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Version: 9.4.0

Getting started with Millicast on React Native

Dolby Millicast delivers broadcast quality live streaming at sub-second latency, enabling interactivity and fan engagement. Using the THEOplayer Millicast integration, you can play your Millicast streams directly through THEOplayer.

Usage​

  1. Follow our Getting Started guide to set up THEOplayer in your React Native app. The Millicast integration is available in the main react-native-theoplayer package on npm.
  2. Add a Millicast source to your player's source.

Add a Millicast source​

After setting up THEOplayer in your app, set its source to a SourceDescription containing a MillicastSource. You'll need a Millicast account ID and stream name to identify your Millicast stream:

const source: MillicastSource = {
  type: 'millicast',
  src: 'multiview',
  streamAccountId: 'k9Mwad',
  subscriberToken: '<token>', // This is only required for subscribing to secure streams and should be omitted otherwise.
  apiUrl: 'https://director.millicast.com/api/director/subscribe' // Required for support on Android
};
player.source = source;

Add configuration​

Optionally, you can provide additional configuration to the source, specific for working with Millicast streams. To configure these settings, add a connectOptions property to the source object and specify the options.

In the example below, the configuration is used to disable any audio from the Millicast stream. For an exhaustive list of these options, visit the API documentation.

const source: MillicastSource = {
  type: 'millicast',
  /* ... */
  connectOptions: {
    disableAudio: true
    /* ... */
  }
};

More information​