Simple video/audio Record Demo Using mediasoup 3 and GStreamer/FFmpeg

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Introduction

Simple video/audio record application using Mediasoup and GStreamer

Recorded files are stored in the server's files directory or the directory set by the user (via process.env.RECORD_FILE_LOCATION_PATH)

File names are simply the current timestamp

This sample currently only uses VP8/opus and the output file is .webm

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How to use

Install GStreamer

# For Ubuntu
sudo apt-get install libgstreamer1.0-0 gstreamer1.0-plugins-base gstreamer1.0-plugins-good gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly gstreamer1.0-libav gstreamer1.0-doc gstreamer1.0-tools gstreamer1.0-x gstreamer1.0-alsa gstreamer1.0-gl gstreamer1.0-gtk3 gstreamer1.0-qt5 gstreamer1.0-pulseaudio

Install Server Modules

cd server && npm i

Install App Modules

cd app && npm i

Configure the server

Change the announced IP in src/config.js to your local ip (config -> webRtcTransport -> listenIps)

Start the server

# The server uses FFmpeg as default
cd server && node src/server

# To use GStreamer
PROCESS_NAME="GStreamer" node src/server

Build and start the application

cd app
npm run build

# Copy the files from dist to a webserver etc.
# OR start the dev server
npm run dev

Access the sample page

https://localhost:8080

By default recorded videos will be available in server/files directory.

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Server ENV Options

Argument	Type	Explanation
RECORD_FILE_LOCATION_PATH	string	Path to store the recorded files (user running node MUST have read/write permission)
GSTREAMER_DEBUG_LEVEL	number	GStreamer Debug Level (GStreamer only)
PROCESS_NAME	string	The command to use (GStreamer/FFmpeg) (case sensitive) default is FFmpeg
SERVER_PORT	number	Server port number (default is 3000). Note if you change this you will also need to edit the WebSocket connection url.

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TODO

• video/audio only recording
• Multiple formats (mp4/avi etc)
• Docker support

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