{"id":29,"date":"2026-06-30T17:20:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T17:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/streamingvps.com\/blog\/nginx-rtmp-ubuntu-vps-setup-guide\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T17:25:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T17:25:08","slug":"nginx-rtmp-ubuntu-vps-setup-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/streamingvps.com\/blog\/nginx-rtmp-ubuntu-vps-setup-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Set Up NGINX RTMP on Ubuntu VPS (2026 Guide)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Setting up an <strong>NGINX RTMP VPS<\/strong> is one of the most cost-effective ways to run your own live streaming infrastructure. NGINX with the RTMP module lets you ingest RTMP streams from OBS or any encoder, re-package them as HLS for browser playback, and relay to multiple destinations \u2014 all from a single server you control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This guide walks through the full setup on Ubuntu 22.04. By the end, you&#8217;ll have a working RTMP ingest point, HLS output, and a basic stream key system. If you&#8217;d rather skip the manual work, <a href=\"https:\/\/streamingvps.com\">StreamingVPS.com<\/a> ships VPS instances with NGINX RTMP pre-installed and configured \u2014 live in 60 seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Is the NGINX RTMP Module?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NGINX is a high-performance web server. The nginx-rtmp-module adds a full RTMP server on top of it. Together they can:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Accept RTMP push from OBS Studio, FFmpeg, or any RTMP encoder<\/li>\n<li>Transcode or re-package streams to HLS (HTTP Live Streaming) and DASH<\/li>\n<li>Record streams to disk as FLV or MP4<\/li>\n<li>Relay (push) to Twitch, YouTube, or Facebook simultaneously<\/li>\n<li>Support multiple stream keys for multi-tenant setups<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s not as feature-rich as Wowza or Ant Media, but it&#8217;s open-source, lightweight, and handles thousands of concurrent HLS viewers on modest hardware.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prerequisites<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ubuntu 22.04 VPS (1 vCPU \/ 1 GB RAM minimum; 2 vCPU \/ 2 GB recommended for transcoding)<\/li>\n<li>Root or sudo access<\/li>\n<li>A domain or public IP pointing to the server<\/li>\n<li>Ports <strong>1935<\/strong> (RTMP) and <strong>80\/443<\/strong> (HTTP\/HLS) open in your firewall<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1 \u2014 Install NGINX with the RTMP Module<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ubuntu&#8217;s default NGINX package does <strong>not<\/strong> include the RTMP module. You have two options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Option A: Install from libnginx-mod-rtmp (easiest)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>sudo apt update\nsudo apt install nginx libnginx-mod-rtmp -y<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This pulls the RTMP module as a dynamic module. Verify it&#8217;s present:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>nginx -V 2>&amp;1 | grep rtmp\n# Should show: --add-dynamic-module=... rtmp<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Option B: Compile from source (more control)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>sudo apt install build-essential libpcre3 libpcre3-dev libssl-dev zlib1g zlib1g-dev git -y\ncd \/tmp\ngit clone https:\/\/github.com\/arut\/nginx-rtmp-module.git\nwget http:\/\/nginx.org\/download\/nginx-1.25.3.tar.gz\ntar -zxvf nginx-1.25.3.tar.gz\ncd nginx-1.25.3\n.\/configure --with-http_ssl_module --add-module=..\/nginx-rtmp-module\nmake &amp;&amp; sudo make install<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Option A is sufficient for most RTMP server hosting use cases. Use Option B if you need specific NGINX version control or extra modules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 2 \u2014 Configure NGINX RTMP<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Edit (or create) <code>\/etc\/nginx\/nginx.conf<\/code>. Add the RTMP block <strong>outside<\/strong> the <code>http {}<\/code> block:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>load_module modules\/ngx_rtmp_module.so;  # Only needed for dynamic module (Option A)\n\nworker_processes auto;\n\nevents {\n    worker_connections 1024;\n}\n\nrtmp {\n    server {\n        listen 1935;\n        chunk_size 4096;\n\n        application live {\n            live on;\n            record off;\n\n            # HLS output\n            hls on;\n            hls_path \/var\/www\/html\/hls;\n            hls_fragment 3;\n            hls_playlist_length 60;\n        }\n    }\n}\n\nhttp {\n    sendfile off;\n    tcp_nopush on;\n    directio 512;\n\n    server {\n        listen 80;\n\n        location \/hls {\n            types {\n                application\/vnd.apple.mpegurl m3u8;\n                video\/mp2t ts;\n            }\n            root \/var\/www\/html;\n            add_header Cache-Control no-cache;\n            add_header Access-Control-Allow-Origin *;\n        }\n\n        location \/stat {\n            rtmp_stat all;\n            rtmp_stat_stylesheet stat.xsl;\n        }\n    }\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Create the HLS output directory and set permissions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>sudo mkdir -p \/var\/www\/html\/hls\nsudo chown -R www-data:www-data \/var\/www\/html\/hls<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Test the config and reload:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>sudo nginx -t\nsudo systemctl reload nginx\nsudo systemctl enable nginx<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 3 \u2014 Open Firewall Ports<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you&#8217;re using UFW:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>sudo ufw allow 1935\/tcp   # RTMP ingest\nsudo ufw allow 80\/tcp     # HLS playback\nsudo ufw allow 443\/tcp    # HTTPS (if using TLS)\nsudo ufw reload<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If your VPS provider has a cloud firewall (Security Groups, etc.), also open port 1935 TCP there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 4 \u2014 Configure OBS Studio to Push to Your NGINX RTMP VPS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In OBS Studio:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to <strong>Settings \u2192 Stream<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Set <strong>Service<\/strong> to <code>Custom<\/code><\/li>\n<li><strong>Server:<\/strong> <code>rtmp:\/\/YOUR_SERVER_IP\/live<\/code><\/li>\n<li><strong>Stream Key:<\/strong> anything you like (e.g. <code>mystream<\/code>)<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>OK<\/strong> and hit <strong>Start Streaming<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your RTMP ingest URL is now: <code>rtmp:\/\/YOUR_SERVER_IP\/live\/mystream<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HLS playback URL: <code>http:\/\/YOUR_SERVER_IP\/hls\/mystream.m3u8<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can test playback in VLC (Media \u2192 Open Network Stream) or embed using Video.js \/ HLS.js in a web page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 5 \u2014 Enable HLS Playback in a Browser<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NGINX RTMP outputs standard HLS segments (<code>.ts<\/code> files + <code>.m3u8<\/code> playlist). To embed in a web page, use HLS.js:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>&lt;video id=\"video\" controls&gt;&lt;\/video&gt;\n&lt;script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/npm\/hls.js@latest\"&gt;&lt;\/script&gt;\n&lt;script&gt;\n  const video = document.getElementById('video');\n  if (Hls.isSupported()) {\n    const hls = new Hls();\n    hls.loadSource('http:\/\/YOUR_SERVER_IP\/hls\/mystream.m3u8');\n    hls.attachMedia(video);\n  }\n&lt;\/script&gt;<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Safari supports HLS natively, so no JavaScript library is needed there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stream Key Authentication (Optional but Recommended)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By default, anyone who knows your server IP can push to it. To add stream key validation, use NGINX&#8217;s <code>on_publish<\/code> callback:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>application live {\n    live on;\n    on_publish http:\/\/localhost\/auth;\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Create a small auth endpoint (Node.js, PHP, Python \u2014 anything) at <code>\/auth<\/code> that returns <code>200<\/code> for valid keys and <code>404<\/code> for invalid ones. NGINX RTMP will allow or reject the push accordingly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Common Issues and Fixes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Stream connects but no HLS output:<\/strong> Check that <code>\/var\/www\/html\/hls<\/code> exists and is writable by <code>www-data<\/code>. Confirm <code>hls on<\/code> is inside the <code>application<\/code> block, not outside it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Port 1935 connection refused:<\/strong> NGINX may not be running: <code>sudo systemctl status nginx<\/code>. Firewall may be blocking: <code>sudo ufw status<\/code>. Cloud firewall security group may not allow 1935.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>High CPU on transcoding:<\/strong> NGINX RTMP does not transcode by default \u2014 it re-packages. CPU spikes usually mean you&#8217;re pushing a very high bitrate stream. Consider using FFmpeg via <code>exec<\/code> for adaptive bitrate ladders, or switching to <a href=\"https:\/\/streamingvps.com\/ant-media-server-vps.html\">Ant Media Server<\/a> which has built-in adaptive bitrate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>RTMP works but HLS lags:<\/strong> Decrease <code>hls_fragment<\/code> to <code>2<\/code> seconds and <code>hls_playlist_length<\/code> to <code>30<\/code> seconds for lower latency. For sub-2-second latency, consider switching to Low-Latency HLS (LL-HLS) or SRT with a dedicated streaming server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NGINX RTMP vs Managed Streaming Engines<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NGINX RTMP is powerful but raw. Here&#8217;s what you trade off compared to a managed engine like Wowza or Ant Media:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Feature<\/th><th>NGINX RTMP<\/th><th>Wowza \/ Ant Media<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Setup time<\/td><td>30\u201360 min<\/td><td>60 seconds (pre-installed VPS)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Adaptive bitrate<\/td><td>Manual (FFmpeg)<\/td><td>Built-in<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>WebRTC support<\/td><td>No<\/td><td>Yes (Ant Media)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Web dashboard<\/td><td>Stats page only<\/td><td>Full GUI<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>SRT ingest<\/td><td>No (native)<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Support<\/td><td>Community<\/td><td>Commercial<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For developers who want full control and don&#8217;t need WebRTC or adaptive bitrate out of the box, NGINX RTMP is an excellent choice. For production streaming with multiple quality levels and a web dashboard, a managed engine on a pre-configured <a href=\"https:\/\/streamingvps.com\">RTMP server hosting<\/a> plan saves significant time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Setting up <strong>NGINX RTMP on a VPS<\/strong> is straightforward once you know the right steps: install the module, configure the RTMP and HTTP blocks, open port 1935, and point OBS at your server. You get a reliable RTMP ingest \u2192 HLS output pipeline with full control over your infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you want to skip the setup entirely, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/streamingvps.com\">StreamingVPS.com<\/a><\/strong> offers VPS instances with NGINX RTMP pre-installed, configured, and ready to stream \u2014 no SSH required to get started. Check the <a href=\"https:\/\/streamingvps.com\/pricing.html\">pricing page<\/a> and go live in 60 seconds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn how to set up NGINX RTMP on an Ubuntu VPS for live streaming. 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