in the OBS server URL to your server’s IP address, and make sure ports 8585 and 1935 are open.