You need a link ending in .m3u8 . For example: https://example.com/live/stream.m3u8 Note: Finding free, legal test streams can be difficult. Use public test streams from video platforms like "Apple's BIPBOP test stream" for practice.

The web player fetches the playlist and requests the appropriate chunks. 4. Implementation Details

Keywords integrated: online HLS player, .m3u8, hls.js, adaptive bitrate, low-latency HLS, live streaming, video chunks, transmuxing.