AmiStreamRaider

Watch Twitch streams on the Amiga

 Description

A modern Twitch frontend for AmigaOS 3.2 – featuring search, categories, live channels, favorites, profiles, ARexx automation, and server-based transcoding.

AmiStreamRaider brings a modern Twitch experience to classic Amiga computers.
The app connects to a dedicated server (runs locally inside your home network) that handles Twitch API requests—delivering optimized output for AmigaOS via an RxMUI-based interface.

 Features

✔ Browse and search Twitch channels and categories
✔ View live channels
✔ Channel details
✔ Favorite channels list
✔ Profile system (scalability from lowend to highend Amigas)
✔ ARexx scripts for automation & external control
✔ Start/Stop streams
✔ Server-side processing of the workload to minimize Amiga overhead
✔ Optimized RiVA version for fast operation on Vampire systems
✔ Communicates with the official Twitch Helix API, no 3rd party proxies involved
✔ Uses streamlink to fetch Twitch video stream

 System Requirements

Amiga

• AmigaOS 3.2
• 68040 + AGA (fast 68060/Vampire/PiStorm + RTG highly recommended)
• MUI 3.8
• RxMUI
• ARexx (included in OS3.2)
• TCP/IP stack (Roadshow, Miami, Genesis, etc.)
• fast ethernet connection
• nettools (curl, nc)
• mpega.library
• RiVA MPEG Video Player (included)
• 16/24bit RTG Workbench Screen for Window playback

Server

• x64 CPU
• 2GB Ram
• Linux, macOS, Windows running Docker Engine + Docker Compose

 Installation

Server Installation

Download Docker Image

docker pull cego1200/asrserver:latest

Open ports

AmiStreamRaider needs:

• Port 18080/tcp - API & Control Interface
• Port 5001/tcp - MPEG1 Video Stream
• Port 18083/tcp - Dashboard Web Interface (optional)

If ufw is installed/active (Ubuntu/Debian):

sudo ufw allow 18080/tcp
sudo ufw allow 5001/tcp
sudo ufw allow 18083/tcp
sudo ufw reload

Download docker-compose.yml

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AMIGAbench/amistreamraider/refs/heads/main/docker-compose.yml

Starting the server

docker compose up -d

Stopping the server

docker compose down

Amiga Installation

Installed requirements

• nc (needs ixemul/ixnet library v48)
• curl (needs AmiSSL)
• mpega.library (use non-FPU version)
• RxMUI (needs MUI3.8+TextInput MCC)

AmiStreamRaider

Unpack the AmiStreamRaider.lha and run the installer. Reboot the system after installer is finished.

 First steps

User Login

In order to have access to the search function and your favorites list, you have to login to your Twitch user account.

Menu->Authentication->Authenticate Client

Then go to: https://twitch.tv/activate and enter your code

Note: Only user tokens (Access and Refresh tokens) are stored on the server. No passwords or sensitive data will be saved or transmitted.

At GUI startup you should now always see "Signed in as username"
Access tokens expire after 4h and will be refreshed automatically when you restart the server

 Good to know

• video playback will freeze during ad breaks
• ad breaks can take between 15 and 180 seconds
• Web Dashboard available at http://yourserverip:18083 for monitoring and control purposes
• always use start and stop buttons to control playback
• latency to the real webstream should be around 10 secs
• wired network connection highly recommended for stable TCP transmition
• Apollo RiVA Version does not support playback on AGA screens
• Read the AmigaGuide for detailed info!

 Future

• Add/Remove channels to favorites list
• More encoding profiles
• Thumbnail preview
• Live chat integration
• HTML3.2 FrontEnd (IBrowse compatible)
• more search features
• Docker build for ARM (RaspberryPi, etc)

 Links

Website: http://www.amigabench.de (IBrowse compatible)
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@amigabench


Disclaimer:  AmiStreamRaider is provided "as is" without any warranty of any kind,  express or implied. The author assumes no responsibility  for data loss, hardware damage,  or any other issues arising from the use of this software.  Twitch is a registered trademark of Amazon.com, Inc. This project is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or supported by Twitch  or Amazon in any way.  Use this software at your own risk. Streaming performance may vary depending on hardware, network connection,  network conditions, and third-party services outside the control of the  developer.