# Decentralized media streaming over Swarm || Levente Kiss

- Channel: [Swarm](https://streameth.org/swarm)
- Date: 2024-06-20
- Duration: 12:58
- Topics: streaming, media, blockchain, decentralized, demo
- Watch: https://streameth.org/watch/6674242807f92b086c420015
- Download: https://vod-cdn.lp-playback.studio/raw/jxf4iblf6wlsyor6526t4tcmtmqa/catalyst-vod-com/hls/7740yujt1v1n191g/1080p0.mp4

## Description

An early fully decentralized implementation of a Swarm streaming site. The application aims to leverage Swarm's architecture to provide a resilient, scalable, and efficient platform for streaming media content. The video features a senior software engineer demonstrating a proof of concept for media streaming over SRAM. The presentation covers the basics of streaming, including the use of codecs and media containers for compressing and transferring files, as well as the typical infrastructure involved in streaming, which includes capturing media, transcoding, storage, and distribution through CDN networks. The speaker introduces the concept of using a decentralized network, specifically swarm technology, to handle storage and distribution while partnering with Livepeer for transcoding. A live demo is attempted using a React application to stream video over swarm, showcasing how streams are created and updated using swarm feeds. Despite some initial connectivity issues due to mobile network limitations, the demo is successful. The speaker also discusses ongoing work on adaptive buffering, performance improvements, UI development to simplify user experience by hiding technical details like hashes and keys, and chat integration for a complete streaming package. Questions from the audience address cost considerations for using the system and technical aspects such as content availability after live streaming ends and the necessity of topics for accessing videos.