Softermii has a hard commitment towards the project delivery on time without any delay.
We ended up by having a very attractive product that can compete with any other virtual platform.
Walid Farghal, Director General, Event10x
Social media · Streaming
VideoDrift
A unique video-streaming engine that records, processes and manages streams and stores them in the cloud.
About the project
VideoDrift is a video-streaming engine that records, processes and manages RTMP, WebRTC and S3 streams and stores them in the cloud — removing the dependency on costly third-party streaming solutions.
Industry
Social media
Type of project
Video streaming engine
Country
USA
Duration
6 months
Business Goals
Build a new back-end engine that processes RTMP, WebRTC and S3 streams — eliminating dependency on third-party solutions with lifetime licenses or subscription fees as the platform expands.
Launch an MVP with the core functionality, then build an audience through marketing and promotional offerings.
Key challenges
Mediasoup engagement
Amazon S3 stream usage
Native WebRTC implementation
Recording & storage
Technical challenges
RTMP ingress optimization
Optimize ingress RTMP stream processing for a single Mediasoup server.
Nginx real-time streams
Configure Nginx to manage real-time streams.
WebRTC → RTMP conversion
Convert WebRTC streams to RTMP.
Max active speakers
Maximize active speakers producing video/audio per Mediasoup server.
S3 stream format
Adjust the video-stream format to Amazon S3’s specific requirements.
Cost-optimal parameters
Find optimal parameters that minimize infrastructure costs.
Solution
Specialized streams mixer:
A mixer element that combines multiple video streams into a composite picture and audio stream.
Recording pipeline:
A pipeline that packages composite streams into MP4 containers stored in the cloud.
Client-side SDK:
A client SDK for seamless integration with any platform.
Nginx RTMP routing:
Nginx configured for RTMP pulling and pushing.
Mediasoup at scale:
Mediasoup servers supporting up to 16 simultaneous active speakers.
Admin stream queue:
A queue showing user streams to the admin for real-time mixer processing.
S3 video streaming:
Amazon S3 video streaming in FLV/MP4 with full playback controls.
One-click social sharing:
Share streams to Twitch, YouTube, Facebook and Twitter in one click.
Achievements
What VideoDrift delivers in production.
Social media streaming
< 30s
to connect an account
Integrate studio streams with social accounts in under 30 seconds for multi-platform broadcasting.
Active speakers
16
per Mediasoup server
Up to 16 active speakers per server, with additional servers provisioned automatically.
Entry RTMP streams
3
per broadcast
Up to three entry RTMP streams per broadcast.
Key features
Streams mixer
Combine multiple streams into one composite picture and audio.
Amazon S3 link playback
Play back streams straight from S3 links.
Streams preview
Preview incoming streams before they go live.
WebRTC & RTMP streams
Handle both WebRTC and RTMP stream inputs.
Real-time stream management
Manage live streams in real time.
Recording from mixer
Record the mixed output directly.
Team behind the project
A focused engineering team built VideoDrift — WebRTC engineering, development, architecture, design, analysis and QA.
Client
- 1
Delivery Manager
- 1
PM
- 1
WebRTC Developer
- 3
Developers
- 1
Designer
- 1
Software Architect
Tech stack
The stack behind VideoDrift:
- Frontend
TypeScript
React JS
Redux
Axios
SASS
Webpack
- Backend
Node.js
uWebSockets
- Media & Streaming
Mediasoup
FFmpeg
GStreamer
- Cloud & DevOps
NGINX + rtmp
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Excellent programming skills and timely delivery.
They were able to take our poorly documented description and deliver a world-class app.
Folabi Ogunkoya, Founder, Cococure
It's great to know that all of the development is backed up by careful planning.
The app has so far garnered a lot of attention from potential investors. Softermii has very structured project management and utilizes the Atlassian Suite; their team is organized, serious, and professional.
Eriz Zarate, CTO, SoundIt
The team is really flexible with picking up urgent bugs.
I found that is a really good working relationship in that sense that the prices are very reasonable and they are accessible even over the weekend.
Duncan Mitchell, Managing Director, Co-Founder, TempTribe, London
Softermii delivered a technically sophisticated app.
It integrates multi-party video conferences with social media dynamics. These guys proven to be a professional, reliable, and effective partner.
David Levine, Founder, Scoby Social
I would highly recommend Softermii for any programming needs.
I am consistently impressed by the quality of the work and team effort brought forth by everyone that we've worked with.
Ashley Lewis, VP of Product, Dollar Shave Club
They were really on top of everything.
They know how important my timelines were and they made sure that they’re dead to them and got everything done quickly.
Reece Samani, CEO & Founder, Locum App, London
They delivered amazing results and worked through holidays to make sure I could deliver on the project deadline.
The results were consistently top quality and the devs are friendly and responsive.
Shervin Delband, Director of US Operations, ITRex Group
They had logical, well thought-out plans with different execution strategies that had supported our timelines.
Softermii had created largely acceptable deliverables. The team had been cooperative in fixing and improving areas with logical, well thought-out plans with various execution strategies.
Momina Wahab, Director Agile PMO, Convo Corp
Softermii are great with time management and produce high-quality work.
Because of how satisfied we’ve been with their work on this project, we’re exploring bringing them in on a new project as well.
Muna Al Hashemi, Founder of a Proptech Startup
I don't feel they lack in any department regarding getting the job done properly — they are all-encompassing.
They lead a well-planned process to stay within deadlines and budgets and ensure a solid project management experience. The team also praises their ability to incorporate everything they need all around.
Kwesi Peyna, Owner & CEO, Luciid
Their team members were very invested in finding solutions for us.
Softermii brought useful suggestions to the process. The collaboration with developers was close and efficient, and final outcomes for the project are promising.
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