Introduction

This package runs Shaka Packager from Laravel. It turns video and audio files into HLS and DASH streams, reads the source from any Laravel disk, and writes the result to any disk.

use Foxws\Shaka\Facades\Shaka;

Shaka::fromDisk('media')
    ->open('videos/clip.mp4')
    ->addVideoStream('videos/clip.mp4', 'video.mp4')
    ->addAudioStream('videos/clip.mp4', 'audio.mp4')
    ->withMpdOutput('index.mpd')
    ->withHlsMasterPlaylist('master.m3u8')
    ->export()
    ->toDisk('s3')
    ->toPath('streams/clip/')
    ->save();

What it does, and what it doesn't

Shaka Packager packages. It cuts already-encoded video into segments and writes the playlists that players read. It does not re-encode, so it's fast, and the output is about the same size as the input.

It can't make a 720p version out of a 1080p file. If you need several qualities, either encode them first (for example with FFmpeg) and add each file as a stream, or use Laravel Streamer, which encodes and packages in one step.

Features

• Read input from, and write output to, any Laravel disk: local, S3 or your own.
• Build DASH and HLS from the same segments in one run.
• Encrypt with AES and a generated key.
• Serve private streams by signing every URL in a playlist when it's requested.
• Upload to S3 in parallel, with multipart uploads for large files.

Requirements

• PHP 8.3 or higher
• Laravel 12 or 13
• The Shaka Packager binary

Pages

• Installation
• Usage
• URL Resolvers
• Queues
• Encryption
• Configuration
• Quick Reference
• How It Works
• Troubleshooting