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Viewing your streams through the interface​

At any time you can view the streams within MistServer through a preview page. This is accessible from the Streams page by clicking on the stream name, right clicking on the row of the stream or by clicking on the action button.

Within the preview page you can access all the protocols and players available, this also includes non-working combinations. This is done on purpose so you can add your own custom players/protocols or verify combinations yourself. Should you wish to follow the logic that viewers get when accessing the Meta-player you will want to press the try next combination button.

Image of the preview page within MistServer

Accessing the Meta-player as viewer​

The meta-players viewers will default to can be visited by accessing the direct .html output of the stream itself. This is available for both HTTP and HTTPS for any ports you have dedicated to these protocols.

http://address:port/streamname.html
&
https://address:port/streamname.html

  • address corresponds to the address of the server running MistServer

  • port The corresponding HTTP or HTTPS port that is setup within Mistserver

  • streamname The stream name of the stream you wish to view

The Meta-Player can be slightly edited in behaviour by passing parameters with the stream URL. You can find them at the HTML page output documentation

tip

HTTPS cannot be automated and requires manual input. Look at our HTTPS guides on how to do this.

Embedding the player on your website​

Do you want to add the meta-player to your website? You can add it through our embed code available on the embed page. This is piece of javascript code you can include on your website to load in the player and start playback. It is compatible with any browser.

Image of the embed code within the embed page

tip

Does your website not allow javascript? The easiest solution might be placing the .html output into an iframe.

Third party players​

If you wish to use a third party player the direct stream URLs can be found at the bottom of the embed panel. Simply choose an output supported by your player and follow the instructions of your player.

Image of the direct stream links