RTMP Server Hosting on Offshore VPS

Several open-source options cover RTMP ingest and HLS/DASH output. Nginx with the nginx-rtmp-module is the most widely deployed, offering RTMP ingest, HLS segmentation, DASH output, recording to MP4, and basic stream access control. SRS (Simple Realtime Server) is a C++ RTMP/HLS/WebRTC server with built-in statistics, clustering support, and a REST API. Node-Media-Server provides a Node.js implementation suitable for developers who want to embed RTMP handling in a JavaScript application. All three run on Debian or Ubuntu, install from packages or source, and consume modest CPU resources until transcoding is added. AnubizHost VPS plans start at 1 vCPU, which handles several simultaneous RTMP input streams without transcoding.

A common use case for a self-hosted RTMP server is restreaming to multiple destinations simultaneously - Twitch, YouTube, Kick, and a private HLS endpoint in one push. Configure nginx-rtmp with multiple push directives in the application block, or use FFmpeg as a restreaming relay. On an AnubizHost VPS with 1 Gbps uplink, restreaming four 8 Mbps destinations uses only 32 Mbps of bandwidth - well within typical plan limits. For more complex routing (bitrate adaptation, conditional push based on stream key), SRS offers an HTTP callback API where your application decides routing logic per-stream in real time. Combined with a custom stream key whitelist, this prevents unauthorized users from pushing to your ingest endpoint.

Mainstream cloud providers increasingly terminate accounts that stream certain content categories without warning. An RTMP ingest server on AnubizHost is not subject to platform terms of service - only to the law of the host country. Iceland and Romania do not impose content licensing requirements on the act of receiving and relaying a video stream. Your content moderation responsibility is defined by law, not by a platform's community guidelines team. Secure the ingest endpoint with a random stream key and restrict the stats/admin endpoint to your IP. Pay for hosting with Bitcoin or USDT and your streaming infrastructure operates independently of any platform relationship.