Monthly Archives: May 2026

HLS vs RTMP for Live Streaming: Which Ingest Method Should You Use?
04 May 2026
When people compare HLS and RTMP, they often treat them like a pure protocol showdown. In practice, for CDNsun CDN HTTP Live, the more useful question is simpler: how should your live stream enter the platform? Your source first enters a Publishing Point, which is the ingest layer. That Publishing Point then feeds a CDN HTTP Live service, the delivery layer that distributes the stream through CDNsun's global network. Source -> Publishing Point -> CDN HTTP Live service -> viewer playback That [...]