added Restream platform support

* Add restream let's you stream to LinkedIn Live * linkedin live via restream * updated CHANGELOG Co-authored-by: Michael Kamprath <[email protected]>
michaelkamprath · May 17, 2021 · 2b48698 · 2b48698
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diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+### Added
+* Support for ReStream, and by extension, platforms that ReStream supports, such as LinkedIn.
+
 ### Changed
 * Bumped jinja2 from 2.11.2 to 2.11.3
-* Updated `apk` to use the `latest-stable` rather than `edge` as `edge` appears to not be updatd.
+* Updated `apk` to use the `latest-stable` rather than `edge` as `edge` appears to not be updated.
 
 ## [0.4.1]
 ### Changed

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -63,6 +63,18 @@ Here is an example of the JSON configuration file:
     }
   },
   "rebroadcastList": [
+    {
+      "name": "linkedin-via-restream",
+      "platform": "restream",
+      "streamKey": "whatever",
+      "transcode": {
+        "pixels": "1920x1080",
+        "videoBitRate": "3500k",
+        "videoKeyFrameSecs": 2,
+        "audioBitRate": "160k",
+        "audioSampleRate": 44100
+      }
+    },  
     {
       "name": "youtube",
       "platform": "youtube",

diff --git a/multistreaming-server/rtmp-conf-generator.py b/multistreaming-server/rtmp-conf-generator.py
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
     '-c:a libfdk_aac -b:a %%AUDIO_BIT_RATE%% -ar %%AUDIO_SAMPLE_RATE%%'
 )
 
+# https://support.restream.io/en/articles/73108-best-settings
+PUSH_URL_RESTREAM = 'rtmp://live.restream.io/live/%%STREAM_KEY%%' # Restream let's you stream to LinkedIn Live
 PUSH_URL_YOUTUBE = 'rtmp://a.rtmp.youtube.com/live2/%%STREAM_KEY%%'
 PUSH_URL_FACEBOOK = 'rtmp://127.0.0.1:19350/rtmp/%%STREAM_KEY%%'
 PUSH_URL_TWITCH = 'rtmp://live-cdg.twitch.tv/app/%%STREAM_KEY%%'
@@ -60,7 +62,10 @@ def generatePlatormPushURL(block_config):
         print('ERROR - Application block is missing platform element.', file=sys.stderr)
         exit(1)
     push_url = 'push-it-real-good'
-    if block_config['platform'] == 'youtube':
+
+    if block_config['platform'] == 'restream':
+        push_url = PUSH_URL_RESTREAM.replace('%%STREAM_KEY%%', block_config['streamKey'])
+    elif block_config['platform'] == 'youtube':
         push_url = PUSH_URL_YOUTUBE.replace('%%STREAM_KEY%%', block_config['streamKey'])
     elif block_config['platform'] == 'facebook':
         # must push through stunnel. Push through Facebook stunnel port.