HLS using Nginx RTMP Module not working - nginx

Question

So I installed NGINX and the RTMP MODULE on my mac in the usr/local/nginx location. RTMP stream works fine just not the HLS version. Here is my config file:
events {
worker_connections 1024;
}
rtmp {
server {
listen 1936;
chunk_size 4000;
application small {
live on;
# Video with reduced resolution comes here from ffmpeg
}
# video on demand
application vod {
play /var/flvs;
}
application vod2 {
play /var/mp4s;
}
# Many publishers, many subscribers
# no checks, no recording
application videochat {
live on;
# The following notifications receive all
# the session variables as well as
# particular call arguments in HTTP POST
# request
# Make HTTP request & use HTTP retcode
# to decide whether to allow publishing
# from this connection or not
on_publish http://localhost:8080/publish;
# Same with playing
on_play http://localhost:8080/play;
# Publish/play end (repeats on disconnect)
on_done http://localhost:8080/done;
# All above mentioned notifications receive
# standard connect() arguments as well as
# play/publish ones. If any arguments are sent
# with GET-style syntax to play & publish
# these are also included.
# Example URL:
# rtmp://localhost/myapp/mystream?a=b&c=d
# record 10 video keyframes (no audio) every 2 minutes
record keyframes;
record_path /tmp/vc;
record_max_frames 10;
record_interval 2m;
# Async notify about an flv recorded
on_record_done http://localhost:8080/record_done;
}
# HLS
# For HLS to work please create a directory in tmpfs (/tmp/hls here)
# for the fragments. The directory contents is served via HTTP (see
# http{} section in config)
#
# Incoming stream must be in H264/AAC. For iPhones use baseline H264
# profile (see ffmpeg example).
# This example creates RTMP stream from movie ready for HLS:
#
# ffmpeg -loglevel verbose -re -i movie.avi -vcodec libx264
# -vprofile baseline -acodec libmp3lame -ar 44100 -ac 1
# -f flv rtmp://localhost:1935/hls/movie
#
# If you need to transcode live stream use 'exec' feature.
#
application hls {
live on;
hls on;
hls_path /tmp/hls;
}
# MPEG-DASH is similar to HLS
application dash {
live on;
dash on;
dash_path /tmp/dash;
}
}
}
# HTTP can be used for accessing RTMP stats
http {
server {
listen 8080;
# This URL provides RTMP statistics in XML
location /stat {
rtmp_stat all;
# Use this stylesheet to view XML as web page
# in browser
rtmp_stat_stylesheet stat.xsl;
}
location /stat.xsl {
# XML stylesheet to view RTMP stats.
# Copy stat.xsl wherever you want
# and put the full directory path here
root /path/to/stat.xsl/;
}
location /hls {
# Serve HLS fragments
types {
application/vnd.apple.mpegurl m3u8;
video/mp2t ts;
}
root /tmp;
add_header Cache-Control no-cache;
}
location /dash {
# Serve DASH fragments
root /tmp;
add_header Cache-Control no-cache;
}
}
}
I am using the hls application to stream to. When I view the stream located at rtmp://ip:1936/hls/test i can see it fine. When I try and view http://ip:1936/hls/test.m3u8 I cannot see it. I created a folder in this location for hls /usr/local/nginx/tmp/hls. Im wondering if this is in the right place as nothing is being created in the folder? Could it be permission issues?
I am using OBS to stream which uses x246 encoding video but not sure if it's AAC for audio.
A similar issue is being had here: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/nginx-rtmp/dBKh4akQpcs
but no answer :(.
Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

Answer 1

you content for HLS is over port 8080 and rtmp is over 1936
meaning that rtmp://ip:1936/hls/test
or http://ip:8080/hls/test.m3u8

Answer 2

I got it fixed by changing to recording, with the following settings:
next to that, I also changed what JPhix mentioned.

Answer 3

seeing your config, but you place files under /tmp folder not under /usr/local/nginx (full path). If problem persists , an good strategy is start with one application with all of codecs (hls,mpeg-dash) ( like the config examples in github ).
P.D: this module is only for h264 and aac