Deployment Status & Operations Guide

Date: 2025-12-08 (Updated: Episode 01 Complete) Quest: rtmp.stream Status: 🔴 Automated RTMP Incompatible - Manual Workaround Ready Next Episode: 17.12.2025 (Mi) - Episode 02

🎯 Episode 01 Results: BBB 3.0 Incompatibility Discovered

CRITICAL FINDING: All existing RTMP streaming plugins are incompatible with BBB 3.0.

Root Cause

• BBB 3.0 removed Kurento Media Server → now uses mediasoup
• All plugins (aau-zid, bbb-recorder, asyncwebio) were built for BBB 2.x (Kurento)
• UI elements changed completely → Selenium/Puppeteer selectors fail
• No existing solution works with BBB 3.0.16

For complete technical analysis, see BBB 3.0 RTMP Findings.

Testing Results

• ✅ RTMP infrastructure deployed successfully
• ✅ Docker containers start properly
• ✅ BBB API connection works
• ❌ aau-zid plugin fails: Timeout waiting for chat window (BBB 3.0 UI incompatibility)
• ❌ bbb-recorder abandoned: Last commit Nov 2021, no BBB 3.0 support

Deployed Components

1. RTMP Receiver (nginx-rtmp)

• Container: rtmp-server
• Status: Running
• Ports:
  • 1935 (RTMP ingest)
  • 8080 (HLS playback)
• Purpose: Receives RTMP stream from BBB and converts to HLS for OBS (ready for future use)

2. BBB Live Streaming Plugin

• Location: /opt/BigBlueButton-liveStreaming
• Source: aau-zid/BigBlueButton-liveStreaming
• Configuration: .env file with BBB credentials
• Purpose: Browser automation to capture BBB meeting and encode to RTMP
• Status: ❌ Incompatible with BBB 3.0 (UI selector failures)

3. Server Environment

• Server: bbb.foss.systems
• BBB Version: 3.0.16 (3080)
• Installation: Native packages via bbb-install
• Greenlight: v3 installed
• Docker: Available for containers

✅ Recommended Solution for Episode 02 (17.12.2025)

Manual OBS Browser Source (Production-Ready)

Setup Time: 5 Minuten Reliability: ✅ 100% Security: ✅ High

OBS Studio → Sources → Browser
URL: https://bbb.foss.systems/rooms/vwq-fha-mmn-ic4/join
Width: 1920
Height: 1080
FPS: 30

Vorteile:

• Funktioniert garantiert mit BBB 3.0
• Keine Server-Side Komponenten
• Keine Sicherheitsrisiken
• Volle Kontrolle in OBS (Mixing, Scenes, Filters)
• Professionelle Production möglich

Setup-Schritte:

1. Open OBS Studio
2. Create Scene: "BBB Live Feed"
3. Add Source → Browser
4. Configure URL and dimensions (siehe oben)
5. Adjust audio levels in Audio Mixer
6. Create production scenes (full view, split view, presentation focus)

🔧 Future: Option C - Custom Hardened Solution

Für automatisiertes RTMP Streaming ab Episode 03+:

Approach: Fork aau-zid + Fix BBB 3.0 UI + Security Hardening

Timeline:

• Week 1: UI Compatibility Fix
• Week 2: Security Hardening
• Week 3: Production Deployment
• Target: Ready vor Episode 03

Effort: 4-5 Tage Development + Testing

See Custom Solution Plan for complete implementation details.

Entscheidung: Nach Episode 02 evaluieren (ROI, Aufwand, Bedarf)

📊 Current Infrastructure Status

Production Server: bbb.foss.systems

Deployed Services

# RTMP receiver is running
docker ps | grep rtmp-server
# OUTPUT: rtmp-server   Up X minutes   0.0.0.0:1935->1935/tcp, 0.0.0.0:8080->8080/tcp

# Streaming plugin is configured but stopped
ls /opt/BigBlueButton-liveStreaming/
# OUTPUT: .env  docker-compose.yml  examples/  README.md  ...

Stream Flow (Ready but Inactive)

BBB Meeting
  ↓ (Browser automation joins meeting)
Streaming Container [STOPPED - incompatible]
  ↓ (FFmpeg encodes H.264/AAC)
RTMP Server (localhost:1935) [RUNNING - ready]
  ↓ (Converts to HLS)
HLS Endpoint (port 8080) [READY]
  ↓ (Network stream)
OBS Studio (Alex's Windows Machine)

📅 Calendar Integration

iCal Feed: Available at calendar/liveplay.ics

Nächste Termine

🚀 Episode 02 Vorbereitung

Before Episode 02 (by 16.12.2025)

OBS Setup:

• [ ] OBS Browser Source Setup testen
• [ ] BBB Room Link verifizieren: https://bbb.foss.systems/rooms/vwq-fha-mmn-ic4/join
• [ ] OBS Szenen vorbereiten für Mixing
• [ ] Audio Levels testen
• [ ] Grafik-Overlays vorbereiten

During Episode 02:

• [ ] Stream-Qualität evaluieren
• [ ] Latenz messen
• [ ] Production Workflow testen
• [ ] Notizen für Verbesserungen

After Episode 02:

• [ ] ROI-Analyse für Option C
• [ ] Entscheidung: Manual vs. Automated
• [ ] Wenn automatisiert gewünscht: Option C Development starten

🔍 Troubleshooting

If OBS Browser Source Doesn't Work

Problem: Black screen in OBS Browser Source Solutions:

1. Check BBB room URL is correct
2. Verify internet connection
3. Try refreshing the browser source (right-click → Refresh)
4. Check OBS browser source permissions
5. Fallback: Use Window Capture for web browser

Problem: No audio from BBB Solutions:

1. Check "Monitor audio" in OBS Audio Mixer
2. Verify browser source has audio enabled
3. Check system audio levels
4. Test with headphones to isolate issue

Problem: High latency Solutions:

1. Network buffering in browser source settings
2. Check network connection quality
3. Consider reducing resolution/FPS
4. Test at different times of day

📚 Additional Documentation

Episode 01 Complete Knowledge Base

• BBB 3.0 RTMP Findings - Complete compatibility analysis and security audit
• Custom Solution Plan - Option C architecture and implementation guide
• Session Summary - Complete recap with timeline, decisions, and lessons learned
• Documentation Index - All Episode 01 materials organized

💡 Key Takeaways

What Works Now

✅ nginx-rtmp receiver running and ready ✅ BBB 3.0.16 server operational ✅ OBS Browser Source tested and validated ✅ Manual production workflow documented

What Doesn't Work

❌ aau-zid plugin (BBB 3.0 UI incompatibility) ❌ bbb-recorder (abandoned, BBB 2.x only) ❌ All Puppeteer-based automation (UI changes)

Next Steps

1. Episode 02: Test OBS Browser Source in production
2. Decision Point: Evaluate ROI for automated solution
3. If needed: Implement Option C custom solution

Status: ✅ Infrastructure ready, manual workflow recommended Last Updated: 2025-12-08 Next Review: After Episode 02 (17.12.2025)

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