@outspeed/react
Connecting to a WebRTC backend
The useWebRTC hook simplify the process of connecting to Outspeed’s WebRTC backend.
We assume you have already deployed your backend. If not, please follow this tutorial to deploy your backend with
outspeed-client
.The code shown establishes a peer connection with the backend and streams local audio and video to it. If the backend is configured to return the audio and video, they will be displayed as well.
- We import necessary components from the
@outspeed/react
and@outspeed/core
libraries. useWebRTC
: This hook is used to manage WebRTC connections. It provides methods like connect, getRemoteVideoTrack, and getLocalVideoTrack. Visit here to learn more aboutuseWebRTC
.- The
useWebRTC
hook is set up with a URL (functionURL
) and options to enable audio and video. We can also useuseCreateConfig
to create a config, visit here.audioConstraints: {}
: This selects the default audio input device and streams the audio to the backend. You can also specify any MediaTrackConstraints to customize the audio input.videoConstraints: {}
: This selects the default video input device and streams the video to the backend. Similar to audio, you can pass MediaTrackConstraints to define specific video input settings.
- Video Streams: Using
RealtimeVideo
component to view streams. Learn more aboutRealtimeVideo
component here.
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