Multiple issues during use - please open for details

[pnguyencong]

System : Ryzen 1700x 16gb RAM 1080ti Windows 10 Hardwire LAN / 250mbps down / 20 up Used standard issue x64 build ( I did not build my own from git )

Use :

8 OBS rtmp feeds incoming from 8 different pcs around the nation pointed towards my MonaServer2 - which I then pull those in as VLC inputs to my own instance of OBS and do POV mixing/production

History : This has worked flawlessly in the past ( 9 months ago ) - with zero errors in the console

Problem : Used it this weekend for an event - had multiple instances of the following errors

congested session insufficient video bandwidth

which obviously caused signal drop into OBS - but also caused my stream to another MonaServer to go to 0kbps. for 10-15 seconds while it settled back in and then it was back to business - this would happen once every 15-20 minutes which was really a downer.

I tested this again on a windows server 2008 box and another win10 as well. Same issues.

Any help is appreciated. I never took the time to build my own, due to the standard issue not having any issues 9 months ago. ( good enough for my needs at the time )

• I can provide a log later if needed.

[thomasjammet]

Hi,

We are used to have congestion with OBS which is buffering over and over during use. Our congestion detection system is quite aggressive and you can try to increase the socket buffer using the net.bufferSize configuration parameter : Create and open the MonaTiny.ini file on the same level as MonaTiny executable. Then write these 2 lines :

[net]
bufferSize=2129920

You can then restart MonaTiny with the argument "--log=7" and you should see these 2 lines :

server.cpp[32] Socket receiving buffer size of 2129920 bytes
server.cpp[33] Socket sending buffer size of 2129920 bytes

Though I suggest you to try avoiding buffering, take a look at this post on OBS forum which could help you with this kind of OBS problems.

[pnguyencong]

Hello Thomas,

Thanks for the response! Is there software alternatives to OBS that you would recommend? Something that doesn’t buffer as much during use?

On Tue, Jul 31, 2018 at 2:51 AM Thomas Jammet notifications@github.com wrote:

Hi,

We are used to have congestion with OBS which is buffering over and over during use. Our congestion detection system is quite aggressive and you can try to increase the socket buffer using the net.bufferSize configuration parameter : Create and open the MonaTiny.ini file on the same level as MonaTiny executable. Then write these 2 lines :

[net] bufferSize=2129920

You can then restart MonaTiny with the argument "--log=7" and you should see these 2 lines :

server.cpp[32] Socket receiving buffer size of 212992 bytes server.cpp[33] Socket sending buffer size of 212992 bytes

Though I suggest you to try avoiding buffering, take a look at this post on OBS forum https://obsproject.com/forum/threads/my-stream-lags-buffers-loads-constantly-for-my-viewers-but-why.18465/ which could help you with this kind of OBS problems.

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[thomasjammet]

Hello,

It depends on your need, you can use ffmpeg if you just need to share a screen or a camera but there is no real alternative to OBS.

[thomasjammet]

Eventually there is Xsplit if you are always searching an alternative.