What technology is needed to create a live video streaming service?

by AppClues Infotech Mobile App Development Company

With each passing year, technology is developing faster and faster. This applies almost to all spheres of life. One of the most innovative areas today is personal mobile gadgets that modern people are accustomed to using almost every minute of everyday life. New applications released by developers are aimed at maximizing the diversity of their customers' leisure and making their lives as comfortable as possible.

One of the most interesting features that appeared in recent years is the ability to create video broadcasts and share them with the world in real-time. Thanks to developers of mobile apps, now it is also available to users of mobile devices. Moreover, this new technology became instantly popular in the business. Corporations and start-ups find dozens of applications for live video streaming - services and goods promotion, training, team building, etc.

So, what is a live video broadcast (stream) in its essence?

In short - this is the process of transmitting a video signal from the operator's location in real-time.

Video streaming app development enables the viewer to see events through the eyes of the one who initiated the live broadcast.

Creating live broadcast applications, developers are exploring all the possible and impossible ways of this new popular idea’s implementations to attract more users and increase competitiveness.

Live Streaming App Technologies

What exactly is the live video streaming app technology? What kinds of communications can be helpful for it? What does the video streaming app technology stack consist of?

The technological stack is a set of all software and hardware capabilities that ensure the functioning of any technology. Simpler: these are all technological means (technologies, platforms, languages, frameworks) for creating, in this case, a mobile video streaming application.

Technologies Used in the Development of the Live Video Streaming Apps

Programming languages/frameworks: C++ (GO), HTML5/CSS3, Java, JavaScript (Node.js, React, RxJS, Restify, EmberJS, AngularJS, BackboneJS), Python, Ruby (Ruby on Rails)
Data storage/management: Atlas-DB, Cassandra, MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL
Cloud platforms: Amazon EC2/S3
Analytics: Google Analytics, Hadoop, Hive, MixPanel, Mode, Parquet, Pig, Presto, Spark
CDN: Amazon CloudFront, Cloudflare, Fastly, Open Connect
Streaming protocols: Adobe HTTP Dynamic Streaming, Apple HTTP Live Streaming, M2TS, MPEG-DASH, Microsoft Smooth Streaming, RTMP
Media formats: H.264
Media containers: FLV, MP4
Media processing platform: Brightcove, Contus Vplay, DaCast, Flash Media Server, JW Live, Livestream, Muvi, Ustream, Vimeo PRO, Wowza Media Systems
Geolocation: Google Maps, MapKit/Core Location (iOS)
Messaging: Firebase, PubNub, Twilio