Publish a video from VDO.Ninja to a WHIP ingestion end-point

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Advanced options

Setup VDO.Ninja to be a WHIP-ingestion end-point (OBS → VDO)

WHIP endpoint URL: https://whip.vdo.ninja
Your stream token must be unique. Only one person can publish to a token at a time.
For our recommend OBS WHIP encoding settings, for smooth playback, see this guide.
You have to first start VDO.Ninja (GO button) before starting your OBS stream.
Important: Only ONE viewer can connect directly to an OBS WHIP stream.
Need multiple viewers? Use meshcast.io or deploy your own MediaMTX server.
Can't publish WHIP via OBS outside your LAN? Download our patched OBS version:[Windows][macOS][source]

📋 Recommended OBS WHIP Settings

  • Rate Control: CRF
  • CRF: 23
  • Keyframe Interval: 1s
  • Preset: Veryfast
  • Profile: High
  • Tune: Fastdecode (required)
  • x264 Options: bframes=0 (required)

⚠️ Important: Using &buffer=2500 in your view link can help reduce skipped frames at the cost of increased latency.

Publish your camera or screen directly to Twitch channel using VDO.Ninja

WHIP publishing to Twitch offers low-latency streaming with dynamic bitrate adaptation

Special Publishing Tools with Twitch support:

Interactive Whiteboard

Draw and annotate live on screen, perfect for tutorials or explanations

Try Whiteboard →
IP Camera Publisher

Stream MJPEG IP camera feeds with VDO.Ninja to Twitch or other platforms

Try IP Camera →
Multi-Guest Mixer

Mix multiple VDO.Ninja guests into a single stream, all in your browser

Try Mixer →

Play a remote video stream available via WHEP

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Advanced options

Host a VDO.Ninja stream as a WHEP source

The WHEP endpoint for this is https://whep.vdo.ninja/WHEP_TOKEN_HERE

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More information and options

For more WHIP/WHEP options, tools, services, and documentation, please see: https://docs.vdo.ninja/steves-helper-apps/whip-and-whep-tooling

For community support

For support, join our Discord server here.

About WHIP/WHEP Integration Options

There are three main ways to publish using WHIP from VDO.Ninja:

  • MediaMTX self-hosted server: Add &mediamtx=yourserver.com to any VDO.Ninja URL
  • Meshcast managed service: Add &meshcast to any VDO.Ninja URL
  • Other WHIP/WHEP services: Using &whipout, which is what this page tends to use

You can of course also playback videos into VDO.Ninja from WHIP/WHEP clients and servers.

Using MediaMTX

MediaMTX is a self-hosted SFU that supports WHIP/WHEP:

  • Works with VDO.Ninja group rooms and other features, just like Meshcast
  • Custom port can be set, making port forwarding on a router easy
  • Ultilizing it with VDO.Ninja is as easy as using Meshcast: &mediamtx=yourserver.com:port
  • Find setup instructions in our MediaMTX guide

Using Meshcast.io

Meshcast.io offers a managed WHIP/WHEP service:

  • Free service with servers in US, Canada, and Europe
  • Just add &meshcast to any VDO.Ninja URL
  • No setup required - auto-connects to nearest server
  • Supports up to 100 viewers
  • Perfect for quick setups and small broadcasts

Note: Meshcast.io service is provided on a best-effort basis.

Direct WHIP/WHEP Publishing

This page provides a simple client for direct WHIP/WHEP streaming:

  • Easily tweak and change advanced WebRTC streaming settings
  • Publish from the VDO.Ninja mixer or whiteboard directly to Twitch or WHIP service
  • Peer-to-Peer WHIP playback allows for server-free OBS to OBS streaming
  • Host VDO.Ninja streams as WHEP sources or view WHEP sources

Troubleshooting

Common solutions for connection issues:

  • Verify network and firewall settings
  • If publishing with OBS to VDO.Ninja, ensure a compatible OBS version is used.
  • Check MediaMTX server accessibility and SSL requirements
  • For H265 support, check browser compatibility
  • WHIP is one to one, so publishing from OBS to VDO.Ninja directly, without an SFU, will only allow one viewer at a time

About VDO.Ninja

VDO.Ninja is a free, open-source platform for live video production that supports multiple ways to integrate WHIP/WHEP streaming:

  • It's easy to switch from peer to peer to server-based broadcasting with MediaMTX and Meshcast
  • Direct WHIP/WHEP publishing capabilities lowers latency and costs
  • Group room functionality for multi-user broadcasts and stream management
  • Mobile device support, with browser-based and native app options

Open Source

Both VDO.Ninja and this WHIP/WHEP client are open-source: