With the continuous development of the live streaming industry, the market of live streaming platforms has been basically stable. Douyu, Huya and other head streaming platforms have all chosen to go public. Is there still a market for developing live video platforms? The answer is yes. At present, video broadcast platforms are developing more and more rapidly in the field of vertical segmentation, so there is still much to be done in the field of vertical segmentation. So how can we quickly and low-cost development of live video platform? That needs to use the ready-made live source code, so what is the specific process in the development and construction process?
First, the preparation stage
1. Operation content. As mentioned above, vertical segmentation needs to be considered in the operation of live broadcast platforms, otherwise the content of the platforms will be seriously homogenized, and the platforms will soon disappear even after they are launched.
2. Capital budget. I believe that this is the most cautious of many venture capitalists, after all, the development of a set of live video platform is not cheap, even if there is live source code, but to create a unique live system, more or less there will be some functions of secondary development.
3. Operation qualification. Why is it an operation qualification rather than a simple company qualification? With the increasingly strict supervision of the livestreaming industry by relevant national departments, it is no longer the time for a company to operate a livestreaming platform only by its qualifications. In addition to the company qualification (which includes business license, public account and so on), now also need to use information network dissemination audio-visual program license, network culture operation license, ICP operation license, sometimes may also use radio and TELEVISION program production license.
4. Tripartite interfaces. The tripartite interface is an important guarantee for the normal operation of the video broadcast platform in the later period. Without the access of these tripartite functions, your live broadcast platform will not be complete. Common tripartite interface applications are usually tripartite login, sharing interface, payment interface, positioning, SMS, private messages and so on. However, developers of general live video platforms will make tripartite application assistance.
Second, the inspection stage
The inspection stage is mainly to understand the development strength of service providers on the market, source stability, product quotation, service level and so on. Nationally, there are countless service providers for the development of live video platforms. Of course, if we are to develop through live source code, it is possible to directly inspect live source service providers.
1. Develop strength. Technical team strength is an important criterion to evaluate the comprehensive strength of service providers. For the development of live video platform, product manager, front-end development, server development, operation and maintenance personnel, testing personnel and so on should not be less.
2. Source stability. The stability and security of live source code determine the fluency, high concurrent load and user experience of the live platform built in the later stage, so when choosing live source code must not be cheap in order to choose low security, system functions will not be updated normally, and a pile of bug source code.
3. Service level. Consider a reliable video broadcast platform development service provider, product and technical strength is one thing, service level is the most important. Whether it is the problem consultation in the early stage, the communication and cooperation in the middle stage, or the after-sales service in the later stage, all need to be well weighed.
Third, cooperation stage
After inspecting service providers and finalizing cooperation objects, it is necessary to formally enter the stage of cooperation.
1. Need communication. The development demand is determined by the later operation mode and operation content. The determination of the demand can make a good start for the cooperation between the two sides. Requirements communication mainly includes the general functions of the live broadcast system, which terminals are needed, the estimated concurrency, streaming media selection, secondary development of functions, etc. Here, the product manager not only answers these questions for you, but also sorts out development documents, functional documents, mind maps, etc. Then there are the all-important issues of price, delivery and development time.
2. Sign a contract. Once the requirements are communicated, the price, delivery method and development time are determined, the two parties will sign a contract based on the details of the requirements communication, and then move on to the next stage.
3. Provide information. Customers need to provide relevant qualification documents, such as business license, ID card, corporate account information, etc.
4. The UI design. Customers can choose to provide their OWN UI design drawings, also can entrust service providers for UI design, in view of the customer’s functional requirements, UI designers will send the renderings of each page of the product to the customer, after confirmation of the formal development stage.
Iv. Development stage
1. Program development. If there is no secondary development outside of the live source function, then congratulations to you, just need to change the UI to proceed to the next step, otherwise the technical staff will still be based on your development needs for secondary development of the function.
2. Three-party cooperation. In the process of system development, service providers began to assist customers with the application of tripartite interface, just can wait for the procedure out of this period of time to fill up. At the same time, the service provider will also assist the customer to purchase a server, and the later live broadcast system will be deployed on the server.
3. Test adjustments. After the development of the live broadcast platform, the test team of the service provider will conduct compatibility test, pressure test and live broadcast fluency test for different models of the system, and feedback the test results to the technical personnel. In view of the problems, technical personnel to improve the program, and then sent to the test group for a second test, after confirmation will be delivered to the customer.
4. The APP stores. Livestream apps need to be uploaded to Apple Store and Android APP market. Of course, distribution platforms can also be used to promote and download apps.
The above is the general process of developing video live broadcasting platform through live broadcasting source code, hoping to provide some reference for friends who want to develop and operate live broadcasting platform.