The Infomaniak video streaming platform offers two possibilities to retrieve video streams for broadcasting:

1. The PUSH mode: you push the stream to the Infomaniak platform…
2. The PULL mode: you provide a source URL from which Infomaniak will retrieve the stream; this method allows you to broadcast an existing stream via Infomaniak.

IP Camera (PUSH mode)

The most common use case involves IP cameras, accessible from a URL or an IP address.

For optimal operation:

• Your equipment must support the RTSP protocol and the H264 video codec (do not rely on the MPEG4 indication).
• Your equipment must be publicly accessible from the Internet on port 554 (any other port will be refused).
• The RTSP address must work in a video player (VLC, mplayer, ...).
• The RTSP address must be retrievable via the administration interface of your hardware.

External source (PULL mode)

It is also possible to retrieve a stream from an external source, which allows you, for example, to process an existing stream by adding a watermark and using Infomaniak's streaming servers to reach a wide audience.

The following stream formats are currently supported:

• RTP
• RTSP
• RTMP