Update Setting up an HLS Broadcast server with NGINX

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## Step-by-step procedure for Setting up an HLS Broadcast server with NGINX ## Step-by-step procedure for Setting up an HLS Broadcast server with NGINX
## Installation ## Installation & Prep
1. Install nginx and it's associated RTMP module `sudo apt install nginx libnginx-mod-rtmp` 1. Spin up a new Debian 12 box w/ a properly configured UFW firewall. This is out of scope for this guide...
2. Install nginx and it's associated RTMP module `sudo apt install nginx libnginx-mod-rtmp`
3. Create a location to store your hls stream, as such `mkdir /srv/live && chown www-data:www-data /srv/live`
## RTMP Server Configuration
The first part of this server config handles ingesting the raw RTMP datastream and converting to a series of files which can be fetched via web request, as the HLS protocol perscribes.
1.Edit open `/etc/nginx/nginx.conf`
2.Add the following block to your `nginx.conf`:
## Web Server Configuration
This part of the configuration handles setting up the web server which serves the files that make up the HLS stream.
1.Edit `/etc/nginx/sites-available/default` or create a new site config
^Remember to create a symlink and move/delete the default if you create a new file!