&retransmit

Relays an incoming chunked media stream to downstream viewers without transcoding it first.

Sender-Side Option! (&push)

Details

&retransmit is an experimental relay mode for incoming &chunked streams. It lets a client receive a chunked stream and then publish that same encoded stream onward to other viewers without re-encoding it.

This enables a manual peer-to-peer-to-peer relay chain for supported chunked workflows.

Current expectations

• It is intended for incoming chunked streams.

• It is still experimental and best suited to controlled one-stream workflows.

• It behaves more like a relay or restream node than a normal camera or mic publisher.

• It introduces additional delay depending on buffering, link quality, and recovery settings.

Example p2p-to-p2p relay setup

https://vdo.ninja/?chunked&push=PUBLISHER123

This is the source, publishing in chunked mode.

https://vdo.ninja/?view=PUBLISHER123&retransmit&push=RESTREAMER123

This client receives the source and republishes it as a chunked relay stream.

https://vdo.ninja/?view=RESTREAMER123

This viewer watches the relayed stream.

&retransmit remains an advanced experimental option. It is not a fully automatic distribution system, and support varies depending on runtime, buffering, and chunked transport compatibility.

Related

&chunked