OvenMediaEngine Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

OvenMediaEngine hosting on xCloud lets you deploy OvenMediaEngine, a sub-second latency live streaming server, on a server you own. xCloud runs the pinned container, publishes LL-HLS playback and WebRTC signalling over HTTPS, and generates the key that signs publishing URLs, so only your encoders can go live. You open the RTMP, SRT and WebRTC ports in your own firewall before the first stream, because the platform does not open them.

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What is OvenMediaEngine?

OvenMediaEngine is an open-source live streaming server from OvenMedia Labs, described upstream as a sub-second latency streaming server for large-scale, high-definition streams. It ingests WebRTC, WHIP, SRT and RTMP, and delivers Low-Latency HLS and WebRTC, with an embedded transcoder, an embedded TURN server, signed policies, a REST API, DVR and clustering. A self-hosted OvenMediaEngine is a sub-second streaming server of your own. It is AGPL-3.0-only licensed.

On xCloud it is OvenMediaEngine v0.21.0, the official image pinned by digest, as a single container with no database, no cache and no data volume. Configuration is generated from the install values on every start. There is no admin console and the REST API is switched off: encoders publish to it with signed URLs, and players connect over HTTPS or WebSocket. One install runs per server.

From Sign-Up to a Live Streaming Origin In 3 Easy Steps

A low-latency streaming origin normally means a server, a container, a hand-written configuration, a signing scheme for publishers, a domain and a certificate before the first frame. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick OvenMediaEngine from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and target server — there are no extra fields to fill in, because xCloud generates the signing key.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the official OvenMediaEngine v0.21.0 image as a single container, pinned by immutable digest, with no database or volume, write the server configuration from your install values, generate the URL signing key, and publish LL-HLS playback and WebRTC signalling over HTTPS on your domain.
Step 03
Sign A URL And Publish
Save the URL signing key from the protected installation credentials, open the ingest and WebRTC ports in your own server firewall, build a signed publish URL, publish from your encoder, and play at https://your-domain/app/<stream>/llhls.m3u8.

Everything OvenMediaEngine Does, On Your Own Server

OvenMediaEngine runs here as a streaming engine: encoders publish to it, players connect to it, and there is nothing to configure per stream.

RTMP, SRT And WebRTC Ingest
Publish under the application name app from RTMP, SRT or WebRTC encoders. The RTMP and SRT ports are public ports you open in your own server firewall.
Sub-Second Delivery
Viewers watch over Low Latency HLS or WebRTC. LL-HLS playback and WebRTC signalling are served over xCloud-managed HTTPS on your domain.
Signed Publishing URLs
Publishing is refused unless the URL carries a valid policy and signature made with the generated signing key. Unsigned and tampered publishes were rejected in verification.
Optional Signed Playback
Playback is open by default. Set SIGNED_PLAYBACK to webrtc,llhls and redeploy to require signed URLs for viewers too.
Streams On Demand
A stream exists the moment someone publishes to a name under app. There is no admin console and no per-stream setup.
Stateless By Design
The configuration is rebuilt from your install values on every start, so a Restart keeps the same settings and signing key. Nothing is recorded to disk.

Everything You Need To Run Your Streaming Origin 24/7

Managed hosting for OvenMediaEngine, so the parts that keep it online are not your problem.

OvenMediaEngine v0.21.0 deployed instantly
Official image pinned by digest
URL signing key generated for you
Kept behind xCloud nginx
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
Choose your server region
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With OvenMediaEngine

Stream with sub-second latency
Publish from an encoder over RTMP, SRT or WebRTC and let viewers watch over LL-HLS or WebRTC with very low delay, which suits auctions, sports and live Q&A.
Let only your encoders go live
Require a signed policy and signature on every publishing URL, so nobody can push a stream to your server without the signing key you hold.
Embed a live player on your own site
Play a stream in a browser from your domain over LL-HLS or WebRTC, so the player page and the video both come from infrastructure you control.
Run a WebRTC stream behind firewalls
Use the embedded TURN server and WebRTC over TCP, so viewers on restrictive networks can still connect without you adding a separate relay.

OvenMediaEngine vs Alternatives

Hosted streaming services: A hosted service runs ingest and delivery for you. OvenMediaEngine keeps them on a server you control, with signed publishing and WebRTC, LL-HLS and SRT delivery.
Oryx: Oryx has its own OneClick page. In an OvenMediaEngine vs Oryx comparison, OvenMediaEngine is a streaming engine with no console, signed URLs and an embedded TURN server, while Oryx adds a web console.
MediaMTX: MediaMTX has its own OneClick page. On xCloud, OvenMediaEngine refuses any publish without a signed URL, serves LL-HLS and WebRTC playback over HTTPS and includes an embedded TURN relay.
Owncast: Owncast has its own OneClick page. OvenMediaEngine is a streaming engine for encoders and players you build or choose, rather than a ready-made chat and stream page.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

Dedicated Cloud VPS sizes, pre-configured for OvenMediaEngine hosting. Pick the one that fits, and resize any time.

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom if the origin shares a server with other media or web apps.

$59.99per month

16 GB RAM
6 vCPU cores
200 GB NVMe SSD
30 TB
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Every size is a dedicated Cloud VPS we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Billed monthly with no lock-in — delete the server and the unused balance comes back to your account. OvenMediaEngine itself is licensed by its maintainers under AGPL-3.0.

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Self-managed hosting

Ready To Run Your Own Streaming Server?

OvenMediaEngine on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Deploy faster. Own the server. Stay in control.

Fast Provisioning
Deploy faster using an xCloud Managed Server built with optimized stacks and high-speed SSDs.
Enterprise-grade security
Protect your infrastructure with a free SSL certificate and more advanced security features at no additional cost.
Intuitive Control Panel
From Server creation to application deployment, everything can be managed from our intuitive control panel.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns you may have.

How much RAM does OvenMediaEngine need?

The floor in the template is 256 MB of RAM, 1 CPU core and 2 GB of disk, because it runs as one container with no database or cache. The 6 GB plan leaves ample room, though transcoding and many viewers use more CPU and bandwidth.

Can you self-host OvenMediaEngine with Docker?

Yes, and this template is ovenmediaengine docker hosting without the setup: the official image pinned by digest, a generated signing key, HTTPS for playback and signalling, and raw ports allocated for RTMP, SRT, TURN and WebRTC media.

Which protocols does OvenMediaEngine support?

Upstream lists WebRTC, WHIP, SRT, RTMP and others for ingest, and Low-Latency HLS, WebRTC and SRT for delivery. This template wires RTMP, SRT and WebRTC ingest, with LL-HLS and WebRTC playback.

Do I need to open firewall ports for OvenMediaEngine?

Yes. The platform does not open them, so open the RTMP, SRT, TURN and WebRTC media ports shown in the credentials in your own firewall. Ingest ports are not encrypted, so use the server IP or a DNS-only record.

Is OvenMediaEngine playback public?

Yes by default: anyone who knows a stream name can watch it. Publishing is protected, since ingest is refused without a signed URL. Set SIGNED_PLAYBACK to webrtc,llhls in the Environment editor to require signed playback URLs too.

Is OvenMediaEngine free?

Upstream licenses it under AGPL-3.0-only and says other licences are available by contacting OvenMedia Labs. The AGPL carries no licence fee. Your cost is the Cloud VPS, so this OvenMediaEngine cloud install is yours to run, with bandwidth as the main variable.

How do I back up OvenMediaEngine?

There is no data volume: the configuration is generated from the install values on every start and nothing is recorded to disk. Keep a private copy of the signing key, since changing it invalidates every previously signed URL.

How do I upgrade OvenMediaEngine?

The install stays on its pinned v0.21.0 image until you adopt a newer template version. Read the upstream release notes first. Nothing upgrades on its own, and with no data volume a redeploy only restarts the engine and drops live streams.

Can I run two OvenMediaEngine installs on one server?

No. The template is a singleton, because WebRTC advertises fixed addresses and ports to clients. Run one OvenMediaEngine per server, and keep OME_HOST_IP and the WebRTC port settings as they are.

Is OvenMediaEngine an alternative to hosted streaming services?

For running your own ingest and delivery, yes. Upstream publishes no comparison. You manage firewall ports, bandwidth and CPU for transcoding yourself, and gain signed publishing and sub-second delivery on your own server.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. There is no lock-in — cancel any time. Hosting is billed monthly and charged for what you actually use, so when you delete the server the unused balance is refunded to your account, less up to 10% in payment-processing fees.