Meshcast.io

A low latency video CDN and app surface for larger-room and one-to-many VDO.Ninja workflows.

Meshcast is a free-to-use service that works alongside VDO.Ninja. It provides a low-latency CDN-style path for larger rooms and one-to-many distribution workflows without pushing the full load onto the original publisher.

The newer Meshcast app is available at https://app.meshcast.io. It is an updated version of the original Meshcast service, is still free to use, and now requires signing in.

The main public entry points are:

It is not intended as a mass-broadcast CDN in the traditional sense, but it is designed to handle larger viewing groups more efficiently than pure peer-to-peer fanout alone.

Production uses

Meshcast can be useful when a normal peer-to-peer VDO.Ninja connection is not the best fit for a guest, venue, or recording workflow.

For example:

a guest on a difficult connection can publish with RTMP or SRT into Meshcast
Meshcast can then provide a path back into VDO.Ninja via WebRTC-style playback
a production can use WHIP, RTMP, SRT, or VDO.Ninja-style workflows depending on what the guest's setup can handle

This makes Meshcast a server-based option for cases where a browser-to-browser connection is too fragile, blocked, or inconsistent. It is a separate service, but it is designed to work well with VDO.Ninja.

Delayed HLS playback

Meshcast's HLS player can keep an incoming audio/video stream a fixed number of seconds behind live. This is useful for broadcast safety delays and for bringing a delayed feed into OBS.

For example, a two-minute delay uses delay=120:

https://app.meshcast.io/hls-player/STREAM_ID?delay=120&muted=0&controls=0

HLS requires a registered Meshcast account. Start the ingest at least two minutes before opening the player so the complete delay is available.

Delay an incoming feed&meshcast Meshcast Parameters

Updates

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