Codec Fair Use Tips

Best practices for stable streams

A short checklist for stable streams on IRL.com.de – ingest, codec, buffer, security and fair use. Deeper topics link to the dedicated guides.

Choose ingest

On the go with bonding → SRTLA (guide)
OBS, vMix or action cam without SRT → RTMP/RTMPS (guide)
Stable single mobile link → SRT is often enough

Codec & quality

Recommended: H.265 (HEVC) – better quality at the same bitrate than H.264
Use H.264 / x264 only when performance or the destination requires it
Enhanced RTMP for HEVC/AV1 only when encoder and path support it

SRT buffer

OBS (when using SRT): about 500 ms max
Mobile apps: often 1,000–2,000 ms depending on the network
Sensible ceiling: about 2,500 ms (around 4× RTT)

Security & operations

Keep the stream key secret; on leak, recreate the stream
On incidents, check status.irl.com.de first
Read dashboard metrics: statistics guide

Fair use

The service is free – please use it fairly. Elevated bitrate is fine while capacity allows. Permanently running automated streams without prior agreement are not permitted. Limits for streams, players and push targets are shown in the panel.

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