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MistServer

MistServer is available in the NetActuate Marketplace as a one-click, open-source appliance you can deploy into any NetActuate PoP. Full-protocol open-source streaming: RTMP, HLS, DASH, WebRTC and SRT. It is grouped under the Media & Streaming category.

What It Does​

MistServer is a full-featured, open-source OTT and streaming media toolkit and server from DDVTech. It ingests and delivers live and on-demand video across every mainstream streaming protocol from a single lightweight process, with a built-in web management UI and a JSON API.

Key features

  • Full-protocol ingest and delivery: RTMP, RTSP, SRT, RIST, MPEG-TS, WebRTC (WHIP/WHEP), HLS, MPEG-DASH, MP4, FLV, progressive HTTP and more
  • Built-in web UI and JSON API on port 4242 for stream, protocol and output configuration
  • HTTP media output on port 8080 serves HLS, DASH, WebRTC, MP4 and FLV for every configured stream
  • Low-latency delivery paths (WebRTC, LL-HLS, SRT) for live sports and interactive use
  • Stream pull, push and re-packaging, with triggers and process hooks for automation
  • Lightweight and dependency-light: a flat set of native binaries, no runtime stack to manage

Use cases

  • Live event, sports and broadcast streaming to web and mobile players
  • Ingest normalization and multi-protocol re-packaging at the edge
  • Low-latency interactive streaming (WebRTC) close to your audience
  • On-demand and time-shifted delivery from a single node per PoP

Why run it on the NetActuate edge Deploy MistServer into NetActuate PoPs near your viewers to keep delivery paths short and quality high. A management account is generated for you at deploy time; RTMP ingest (1935) and HTTP media output (8080) are enabled by default so the appliance is useful the moment it boots.

Upstream project: MistServer by DDVTech, https://mistserver.org (AGPL-3.0, free for commercial use). This appliance packages the unmodified official public MistServer Free_64 release 3.10 on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. MistServer is a project of its upstream authors; NetActuate packages and distributes it under the AGPL-3.0 license and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the upstream project.

Vendor and Project​

MistServer is an open-source project, offered here under the Open Source listing with best-effort community support.

NetActuate supports the underlying infrastructure. Application-level support follows the listing SLA class (open-source, best effort).

Sizing​

vCPURAMDisk
Minimum11 GB10 GB
Recommended48 GB20 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.

FieldRequiredDefaultNotes
Admin usernameNoadminWeb UI and JSON API login username.
Admin passwordNogeneratedWeb UI and JSON API password. Generated for you and stored in your secret list; never echoed back. Allowed characters: letters, digits, . _ - (8 to 128 chars). Stored write-only in your account secret list
Controller API/UI portNo4242Controller web UI and JSON API TCP port.

Using the Appliance​

MistServer is up. Web UI and JSON API: http://YOUR_VM_IP:4242/ log in as admin with your generated password (in your secret list as mkt-<deploymentId>-mkt_admin_password). Publish RTMP: rtmp://YOUR_VM_IP:1935/live/<stream>. The built-in HTTP output on :8080 serves HLS, MPEG-DASH, WebRTC, MP4 and FLV for each stream. Configure streams, protocols and outputs from the web UI. The API/UI port (:4242) is credentialed; restrict public exposure of management ports to trusted source IPs where possible.

FAQ​

Is there a software license fee? No. MistServer 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 4242 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​

VersionStatusReleased
3.10Current (default)2026-07-10

Deploy​

Need Help?​

Contact support@netactuate.com or open a support ticket from the portal.