Building rawkode academy

Streaming Platform

David Rawkode is pioneering a custom streaming platform to gain more control over his content distribution. He aims to move away from YouTube by building a system that handles encoding and storage independently, using tools like Cloudflare and Kubernetes. David explains the simplicity of the process:

All you need to do is send your data over RTMP to an endpoint which does audio transcoding and video transcoding.

--- David Rawkode

He is also experimenting with WebRTC to create a local-first streaming solution, emphasizing the power of open-source tools to simplify complex tasks 1 2.

   

Community Engagement

David is focused on enhancing community engagement by developing his own platform to gather meaningful insights from his audience. He critiques YouTube's limited analytics, which offer little beyond basic demographic data. By controlling his own data pipeline, he can ethically collect and use anonymized data to tailor content and collaborate with partners.

If I control the pipeline and they're logged in, I know who they are, I know what technology it's like.

--- David Rawkode

David's approach not only prioritizes user privacy but also enriches the content creation process by aligning it with audience interests 3 4.