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README.md

IcyTV

This project is an attempt at continuous video streaming with Liquidsoap in order to create a basic WebTV type of stream.

Included is a simple scheduling system which also draws a schedule over the fallback (default) stream.

It streams video to a configured RTMP server, m'kay?

Requirements

Liquidsoap
gstreamer - I'm not sure which plugins you actually need, but I just install gstreamer1.0-plugins-* and it usually does the trick
ocamlsdl, fdkaac and theora ocaml modules in addition to liquidsoap's requirements
node.js
youtube-dl to queue videos from websites like YouTube.
An RTMP server
(optional) A Google Calendar for your events, along with an API key from here
Some patience and knowledge on how to Google your errors
A relatively good machine that can handle continuous decoding and encoding of video
..just sheer luck tbh

Installation & Running

Follow the requirements
Clone this repository
npm install
Start the application using node index.js

When running the application for the first time, it will create a config.json file that you'll have to modify.

In-application commands

The Node application features command line commands that you can input.

start, stop, restart - Start/stop/restart Liquidsoap
queue - Queue a file, or pretty much anything supported by youtube-dl
skip - Skip the currently playing media
status - Reports the status of your Liquidsoap process
events - Refreshes your calendar
reload - Reloads the configuration file

You can safely exit the application via Ctrl+C or SIGINT for you nerds out there.

Scheduling events

You just need a Google calendar and an API key. To schedule a queue, simply put $: followed directly by the media (e.g. a YouTube URL) you want queued when the event starts in the event's description. The first line in the description is also used in the schedule overlay.

License & Credits

This project is licensed under CC0. Feel free to modify and redistribute as you please.

Some bits and pieces of code were "borrowed" from Parasprite Radio. Go check it out.