Frameworks Network

Frameworks Network is a Livepeer-aligned video infrastructure stack. Hosted ingest and transcoding, self-hostable MistServer stack, and SDKs for player and broadcast.

Frameworks Network is a Livepeer-aligned video infrastructure provider operating both a hosted SaaS tier and a self-hostable open-source stack. The hosted tier runs at app.frameworks.network. The self-hosted stack is built on MistServer, the open-source streaming toolkit maintained by DDVTech (now operating inside Livepeer Inc).

This page exists to route developers to the canonical Frameworks documentation. The setup, API reference, SDK quickstart, and self-hosting deployment instructions are maintained by the Frameworks team in the .

Selection Criteria

Frameworks fits three developer scenarios that lower-level Livepeer primitives leave open.

Scenario	What Frameworks adds
Need a hosted live-streaming backend without managing infrastructure	app.frameworks.network with free tier, RTMP ingest, StreamCrafter browser broadcaster
Need a sovereign deployment with full control of the stack	Self-hostable MistServer-based stack, deployable on any cloud or bare metal
Need a hybrid: self-host the edge, burst to managed GPU	Hybrid mode pairs self-hosted edge with Frameworks-hosted compute

The lower-level alternative is running go-livepeer directly in broadcaster mode and assembling your own stack around it. Frameworks is the higher-level integration when you want the streaming surface (ingest, transcoding, recording, clips, analytics) packaged together.

Frameworks and Livepeer

Frameworks operates as a Livepeer Special Purpose Entity (SPE), funded through the treasury, with a dual-tier model: hosted SaaS plus open-source self-hostable stack.

Layer	Component
Application	Your video app
SDKs	Frameworks Player SDK, StreamCrafter SDK, GraphQL API, MCP
Routing	Skipper routing layer for ingest and processing nodes
Stack	MistServer (open-source streaming toolkit)
Network	Livepeer-backed compute (shared bandwidth pool, GPU workloads)

The free tier includes self-hosting capability and access to the shared bandwidth pool with Livepeer-backed compute. Paid tiers add managed scaling, enterprise support, and burst GPU.

Canonical Setup Path

The canonical setup, including dashboard quickstart, StreamCrafter integration, GraphQL API reference, MCP integration, and full self-hosting deployment, lives in the Solutions tab.

Frameworks Overview

Start here: hosted tier, SDK quickstart, self-hosting guide. Maintained by the Frameworks team.

The Solutions overview covers four paths:

1. Start from the app. Sign up at app.frameworks.network, create a stream in the dashboard, go live via StreamCrafter in the browser or via OBS over RTMP
2. Use the SDK. Install @livepeer-frameworks/player-react and configure stream and playback URLs
3. Use the GraphQL API or MCP. For automation and AI-agent integration
4. Self-host the stack. Follow the Frameworks docs for sovereign deployment; optionally use hybrid mode

Time to first stream is under fifteen minutes on the hosted path.

External Resources

Resource	Link
Frameworks homepage
Frameworks documentation	Available via the Solutions overview
Frameworks repository	Open-source MistServer-based stack; link in Solutions overview
MistServer

For deep technical questions about Frameworks internals, the architecture and deployment documentation maintained by the Frameworks team is the authoritative source.

Next Steps

Frameworks Overview

Canonical Frameworks documentation: hosted tier, SDK, self-hosting.

Transcoding Quickstart

The lower-level path: run go-livepeer broadcaster directly.

Low-Latency Streaming

Sub-3s WHIP/WHEP path with @livepeer/react.

Streamplace Integration

The AT Protocol-native video infrastructure path.