Streaming services are extremely popular. Twitch, for example, is an established part of everyday life for many gamers. However, streaming music, art, food, and other content is also much more common these days.
With an RTMP server, you don’t need platforms like Twitch, but can set up your own streaming server. The Real Time Messaging Protocol (RTMP) is used for this purpose. The network protocol, developed by Adobe Inc, sends content such as video or audio to a Flash player, which can then play media in real time.
Though Adobe discontinued support for the Flash player in 2020, the RTMP protocol is still widely used. Even if you no longer display the stream directly in a browser, streams can be received via the RTMP protocol by video applications such as the VLC Player. In addition, RTMP is now mainly used in conjunction with a HLS server.