# LiveKit Real-Time Video Audio and Data Server with WebRTC

> LiveKit is an open-source, scalable WebRTC-based real-time communication server written in Go. It provides multi-user conferencing, streaming, and data channels with client SDKs for JavaScript, Swift, Kotlin, Flutter, React, Go, Python, Rust, and Unity.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/livekit-real-time-video-audio-and-data-server-with-webrtc` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/livekit-real-time-video-audio-and-data-server-with-webrtc`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/livekit-real-time-video-audio-and-data-server-with-webrtc/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Web & Frontend
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/livekit-real-time-video-audio-and-data-server-with-webrtc

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# LiveKit Real-Time Video Audio and Data Server with WebRTC

LiveKit is an open-source, scalable WebRTC-based real-time communication server written in Go. It provides multi-user conferencing, streaming, and data channels with client SDKs for JavaScript, Swift, Kotlin, Flutter, React, Go, Python, Rust, and Unity.

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- brew install livekit
- git clone https://github.com/livekit/livekit

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- Easy to deploy: single binary, Docker or Kubernetes
- | Python (community) | [python-sdks](https://github.com/livekit/python-sdks) | |
- [Docker image](https://hub.docker.com/r/livekit/livekit-server)

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- <a href="https://github.com/livekit/client-sdk-js/tree/main/example" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">JS example</a>
- <a href="https://github.com/livekit/client-sdk-js/tree/main/example" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">React example</a>
- <a href="https://github.com/livekit/client-example-swift" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">example</a>

- Source: https://github.com/livekit/livekit
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/livekit/livekit/HEAD/README.md

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/livekit-realtime-webrtc-server/)