System Requirements

Streamwell runs in Docker on a dedicated server that you control. The server can be hardware, virtualized, or on a cloud provider of your choosing. Linux works best as the server OS, but for smaller installations serving limited viewer numbers, macOS or Windows works great too.

Streamwell requires a solid internet connection for all participants. Networks with high congestion, packet loss or high ping times will impact the latency and playback reliability.

Minimum Requirements

  • Linux / Windows / macOS running Docker (x86 or ARM are both supported natively)

  • Tested Linux flavours include Ubuntu, Fedora, CentOS, Rocky

  • Quad-Core Intel Core i5 or better.

  • 2GB RAM on linux, 8GB RAM on macOS or Windows

  • 8GB disk space

  • 100Mbps+ wired internet connection

  • Access to your modem/router port forwarding settings

Recommended

  • Ubuntu 22.04

  • 1Gbps or better wired internet connection

  • 4 dedicated cores is normally sufficient for up to 100 viewers over WebRTC or 500+ HLS viewers, but more CPU power and networking overhead will be required as the number scales. We have some performance tuning advice and can offer load tests / further assistance to customers in support.

  • RAM usage remains minimal unless transcoding or serving many hundreds of viewers.

Web Client

  • Google Chrome is recommended for the best experience 🥇

  • Microsoft Edge, Firefox and Safari also compatible 🥈

Default Network Ports

  • 80/443 TCP (Web Interface HTTP/HTTPS)

  • 3333/3334 TCP (WebRTC Playback HTTP/HTTPS)

  • 1935/1936 TCP (RTMP/RTMPS)

  • 8000 TCP (HLS)

  • 8001 TCP (HLS over SSL)

  • 8080 TCP (Legacy HLS)

  • 8081 TCP (Legacy HLS over SSL)

  • 9998-9999 UDP (SRT)

  • 10010 TCP + UDP (Stream Data)

Note on port forwarding: Only the WHITE coloured ports above are required to be forwarded from your router, thanks to use of an internal web proxy. The GREEN ports are proxied by default, and all ports can be customized using environment variables when you first start Streamwell.

Forwarding the full list of ports allows you to use all of the streaming technologies (RTMP/RTMPS/SRT/HLS) in mixed environments, meaning you can access your server via a domain name like "mystreamwell.com" as well as on the local network IP (e.g. 192.168.0.100).

If you are installing Streamwell right now and you are feeling unsure of which ports you need to forward, please contact support for guidance.

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