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README.md

@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ ffmpeg -re -stream_loop -1 -i file.ts -c copy -f flv rtmp://localhost:8554/mystr
 
 ### HLS protocol
 
-HLS is a media format that allows to embed live streams into web pages, inside standard `<video>` HTML tags. Every stream published to the server can be accessed with a web browser by visiting
+HLS is a media format that allows to embed live streams into web pages. Every stream published to the server can be accessed with a web browser by visiting:
 
 ```
 http://localhost:8888/mystream
@@ -326,6 +326,14 @@ http://localhost:8888/mystream
 
 where `mystream` is the name of a stream that is being published.
 
+The direct HLS URL, that can be used to read the stream with Javascript libraries (hls.js) can be obtained by appending `/stream.m3u8`:
+
+```
+http://localhost:8888/mystream/stream.m3u8
+```
+
+Please note that most browsers don't support HLS directly (except Safari); a Javascript library, like [hls.js](https://github.com/video-dev/hls.js/), must be used to load the stream.
+
 ### Publish from OBS Studio
 
 In `Settings -> Stream` (or in the Auto-configuration Wizard), use the following parameters:

rtsp-simple-server.yml

@@ -98,16 +98,16 @@ rtmpAddress: :1935
 hlsDisable: no
 # address of the HLS listener.
 hlsAddress: :8888
-# whether to always start the HLS remuxer; otherwise, it is started only
-# after an HLS stream is requested.
+# by default, HLS is generated only when requested by a user;
+# this option allows to generate it always, avoiding an initial delay.
 hlsAlwaysRemux: no
 # number of HLS segments to generate.
 # increasing segments allows more buffering,
 # decreasing segments decreases latency.
 hlsSegmentCount: 3
 # minimum duration of each segment.
-# the real segment duration is also influenced by the interval between IDR frames,
-# since the server changes the segment duration to include at least one IDR frame in each.
+# the final segment duration is also influenced by the interval between IDR frames,
+# since the server changes the segment duration to include at least a IDR frame in each one.
 hlsSegmentDuration: 1s
 # value of the Access-Control-Allow-Origin header provided in every HTTP response.
 # This allows to play the HLS stream from an external website.