System Requirements
Astra works on any Linux-based distribution for x86 64-bit CPUs. We recommend using Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
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Receiving content
Astra supports various types of sources:
- DVB, including satellite, cable, and terrestrial
- HLS and HTTP MPEG-TS streams
- Multicast streams in IP networks with UDP or RTP
- SRT protocol in caller or listenner modes
- RTSP streams from IP cameras
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Processing content
Astra prepares received channels for delivery using MPEG-TS processing features:
- MPEG-TS Demultiplexing to extract channels from multi-program streams
- Streams filtering and remapping
- Descrambling with DVB-CI and Conditional Access Modules
- Analyzing streams
- Stream redundancy by automatically switching to backup sources
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Delivering content
Broadcasting & Streaming content over different networks:
- Preparing streams and MPEG-TS multiplexing for cable, terrestrial, and satellite networks
- Scrambling using DVB Simulcrypt
- HLS and HTTP MPEG-TS streaming with access authentication
- Delivery streams over IP networks with UDP Multicast
- SRT protocol in listenner or caller modes
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Management
- Responsive Web-Interface
- Realtime monitoring
- Integration with Zabbix, Grafana, and InfluxDB
- API
- Lua scripts