datarhei Restreamer
datarhei Restreamer is available in the NetActuate Marketplace as a one-click, open-source appliance you can deploy into any NetActuate PoP. Ingest one stream, restream everywhere from a polished web UI. It is grouped under the Media & Streaming category.
What It Does
datarhei Restreamer is an Apache-2.0 restreaming server that turns a single live input into many outputs through a clean, wizard-driven web interface. Point OBS or a camera at it once, then distribute to social platforms, embed a player on your site, and monitor viewers and bandwidth, all without per-stream licensing fees.
Key features
- Friendly web UI with a step-by-step setup wizard, localized in multiple languages
- Ingest over RTMP, RTMPS, and SRT; deliver via HLS, RTMP, and SRT
- Multi-destination publishing to YouTube Live, Twitch, Facebook, Vimeo, Wowza, and more
- Built-in VideoJS player for drop-in website embedding
- Hardware acceleration (NVIDIA CUDA, Intel VAAPI, Raspberry Pi)
- REST API with Swagger docs for automation
- Automatic Let's Encrypt HTTPS and privacy-friendly (no audience data collection)
- Viewer and bandwidth monitoring built in
Use cases
- Restreaming one OBS or camera feed to several social platforms at once
- Hosting a branded live player directly on your own website
- A self-hosted, no-license alternative to commercial restreaming SaaS
- 24/7 channels and re-broadcasts driven via the REST API
Why run it on the NetActuate edge Placing Restreamer in a PoP near your encoder shortens the ingest hop, reducing jitter and dropped frames before the stream fans out to platforms and viewers. Edge delivery of the embedded HLS player keeps regional viewers close to the video, lowering startup time and rebuffering.
Best for: Restreaming, 24x7 channels, Simulcast.
Vendor and Project
datarhei Restreamer is an open-source project, offered here under the Open Source listing with best-effort community support.
- Project home: datarhei.github.io
NetActuate supports the underlying infrastructure. Application-level support follows the listing SLA class (open-source, best effort).
Sizing
| vCPU | RAM | Disk | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | 2 | 2 GB | 20 GB |
| Recommended | 4 | 4 GB | 40 GB |
No VPU (hardware acceleration) is required for this appliance. Choose a size at deploy based on your expected load.
Configuration Fields
When you deploy, you provide these fields. They are written into the appliance at first boot.
| Field | Required | Default | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Admin user | No | admin | |
| Admin password | No | generated | Stored write-only in your account secret list |
Using the Appliance
Deploy in minutes
- Connect. SSH as
ubuntu@YOUR_VM_IPwith your deploy password or SSH key. - Open the UI. Browse to
http://YOUR_VM_IP:8080/and sign in with the admin user and password you supplied at deploy. - Add a source. Point Restreamer at a camera, RTMP push, or SRT source from the web UI.
- Distribute. Enable the HLS and RTMP outputs and share the player link or restream to a downstream platform.
FAQ
Is there a software license fee? No. datarhei Restreamer is open source and free to run. You pay only for the NetActuate infrastructure and bandwidth.
Which port does the appliance serve on?
The primary service is published on port 8080 by default; see the configuration fields for any adjustable ports.
Who supports it? NetActuate operates the underlying infrastructure. The application itself is community-supported open source (best-effort SLA class).
Version and Changelog
| Version | Status | Released |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0.0 | Current (default) | 2026-07-09 |
Deploy
- Deploy in the portal: Deploy datarhei Restreamer
- View the listing: portal.netactuate.com/platform/marketplace/l/datarhei-restreamer
- Public listing: netactuate.com/marketplace/datarhei-restreamer
Need Help?
Contact support@netactuate.com or open a support ticket from the portal.