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21 Jan 2026

Low Latency HLS with CDN: The Ultimate Production Guide

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The Ultimate Guide to Low-Latency HLS with CDN: From Theory to Production Live streaming for sports, betting, gaming and auctions demands delays under a few seconds. Traditional HLS cannot keep up, often adding 20–30 seconds of lag. Low-Latency HLS (LL-HLS) closes this gap to around 2–3 seconds while still leveraging global CDN infrastructure. This guide explains how LL-HLS works and how to implement it end‑to‑end with a CDN. Low-Latency HLS Fundamentals: Why CDNs Matter Standard HLS was designed for reliability and large‑scale [...]

05 Nov 2025

Free Linux Streaming Software for Server Side HLS

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Free Streaming Software for Linux: Server‑Side HLS You Can Deploy Today Looking for free streaming software for Linux servers? This guide from CDNsun’s tech blog compares actively maintained, no‑cost server‑side engines for live HLS delivery—NGINX with RTMP Module, Red5, FFmpeg, SRS, MistServer, and Nimble Streamer—and shows minimal, reproducible setups. We focus strictly on origins and ingest/transmuxing on Linux, not web players, so you can get production results faster. Choosing a Free Linux Streaming Server: Strengths, Trade‑offs, and When to Use Each [...]

15 Sep 2025

HLS vs DASH: Choosing the Right Protocol for Live Streaming

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The landscape of live streaming has evolved dramatically over the past decade, with two major adaptive bitrate streaming protocols dominating the market: HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) and Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP (DASH). As content delivery networks continue to play a crucial role in delivering seamless streaming experiences, understanding the nuances between these protocols becomes essential for developers, content creators, and streaming service providers. In this comprehensive guide, we'll explore both protocols, their strengths, weaknesses, and how they integrate with [...]

03 Sep 2018

HLS – Everything You Need to Know About HTTP Live Streaming

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Developed by Apple in 2009, HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) allows content producers to send live and on-demand audio and video using standard HTTP, the protocol which powers the web. The Internet we know and use, with every website capable of playing video, images, and music, was not always as interactive as it is today. When the first web page came online in the mid-1990’s text was the order of the day. The rich media experience we have come to [...]