janus-gateway VS obsninja

Compare janus-gateway vs obsninja and see what are their differences.

obsninja

VDO.Ninja is a powerful tool that lets you bring remote video feeds into OBS or other studio software via WebRTC. (by steveseguin)
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janus-gateway obsninja
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janus-gateway

Posts with mentions or reviews of janus-gateway. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-01-04.
  • WebRTC for the Curious
    18 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 4 Jan 2024
    > despite WebRTC mostly being about client/client communication

    This is actually kind of a misconception, though it’s an understandable one given that WebRTC is almost always pitched as a peer-to-peer protocol.

    In practice, most people using WebRTC for video are sending their video to a server, not directly to another client. It’s pretty safe to assume that most people who use your app are going to need TURN, and at that point, you’re not really doing peer-to-peer at all, so you might as well just have your browser-based app talk to a server that’s pretending to be another browser.

    These servers (called Selective Forwarding Units or SFUs) can operate like a TURN server in the case of a one-on-one call, but they can also multiplex everyone’s feeds in the case of a larger conference (peer-to-peer 5 person calls would require each participant to send 4 copies of their video) and often have extra features like the ability to record calls, transcode streams or convert to other protocols.

    The one I’ve used a lot is called Janus[0], it’s open source and has good docs, I recommend people check it out if they’re interested in getting deeper into WebRTC or other video streaming tech.

    [0] https://janus.conf.meetecho.com

  • OpenTalk meeting software with Rust back-end open-sourced under EUPL
    4 projects | /r/opensource | 19 Feb 2023
    OpenTalk is a young project for creating online meeting software similar to Jitsi or BigBlueButton. It is a completely new development, and while it is not a fork of an existing open-source project, it integrates with other projects such as the Janus WebRTC server, Redis for volatile state, RabbitMQ for communication between server instances, and PostreSQL for persistent state.
  • Jitsi: More secure, more flexible, and completely free video conferencing
    5 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 21 Dec 2022
  • What are good self-hosted WebRTC video solutions today?
    4 projects | /r/selfhosted | 23 Oct 2022
    I've been looking into Janus WebRTC Server due to the ability for Uv4L to join Janus rooms (I'm building a RaspberyyPi doorbell)
  • Looking for self hosted screen sharing/streaming solution
    19 projects | /r/selfhosted | 19 Sep 2022
    A related answer to the above is to check out Janus. It's a general purpose WebRTC server that has RTMP and FTL ingest support. I think it's also batteries not included, but I think it's what Glimesh is based on.
  • Low-latency audio streaming (local network)
    8 projects | /r/selfhosted | 1 Jan 2022
    I've been using Janus gateway for similar. Pretty easy to setup.
  • Live video calling - the Dyte way
    4 projects | dev.to | 3 Nov 2021
    A number of open-source projects also exist, which give developers a great head start if they're looking to build their own infrastructure - the most popular of these include Jitsi, Mediasoup, Janus, and Pion. These projects provide a layer of abstraction and expose a number of helper functions to perform various tasks, such as creating transports, etc. They have helpful guides on how to get started, but you would still face the aforementioned issues regarding scaling, resources, etc.
  • Stop using Zoom, Hamburg’s data protection agency warns state government
    3 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 17 Aug 2021
    Yes, there are many self-hosted options out there. https://github.com/meetecho/janus-gateway works well for multi-party video with up to about 15 users in a room assuming everyone has a reasonably reliable connection.
  • WebRTC over Asp.Net Core - Any examples?
    7 projects | /r/csharp | 7 May 2021
    - Janus (C / C++)
  • Building a customer support solution focused on video calls
    3 projects | /r/selfhosted | 30 Apr 2021
    You can also take a look at https://github.com/meetecho/janus-gateway which can help you implement the video call part (as well as more traditional rtc scenario)

obsninja

Posts with mentions or reviews of obsninja. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-02-26.
  • FLaNK Stack 26 February 2024
    50 projects | dev.to | 26 Feb 2024
    Very Interesting Remote tool for OBS https://vdo.ninja/
  • Voicemeeter Banana Replacement in Linux
    2 projects | /r/linuxaudio | 8 Dec 2023
    Sounds like you could use https://sonobus.net/ and possibly https://vdo.ninja/ but you might have that already covered with jitsi.
  • I'd like to connect 5 seperate screens to my laptop for an art project to put on some looped visuals. How can I do this the most effective way without breaking the bank.
    2 projects | /r/vjing | 7 Dec 2023
    A very inexpensive and easy-to-implement variant for multiple or far away projectors could be vdo.ninja and https://github.com/jareware/chilipie-kiosk
  • Android 14 adds support for using your smartphone as a webcam
    7 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 21 Sep 2023
    Quite tangential, but during lockdown I was looking for a way to use my iPhone as a webcam and came across this project:

    https://vdo.ninja/

    It started out as being a means to send a video feed into OBS[1], which is how I rigged the webcam input, but as the project grew, it expanded to being a way for me to spin up desktop video and audio sharing in a browser, sorta like Zoom, etc. This let me run virtual movie nights with people remotely.

    Whilst it's possible to use it via the 'create a room' interface, you can also do it all via URL parameters which I found much more flexible and robust. See here[2].

    You create source and recipient URLs and then it just automagically makes it all work via WebRTC. I was able to for example make a source that captured my VLC window and sent out the video and audio, and then two destination URLs which received the source video and audio, but also sent their own audio to one another. This meant we could hear the and watch a movie but also talk to each other via our microphones.

    I've got no relation to this project besides thinking it's really awesome.

    [1]: Used for streaming your computer online, e.g. on Twitch. https://obsproject.com/

    [2]: https://docs.vdo.ninja/master/how-does-it-work

  • Ask HN: Any good open source video conferencing options?
    6 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 2 Aug 2023
  • More than 8 callers in vmix - best practice
    2 projects | /r/vmix | 10 Jul 2023
    I have had good luck with https://vdo.ninja/ in the past.
  • [LFG] Looking for older amateur/beginners in Europe for stoner rock
    3 projects | /r/BedroomBands | 24 Jun 2023
    Our collaboration software might look something like Sonobus and vdo.ninja for live jamming (if we're close enough), Discord or Whatsapp for chatting, maybe Area for reviewing mix-downs, and Bandlab for stem-sharing (Reaper too, if you've got it). I'm open to all suggestions. I'm also interested in learning how to use something like Sonic Sound Picture to do visualisations, or maybe creating AI generated animations, if deciding to upload anything to YT.
  • I need help.
    2 projects | /r/obs | 9 Jun 2023
    If you’re looking to use it as a camera, I’d recommend this app. I’ve used it myself and it’s the best option for iOS camera to obs. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/shoot-pro-webcam-telestrator/id964565026 . It’s paid, but a one time fee, and you can test it for free with a watermark. The best free option is https://vdo.ninja, but I strongly prefer the quality upgrade and features of shoot pro. If you have an Apple Watch you can also control shoot pro from there while using your phone as a camera.
  • What is the best way to remotely stream other people on YouTube when we are in separate cities?
    2 projects | /r/obs | 6 Jun 2023
    Hi there. Personally I would give https://vdo.ninja/ a go. It's right up your alley. It's a direct WebRTC feed of your guest camera and mic thst you can bring straight into obs. I use it ever day.
    2 projects | /r/obs | 6 Jun 2023
    I have never tried this but there is some guy that has created a bunch of tools for this purpose. I'm unsure if this is the most optimal way to do this but here is the link vdo.ninja. You can send webcams remotely to obs with his tools and much more, hope it helps!

What are some alternatives?

When comparing janus-gateway and obsninja you can also consider the following projects:

droidcam - GNU/Linux/nix client for DroidCam

mediasoup - Cutting Edge WebRTC Video Conferencing

obs-ndi - NewTek NDI integration for OBS Studio

jitsi - Jitsi is an audio/video and chat communicator that supports protocols such as SIP, XMPP/Jabber, IRC and many other useful features.

Pion WebRTC - Pure Go implementation of the WebRTC API

obs-studio - OBS Studio - Free and open source software for live streaming and screen recording

sonobus - Source code for SonoBus, a real-time network audio streaming collaboration tool.

electroncapture - Playback video in a frameless electron app for screen-sharing and window capture

aiortc - WebRTC and ORTC implementation for Python using asyncio

OBS-studio-webrtc - This is a fork of OBS-studio with generic support for webrtc. It leverages the same webrtc implementation most browsers use.

libdatachannel - C/C++ WebRTC network library featuring Data Channels, Media Transport, and WebSockets

media-server-node - WebRTC Media Server for Node.js