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codeAugust 8, 2026•7 min read•RTSPLink Dev Team

Simulating 50 RTSP IP Cameras in Docker with FFmpeg & MediaMTX

Set up an automated load-testing synthetic video camera laboratory generating 50 simultaneous RTSP feeds.

#Docker#MediaMTX#FFmpeg#Load Testing#Simulation
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#1Docker Compose Synthetic Camera Lab

Spin up an RTSP server with multiple automated test patterns:

docker-compose.yml
version: '3.8'
services:
  mediamtx:
    image: bluenviron/mediamtx:latest
    ports:
      - "8554:8554"
      - "1935:1935"
      - "8888:8888"

  cam_sim_1:
    image: linuxserver/ffmpeg:latest
    command: >
      -re -f lavfi -i testsrc=size=1920x1080:rate=30
      -c:v libx264 -preset ultrafast -tune zerolatency -pix_fmt yuv420p
      -f rtsp rtsp://mediamtx:8554/cam1
    depends_on:
      - mediamtx

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