SRS forward feature only supports plain RTMP protocol, not RTMPS (RTMP over SSL/TLS). This is by design - SRS SSL is server-side only (accepting connections), not client-side (initiating connections). The forward feature uses SrsSimpleRtmpClient which has no SSL handshake or encryption capabilities for outgoing connections.
Changes:
1. Add RTMPS URL detection in SrsForwarder::initialize()
2. Return ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED error when RTMPS destination is detected
3. Add unit test to verify RTMPS URLs are properly rejected
4. Add FAQ section to .augment-guidelines explaining the limitation
For users who need to forward to RTMPS destinations (e.g., AWS IVS), the recommended solution is to use FFmpeg with SRS HTTP Hooks:
- on_publish event: Automatically start FFmpeg to relay stream to RTMPS destination
- on_unpublish event: Automatically stop FFmpeg process when stream ends
This provides a fully automated, production-ready RTMPS relay solution without adding complexity to SRS core.
Related: #4536
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Co-authored-by: OSSRS-AI <winlinam@gmail.com>
