obs-web vs srt-live-server

obs-web

OBS-web - the easiest way to control OBS remotely (by Niek)

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srt-live-server

srt live server for low latency (by Edward-Wu)

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obs-web		srt-live-server
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12	Mentions	3
1,057	Stars	618
-	Growth	-
8.6	Activity	0.0
3 days ago	Latest Commit	8 days ago
Svelte	Language	C++
GNU General Public License v3.0 only	License	GNU General Public License v3.0 or later

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obs-web

Posts with mentions or reviews of obs-web. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-03-08.

FLOSSing for Lent 13/40 - OBS
3 projects | /r/opensource | 8 Mar 2023

OBS-Web remote control - Control OBS remotely from a web browser (on the same LAN)
Controller not responding for P.C when OBS is opened
1 project | /r/obs | 13 Dec 2022
How do streamers use a phone and still run OBS from home
2 projects | /r/obs | 24 Nov 2022

Niek obs-web http://obs-web.niek.tv/ works great combined with noalbs or bot commands for manual scene controls
OBS Scene Switching with Apple Watch
1 project | /r/obs | 7 Nov 2022

I use http://obs-web.niek.tv/ connected to OBS Websockets to control scene switching from my Galaxy Watch 5 Pro. If the Apple Watch has a reasonable web browser, you may be able to do the same. This really is designed for a mobile phone or tablet, but works fine on my watch.
OBS 28.0 with Native Apple Silicon Support Is Here
2 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 5 Sep 2022

OBS v28 is amazing. It's bundled with the obs-websocket v5 plugin now. I have updated OBS-web [1] to be compatible with this, so you can now control OBS remotely without any additional setup.
1. https://github.com/Niek/obs-web
How do I hide the OBS interface during livestreaming?
2 projects | /r/obs | 4 Sep 2022

Another option is minimizing OBS and using https://github.com/Niek/obs-web to control OBS from a tablet or phone.
OBS Version 28 Released - Happy 10th Anniversary OBS!
3 projects | /r/obs | 1 Sep 2022
OBS – Open Broadcaster Software
11 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 21 Jun 2022

Self-promo:
In case anyone is interested in controlling OBS remotely, you can use OBS-web: https://github.com/Niek/obs-web
It's not a full reimplementation of the UI, but offers the most often used controls so you can manage a livestream from e.g. a tablet or phone.
looking for an OBS alternative with webui self hosted
2 projects | /r/selfhosted | 17 Oct 2021
Guidance for best setup for live theater
1 project | /r/OBSNinja | 22 Mar 2021

About how the director is controlling the scenes. I've one assistant connected on the GC VM via remote desktop to monitor the transmission and do the audio cues. For the director I've obs-websocket set up and the director is connecting through [obs-web](https://github.com/Niek/obs-web). I am also an actor in this play. Not 100% happy with this setup though. Perhaps the best would be the assistant in a zoom call with with the director and changing the scenes for her as commanded.

srt-live-server

Posts with mentions or reviews of srt-live-server. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-04-21.

Nginx + SRT streaming - I need a push in the right direction
3 projects | /r/selfhosted | 21 Apr 2023

I've been meaning to research using Nginx Lua scripting of stream module (https://github.com/openresty/stream-lua-nginx-module) to possibly do this. There is also widely used SRT Live Server (SLS) but Github projects seems to be abandoned https://github.com/Edward-Wu/srt-live-server
OBS – Open Broadcaster Software
11 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 21 Jun 2022
Screen sharing alternative to discord?
1 project | /r/linux_gaming | 17 Feb 2021

I'll have used this [SRT-server](https://github.com/Edward-Wu/srt-live-server, but at that time, to view it, it was required to use the patched version of VLC, or change the link in the code.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing obs-web and srt-live-server you can also consider the following projects:

SRT-Stats-Monitor - Loopy SRT Stats Monitor. Monitors your OBS SRT, SLS, BELABOX, RESTREAMER, RIST, & NGINX connection/s and switches OBS scene on a failed connection. Ideal for IRL/live streaming.

nginx-obs-automatic-low-bitrate-switching - Simple app to automatically switch scenes in OBS based on the current bitrate fetched from the NGINX stats page.

srt - Secure, Reliable, Transport

Snap - An easy to use tool to display currently playing song from a media player into a text-file.

janus-ftl-plugin - A plugin for the Janus WebRTC gateway to enable relaying of audio/video streams utilizing Mixer's FTL (Faster-Than-Light) protocol.

sdk-for-svelte - Appwrite SDK for Svelte 🧡 ⚠️ Warning - this SDK was designed to support Appwrite 0.9 and is not compatible with the latest Appwrite versions. We are planing to refactor it as part of the SDK Generator for better support and maintenance.

stream-lua-nginx-module - Embed the power of Lua into NGINX TCP/UDP servers

teams-for-linux - Unofficial Microsoft Teams for Linux client

sirix-svelte-frontend - A GUI console for SirixDB, using Svelte/Sapper.

nginx-obs-automatic-low-bitrate-sw