Video Transcoding Quickstart

Run go-livepeer as a transcoding orchestrator: create your wallet, configure your node, register, and verify.

This is the canonical quickstart for running a transcoding orchestrator.

Step 1: Create and fund your ETH account

You need an Arbitrum One ETH account for on-chain Livepeer operation.

1. Create a keystore

   Use go-livepeer to initialize a keystore path:

   ./livepeer -network arbitrum-one-mainnet -ethKeystorePath ~/.lpData/keystore
   

   Store your keystore and passphrase securely.

   Never commit keystore files or passphrase files to version control.

2. Fund your account on Arbitrum One

   Add ETH to your account for gas and ticket payments.

   • Minimum recommended to start: 0.1 ETH
   • Bridge option: Arbitrum Bridge
   • Exchange options: Arbitrum exchanges

Step 2: Prerequisites

Step 3: Configure and run

Use this compose template as a baseline and replace placeholders.

If you are running CPU-only transcoding, remove GPU-specific runtime settings.

Start the node:

Step 4: Register as an orchestrator

Step 5: Verify your node

Your orchestrator should appear in the Livepeer Explorer.

Testing end-to-end with a Gateway

Once both services are running, verify an end-to-end transcoding session.

Gateway Quickstart

Use this to run gateway-side setup and stream validation.

Related pages

Orchestrator Job Types

Compare transcoding, realtime AI, and batch AI paths.

Install go-livepeer

Full install options and advanced flags.

Connect to Arbitrum

RPC selection and network connection guidance.

CLI flags reference

Full orchestrator flag reference.