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A Laravel package for generating HLS (HTTP Live Streaming) playlists and segments with AES-128 encryption.

This package makes use of the laravel-ffmpeg package to handle video processing and conversion to HLS format. It provides a simple way to convert video files stored in your Laravel application into HLS streams, which can be used for adaptive bitrate streaming.

Installation

You can install the package via Composer:

composer require achyutn/laravel-hls

Optional: You can publish the configuration file using the following command:

php artisan vendor:publish --provider="AchyutN\LaravelHLS\HLSProvider" --tag="hls-config"

Usage

You just need to add the ConvertsToHls trait to your model. The package will automatically handle the conversion of your video files to HLS format.

<?php

namespace App\Models;

use AchyutN\LaravelHLS\Traits\ConvertsToHls;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;

class Video extends Model
{
    use ConvertsToHls;
}

Fetch HLS playlist

To fetch the HLS playlist for a video, you can call the endpoint /hls/{model}/playlist or route('hls.playlist', ['model' => $model]) where $model is an instance of your model that uses the ConvertsToHls trait. This will return the HLS playlist in M3U8 format.

use App\Models\Video;

// Fetch the HLS playlist for a video
$video = Video::find(1);
$playlistUrl = route('hls.playlist', ['model' => $video]);

Configuration

Global Configuration

You can configure the package by editing the config/hls.php file. Below are the available options:

Key	Description	Type	Default
`video_column`	The database column that stores the original video path.	`string`	`video_path`
`hls_column`	The database column that stores the path to the HLS output folder.	`string`	`hls_path`
`progress_column`	The database column that stores the conversion progress percentage.	`string`	`conversion_progress`
`video_disk`	The filesystem disk where original video files are stored. Refer to `config/filesystems.php`.	`string`	`public`
`hls_disk`	The filesystem disk where HLS output files are stored. Refer to `config/filesystems.php`.	`string`	`public`
`secrets_disk`	The filesystem disk where encryption secrets are stored.	`string`	`public`
`hls_output_path`	Path relative to `hls_disk` where HLS files are saved.	`string`	`hls`
`secrets_output_path`	Path relative to `secrets_disk` where encryption secrets are saved.	`string`	`secrets`

💡 Tip: All disk values must be valid disks defined in your config/filesystems.php.

Model-Level Configuration

You can override any global setting on a per-model basis by defining public properties in your Eloquent model. These override values will be used instead of the global config.

Property	Description	Type
`$videoColumn`	Overrides `video_column` from config. Path to the original video file.	`string`
`$hlsColumn`	Overrides `hls_column`. Path to the generated HLS folder.	`string`
`$progressColumn`	Overrides `progress_column`. Stores HLS conversion progress.	`string`
`$videoDisk`	Overrides `video_disk`. Disk name for the original video.	`string`
`$hlsDisk`	Overrides `hls_disk`. Disk name for the HLS output.	`string`
`$secretsDisk`	Overrides `secrets_disk`. Disk for storing encryption keys.	`string`
`$hlsOutputPath`	Overrides `hls_output_path`. Path to store HLS files relative to `hlsDisk`.	`string`
`$hlsSecretsOutputPath`	Overrides `secrets_output_path`. Path to store secrets relative to `secretsDisk`.	`string`

Example

use AchyutN\LaravelHLS\Traits\ConvertsToHls;

class CustomVideo extends Model
{
    use ConvertsToHls;

    public string $videoColumn = 'original_video';
    public string $hlsColumn = 'hls_output';
    public string $progressColumn = 'conversion_percent';

    public string $videoDisk = 'videos';
    public string $hlsDisk = 'hls-outputs';
    public string $secretsDisk = 'secure';

    public string $hlsOutputPath = 'streamed/hls';
    public string $hlsSecretsOutputPath = 'streamed/secrets';
}

Features

Convert video files to HLS format with AES-128 encryption.
Store HLS segments and playlists in a specified directory.
Track conversion progress using a dedicated database column.
Easily integrate with Eloquent models using a trait.
Configurable paths for video files, HLS output, and encryption secrets.
Supports custom disk configurations for video and HLS storage.
Model-level configuration overrides for flexibility.
Routes for accessing HLS playlist.
Customizable resolutions and bitrate settings.
Support for multiple video formats.
Separate job for each resolution.

License

This package is open-sourced software licensed under the MIT license.

Changelog

See the CHANGELOG for details on changes made in each version.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please create a pull request or open an issue if you find any bugs or have feature requests.

Support

If you find this package useful, please consider starring the repository on GitHub to show your support.

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