Open Streaming Platform (OSP) combines ingest, transcoding, and playback management.
Correct setup requires explicit resource limits and storage/retention policy for stream archives.
Typical production stack includes:
- web/API service
- RTMP/HLS ingest/stream workers
- database + cache
- media/recording storage
Example environment values:
APP_ENV=production
APP_URL=https://stream.example.com
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=5432
DB_NAME=osp
DB_USER=osp
DB_PASSWORD=replace-with-strong-secret
REDIS_URL=redis://127.0.0.1:6379/0
MEDIA_ROOT=/srv/osp/media
HLS_ROOT=/srv/osp/hls
¶ Streaming and transcoding policy
- Define maximum ingest bitrate and allowed codecs.
- Cap simultaneous transcode workers to avoid host exhaustion.
- Separate live stream storage from long-term archive storage.
- Configure TTL/cleanup for expired temporary HLS segments.
¶ Access and security
- Protect admin endpoints with SSO and role-based access.
- Enforce HTTPS for control plane and playback URLs.
- Rotate API keys and webhook secrets.
- Keep origin ingest endpoints private where possible.
¶ Backup and restore
Back up:
- database
- media metadata/config
- selected archive files required for compliance
Recovery test:
- Restore DB and media metadata.
- Recreate one active channel and publish test stream.
- Validate playback URLs and recording retrieval.
- Ingest failure alerts configured.
- Transcode queue depth monitored.
- Disk growth alerts set for HLS/media paths.
- Upgrade rollback tested.
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