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Running live video yourself
Practical articles from the team behind Unda Media Server: encoder settings, server sizing, staying on air, and what we learn from real streams. For what changed in each version, see the release notes.
How many viewers can one server carry?
Viewer capacity is arithmetic on your server's upload, not processor power. How to work it out, what restreaming and adaptive bitrate change, what to check.
Read the article →Staying on air when the encoder fails
Encoders crash, cables get pulled and venue internet drops. How to plan a live event that doesn't go dark, from the connection to a backup encoder.
Read the article →Why your stream is 30 seconds behind (and how to get it to 7)
Your encoder's keyframe interval decides how far behind live browser viewers are, how long they wait for a picture and if they freeze. One setting fixes it.
Read the article →A question we should write about?
Tell us what you'd like to know about live streaming, and we may answer it here.