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    8 décembre 2015, par Franck Dalot

    Bonjour
    spip 3.1 [22634]

    Il reste encore dans le core des url de type .org au lieu de .net
    Je croyais que cela avait été fait, mais il semble que non :-(
    Exemple :
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    en :
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    http://forum.spip.org/
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    http://demo.spip.org/
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    http://math.spip.org/tex.php
    https://core.spip.net/projects/spip/repository/entry/spip/ecrire/inc_version.php#L234

    http://example.org/squelettes/bg.png
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  • Error transcoding with FFmpeg : Error : Output format hls is not available

    6 mai 2024, par asif mohmd

    I am using FFmpeg library to transcode a video file into multiple resolutions and create an HLS (HTTP Live Streaming) master playlist.

    


    It takes a video file as input but its does give me the output with HLS playlist.I got a error called "Output format hls is not available". Only the Output directory is creating

    


    I am using FFMpeg 7.0 full build version and also tried older versions and ffmpeg essentials and also tried chocolatey.

    


    if i remove the implementation of HLS from this code.it will create 4 different resolution videos in my output.

    


    Note:I just tried this same code on my friend MAC Book by only changing the setffmpegPath : "ffmpeg.setFfmpegPath("C :\ffmpeg\bin\ffmpeg.exe") ;" to his ffmpeg directory.
Its working perfectly in his mac book

    


    import "dotenv/config";&#xA;import * as fs from "fs";&#xA;import * as path from "path";&#xA;import ffmpeg from "fluent-ffmpeg";&#xA;import crypto from "crypto";&#xA;&#xA;ffmpeg.setFfmpegPath("C:\\ffmpeg\\bin\\ffmpeg.exe");&#xA;&#xA;export const FFmpegTranscoder = async (file: any): Promise<any> => {&#xA;  try {&#xA;    console.log("Starting script");&#xA;    console.time("req_time");&#xA;&#xA;    const randomName = (bytes = 32) =>&#xA;      crypto.randomBytes(bytes).toString("hex");&#xA;    const fileName = randomName();&#xA;    const directoryPath = path.join(__dirname, "..", "..", "input");&#xA;    const filePath = path.join(directoryPath, `${fileName}.mp4`);&#xA;&#xA;    if (!fs.existsSync(directoryPath)) {&#xA;      fs.mkdirSync(directoryPath, { recursive: true });&#xA;    }&#xA;&#xA;    const paths = await new Promise<any>((resolve, reject) => {&#xA;      fs.writeFile(filePath, file, async (err) => {&#xA;        if (err) {&#xA;          console.error("Error saving file:", err);&#xA;          throw err;&#xA;        }&#xA;        console.log("File saved successfully:", filePath);&#xA;&#xA;        try {&#xA;          const outputDirectoryPath = await transcodeWithFFmpeg(&#xA;            fileName,&#xA;            filePath&#xA;          );&#xA;          resolve({ directoryPath, filePath, fileName, outputDirectoryPath });&#xA;        } catch (error) {&#xA;          console.error("Error transcoding with FFmpeg:", error);&#xA;        }&#xA;      });&#xA;    });&#xA;    return paths;&#xA;  } catch (e: any) {&#xA;    console.log(e);&#xA;  }&#xA;};&#xA;&#xA;const transcodeWithFFmpeg = async (fileName: string, filePath: string) => {&#xA;  const directoryPath = path.join(&#xA;    __dirname,&#xA;    "..",&#xA;    "..",&#xA;    `output/hls/${fileName}`&#xA;  );&#xA;&#xA;  if (!fs.existsSync(directoryPath)) {&#xA;    fs.mkdirSync(directoryPath, { recursive: true });&#xA;  }&#xA;&#xA;  const resolutions = [&#xA;    {&#xA;      resolution: "256x144",&#xA;      videoBitrate: "200k",&#xA;      audioBitrate: "64k",&#xA;    },&#xA;    {&#xA;      resolution: "640x360",&#xA;      videoBitrate: "800k",&#xA;      audioBitrate: "128k",&#xA;    },&#xA;    {&#xA;      resolution: "1280x720",&#xA;      videoBitrate: "2500k",&#xA;      audioBitrate: "192k",&#xA;    },&#xA;    {&#xA;      resolution: "1920x1080",&#xA;      videoBitrate: "5000k",&#xA;      audioBitrate: "256k",&#xA;    },&#xA;  ];&#xA;&#xA;  const variantPlaylists: { resolution: string; outputFileName: string }[] = [];&#xA;&#xA;  for (const { resolution, videoBitrate, audioBitrate } of resolutions) {&#xA;    console.log(`HLS conversion starting for ${resolution}`);&#xA;    const outputFileName = `${fileName}_${resolution}.m3u8`;&#xA;    const segmentFileName = `${fileName}_${resolution}_%03d.ts`;&#xA;&#xA;    await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {&#xA;      ffmpeg(filePath)&#xA;        .outputOptions([&#xA;          `-c:v h264`,&#xA;          `-b:v ${videoBitrate}`,&#xA;          `-c:a aac`,&#xA;          `-b:a ${audioBitrate}`,&#xA;          `-vf scale=${resolution}`,&#xA;          `-f hls`,&#xA;          `-hls_time 10`,&#xA;          `-hls_list_size 0`,&#xA;          `-hls_segment_filename ${directoryPath}/${segmentFileName}`,&#xA;        ])&#xA;        .output(`${directoryPath}/${outputFileName}`)&#xA;        .on("end", () => resolve())&#xA;        .on("error", (err) => reject(err))&#xA;        .run();&#xA;    });&#xA;    const variantPlaylist = {&#xA;      resolution,&#xA;      outputFileName,&#xA;    };&#xA;    variantPlaylists.push(variantPlaylist);&#xA;    console.log(`HLS conversion done for ${resolution}`);&#xA;  }&#xA;  console.log(`HLS master m3u8 playlist generating`);&#xA;&#xA;  let masterPlaylist = variantPlaylists&#xA;    .map((variantPlaylist) => {&#xA;      const { resolution, outputFileName } = variantPlaylist;&#xA;      const bandwidth =&#xA;        resolution === "256x144"&#xA;          ? 264000&#xA;          : resolution === "640x360"&#xA;          ? 1024000&#xA;          : resolution === "1280x720"&#xA;          ? 3072000&#xA;          : 5500000;&#xA;      ``;&#xA;      return `#EXT-X-STREAM-INF:BANDWIDTH=${bandwidth},RESOLUTION=${resolution}\n${outputFileName}`;&#xA;    })&#xA;    .join("\n");&#xA;  masterPlaylist = `#EXTM3U\n` &#x2B; masterPlaylist;&#xA;&#xA;  const masterPlaylistFileName = `${fileName}_master.m3u8`;&#xA;&#xA;  const masterPlaylistPath = `${directoryPath}/${masterPlaylistFileName}`;&#xA;  fs.writeFileSync(masterPlaylistPath, masterPlaylist);&#xA;  console.log(`HLS master m3u8 playlist generated`);&#xA;  return directoryPath;&#xA;};&#xA;</void></any></any>

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    My console.log is :

    &#xA;

        Starting script&#xA;    HLS conversion starting for 256x144&#xA;    Error transcoding with FFmpeg: Error: Output format hls is not available&#xA;        at C:\Users\asifa\Desktop\Genius Grid\Transcode-service\node_modules\fluent-ffmpeg\lib\capabilities.js:589:21&#xA;        at nextTask (C:\Users\asifa\Desktop\Genius Grid\Transcode-service\node_modules\async\dist\async.js:5791:13)&#xA;        at next (C:\Users\asifa\Desktop\Genius Grid\Transcode-service\node_modules\async\dist\async.js:5799:13)&#xA;        at C:\Users\asifa\Desktop\Genius Grid\Transcode-service\node_modules\async\dist\async.js:329:20&#xA;        at C:\Users\asifa\Desktop\Genius Grid\Transcode-service\node_modules\fluent-ffmpeg\lib\capabilities.js:549:7&#xA;        at handleExit (C:\Users\asifa\Desktop\Genius Grid\Transcode-service\node_modules\fluent-ffmpeg\lib\processor.js:170:11)&#xA;        at ChildProcess.<anonymous> (C:\Users\asifa\Desktop\Genius Grid\Transcode-service\node_modules\fluent-ffmpeg\lib\processor.js:184:11)&#xA;        at ChildProcess.emit (node:events:518:28)&#xA;        at ChildProcess.emit (node:domain:488:12)&#xA;        at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:294:12) &#xA;</anonymous>

    &#xA;

    I am using Windows 11 and FFMpeg version 7.0. I repeatedly checked, using CMD commands, that my FFMpeg was installed correctly and confirmed the environment variables path, experimented with various FFMpeg versions, and tried with FFMpeg full build Chocolatey package.

    &#xA;

    In Command Line its working perfectly :

    &#xA;

    PS C:\Users\asifa\Desktop\test fmmpeg> ffmpeg -hide_banner -y -i .\SampleVideo_1280x720_30mb.mp4 -vf scale=w=640:h=360:force_original_aspect_ratio=decrease -c:a aac -b:v 800k -c:v h264 -b:a 128k -f hls -hls_time 14 -hls_list_size 0 -hls_segment_filename beach/480p_%03d.ts beach/480p.m3u8&#xA;Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from &#x27;.\SampleVideo_1280x720_30mb.mp4&#x27;:&#xA;  Metadata:&#xA;    major_brand     : isom&#xA;    minor_version   : 512&#xA;    compatible_brands: isomiso2avc1mp41&#xA;    creation_time   : 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z&#xA;    encoder         : Lavf53.24.2&#xA;  Duration: 00:02:50.86, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 1474 kb/s&#xA;  Stream #0:0[0x1](und): Video: h264 (Main) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p(progressive), 1280x720 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 1086 kb/s, 25 fps, 25 tbr, 12800 tbn (default)&#xA;      Metadata:&#xA;        creation_time   : 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z&#xA;        handler_name    : VideoHandler&#xA;        vendor_id       : [0][0][0][0]&#xA;  Stream #0:1[0x2](und): Audio: aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz, 5.1, fltp, 383 kb/s (default)&#xA;      Metadata:&#xA;        creation_time   : 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z&#xA;        handler_name    : SoundHandler&#xA;        vendor_id       : [0][0][0][0]&#xA;Stream mapping:&#xA;  Stream #0:0 -> #0:0 (h264 (native) -> h264 (libx264))&#xA;  Stream #0:1 -> #0:1 (aac (native) -> aac (native))&#xA;Press [q] to stop, [?] for help&#xA;[libx264 @ 000001ef1288ec00] using SAR=1/1&#xA;[libx264 @ 000001ef1288ec00] using cpu capabilities: MMX2 SSE2Fast SSSE3 SSE4.2 AVX FMA3 BMI2 AVX2&#xA;[libx264 @ 000001ef1288ec00] profile High, level 3.0, 4:2:0, 8-bit&#xA;[libx264 @ 000001ef1288ec00] 264 - core 164 r3190 7ed753b - H.264/MPEG-4 AVC codec - Copyleft 2003-2024 - http://www.videolan.org/x264.html - options: cabac=1 ref=3 deblock=1:0:0 analyse=0x3:0x113 me=hex subme=7 psy=1 psy_rd=1.00:0.00 mixed_ref=1 me_range=16 chroma_me=1 trellis=1 8x8dct=1 cqm=0 deadzone=21,11 fast_pskip=1 chroma_qp_offset=-2 threads=11 lookahead_threads=1 sliced_threads=0 nr=0 decimate=1 interlaced=0 bluray_compat=0 constrained_intra=0 bframes=3 b_pyramid=2 b_adapt=1 b_bias=0 direct=1 weightb=1 open_gop=0 weightp=2 keyint=250 keyint_min=25 scenecut=40 intra_refresh=0 rc_lookahead=40 rc=abr mbtree=1 bitrate=800 ratetol=1.0 qcomp=0.60 qpmin=0 qpmax=69 qpstep=4 ip_ratio=1.40 aq=1:1.00&#xA;Output #0, hls, to &#x27;beach/480p.m3u8&#x27;:&#xA;  Metadata:&#xA;    major_brand     : isom&#xA;    minor_version   : 512&#xA;    compatible_brands: isomiso2avc1mp41&#xA;    encoder         : Lavf61.1.100&#xA;  Stream #0:0(und): Video: h264, yuv420p(progressive), 640x360 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], q=2-31, 800 kb/s, 25 fps, 90k tbn (default)&#xA;      Metadata:&#xA;        creation_time   : 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z&#xA;        handler_name    : VideoHandler&#xA;        vendor_id       : [0][0][0][0]&#xA;        encoder         : Lavc61.3.100 libx264&#xA;      Side data:&#xA;        cpb: bitrate max/min/avg: 0/0/800000 buffer size: 0 vbv_delay: N/A&#xA;  Stream #0:1(und): Audio: aac (LC), 48000 Hz, 5.1, fltp, 128 kb/s (default)&#xA;      Metadata:&#xA;        creation_time   : 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z&#xA;        handler_name    : SoundHandler&#xA;        vendor_id       : [0][0][0][0]&#xA;        encoder         : Lavc61.3.100 aac&#xA;[hls @ 000001ef12482040] Opening &#x27;beach/480p_000.ts&#x27; for writing speed=15.5x&#xA;[hls @ 000001ef12482040] Opening &#x27;beach/480p.m3u8.tmp&#x27; for writing&#xA;[hls @ 000001ef12482040] Opening &#x27;beach/480p_001.ts&#x27; for writing speed=17.9x&#xA;[hls @ 000001ef12482040] Opening &#x27;beach/480p.m3u8.tmp&#x27; for writing&#xA;[hls @ 000001ef12482040] Opening &#x27;beach/480p_002.ts&#x27; for writing speed=17.3x&#xA;[hls @ 000001ef12482040] Opening &#x27;beach/480p.m3u8.tmp&#x27; for writing&#xA;[hls @ 000001ef12482040] Opening &#x27;beach/480p_003.ts&#x27; for writing speed=19.4x&#xA;[hls @ 000001ef12482040] Opening &#x27;beach/480p.m3u8.tmp&#x27; for writing&#xA;[hls @ 000001ef12482040] Opening &#x27;beach/480p_004.ts&#x27; for writing speed=19.3x&#xA;[hls @ 000001ef12482040] Opening &#x27;beach/480p.m3u8.tmp&#x27; for writing&#xA;[hls @ 000001ef12482040] Opening &#x27;beach/480p_005.ts&#x27; for writing speed=19.2x&#xA;[hls @ 000001ef12482040] Opening &#x27;beach/480p.m3u8.tmp&#x27; for writing&#xA;[hls @ 000001ef12482040] Opening &#x27;beach/480p_006.ts&#x27; for writing&#xA;[hls @ 000001ef12482040] Opening &#x27;beach/480p.m3u8.tmp&#x27; for writing&#xA;[hls @ 000001ef12482040] Opening &#x27;beach/480p_007.ts&#x27; for writing speed=19.4x&#xA;[hls @ 000001ef12482040] Opening &#x27;beach/480p.m3u8.tmp&#x27; for writing&#xA;[hls @ 000001ef12482040] Opening &#x27;beach/480p_008.ts&#x27; for writing speed=19.5x&#xA;[hls @ 000001ef12482040] Opening &#x27;beach/480p.m3u8.tmp&#x27; for writing&#xA;[hls @ 000001ef12482040] Opening &#x27;beach/480p_009.ts&#x27; for writing speed=19.5x&#xA;[hls @ 000001ef12482040] Opening &#x27;beach/480p.m3u8.tmp&#x27; for writing&#xA;[hls @ 000001ef12482040] Opening &#x27;beach/480p_010.ts&#x27; for writing speed=19.4x&#xA;[hls @ 000001ef12482040] Opening &#x27;beach/480p.m3u8.tmp&#x27; for writing&#xA;[hls @ 000001ef12482040] Opening &#x27;beach/480p_011.ts&#x27; for writing/A    =19.4x&#xA;[hls @ 000001ef12482040] Opening &#x27;beach/480p.m3u8.tmp&#x27; for writing&#xA;[out#0/hls @ 000001ef11d4e880] video:17094KiB audio:2680KiB subtitle:0KiB other streams:0KiB global headers:0KiB muxing overhead: unknown&#xA;frame= 4271 fps=485 q=-1.0 Lsize=N/A time=00:02:50.76 bitrate=N/A speed=19.4x&#xA;[libx264 @ 000001ef1288ec00] frame I:45    Avg QP:10.29  size: 60418&#xA;[libx264 @ 000001ef1288ec00] frame P:1914  Avg QP:14.53  size:  5582&#xA;[libx264 @ 000001ef1288ec00] frame B:2312  Avg QP:20.63  size:  1774&#xA;[libx264 @ 000001ef1288ec00] consecutive B-frames: 22.9% 11.9%  8.6% 56.6%&#xA;[libx264 @ 000001ef1288ec00] mb I  I16..4: 15.6% 32.1% 52.2%&#xA;[libx264 @ 000001ef1288ec00] mb P  I16..4:  0.3%  3.4%  1.2%  P16..4: 20.3% 10.0% 13.1%  0.0%  0.0%    skip:51.8%&#xA;[libx264 @ 000001ef1288ec00] mb B  I16..4:  0.1%  0.9%  0.4%  B16..8: 17.2%  5.6%  2.8%  direct: 2.0%  skip:71.0%  L0:41.5% L1:44.1% BI:14.4%&#xA;[libx264 @ 000001ef1288ec00] final ratefactor: 16.13&#xA;[libx264 @ 000001ef1288ec00] 8x8 transform intra:58.4% inter:51.7%&#xA;[libx264 @ 000001ef1288ec00] coded y,uvDC,uvAC intra: 86.7% 94.3% 78.8% inter: 12.6% 15.0% 4.5%&#xA;[libx264 @ 000001ef1288ec00] i16 v,h,dc,p: 17% 42% 14% 28%&#xA;[libx264 @ 000001ef1288ec00] i8 v,h,dc,ddl,ddr,vr,hd,vl,hu: 23% 19% 11%  6%  7%  8%  8%  9%  9%&#xA;[libx264 @ 000001ef1288ec00] i4 v,h,dc,ddl,ddr,vr,hd,vl,hu: 23% 18% 12%  6%  9%  9%  8%  8%  7%&#xA;[libx264 @ 000001ef1288ec00] i8c dc,h,v,p: 44% 24% 20% 12%&#xA;[libx264 @ 000001ef1288ec00] Weighted P-Frames: Y:0.0% UV:0.0%&#xA;[libx264 @ 000001ef1288ec00] ref P L0: 78.3%  9.7%  8.8%  3.2%&#xA;[libx264 @ 000001ef1288ec00] ref B L0: 92.5%  6.0%  1.5%&#xA;[libx264 @ 000001ef1288ec00] ref B L1: 97.1%  2.9%&#xA;[libx264 @ 000001ef1288ec00] kb/s:819.63&#xA;[aac @ 000001ef128f7c80] Qavg: 452.137&#xA;

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    When I use the .on(&#x27;start&#x27;, (cmdline) => console.log(cmdline))} code with the -f hls command, the error "Output format hls is not available" appears, as previously mentioned. But my Console.log looks like this if I run my code without using -f hls command :

    &#xA;

    Without -f hls command

    &#xA;

    await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {&#xA;  ffmpeg(filePath)&#xA;    .outputOptions([&#xA;      `-c:v h264`,&#xA;      `-b:v ${videoBitrate}`,&#xA;      `-c:a aac`,&#xA;      `-b:a ${audioBitrate}`,&#xA;      `-vf scale=${resolution}`,&#xA; &#xA;      `-hls_time 10`,&#xA;      `-hls_list_size 0`,&#xA;      `-hls_segment_filename ${directoryPath}/${segmentFileName}`,&#xA;    ])&#xA;    .output(`${directoryPath}/${outputFileName}`)&#xA;    .on(&#x27;start&#x27;, (cmdline) => console.log(cmdline)) &#xA;    .on("end", () => resolve())&#xA;    .on("error", (err) => reject(err))&#xA;    .run();&#xA;});&#xA;</void>

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    Console.log is :

    &#xA;

    `Starting script&#xA;File saved successfully: C:\Users\asifa\Desktop\Genius Grid\Transcode-service\input\c9fcf43726e617a295b203d5acb7b81658b5f05f80eafc74cee21b053422fef1.mp4&#xA;HLS conversion starting for 256x144&#xA;ffmpeg -i C:\Users\asifa\Desktop\Genius Grid\Transcode-service\input\c9fcf43726e617a295b203d5acb7b81658b5f05f80eafc74cee21b053422fef1.mp4 -y -c:v h264 -b:v 200k -c:a aac -b:a 64k -vf scale=256x144 -hls_time 10 -hls_list_size 0 -hls_segment_filename C:\Users\asifa\Desktop\Genius Grid\Transcode-service\output\hls\c9fcf43726e617a295b203d5acb7b81658b5f05f80eafc74cee21b053422fef1/c9fcf43726e617a295b203d5acb7b81658b5f05f80eafc74cee21b053422fef1_256x144_%03d.ts C:\Users\asifa\Desktop\Genius Grid\Transcode-service\output\hls\c9fcf43726e617a295b203d5acb7b81658b5f05f80eafc74cee21b053422fef1/c9fcf43726e617a295b203d5acb7b81658b5f05f80eafc74cee21b053422fef1_256x144.m3u8&#xA;Error transcoding with FFmpeg: Error: ffmpeg exited with code 2880417800: Unrecognized option &#x27;hls_segment_filename C:\Users\asifa\Desktop\Genius Grid\Transcode-service\output\hls\c9fcf43726e617a295b203d5acb7b81658b5f05f80eafc74cee21b053422fef1/c9fcf43726e617a295b203d5acb7b81658b5f05f80eafc74cee21b053422fef1_256x144_%03d.ts&#x27;.&#xA;Error splitting the argument list: Option not found`&#xA;

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  • Piwik SSO options and why is it useful ?

    8 novembre 2017, par Piwik Core Team — Plugins

    Bored with typing again and again different logins and passwords for each service you have access to ? Would you like to add hundreds or thousands of users with different roles to your Piwik at once ? Would you like to save time and effort of managing your users while increasing the security in your business ? Guess what, Piwik has come up with great features to do just that.

    But what is a SSO ?

    Before introducing you to new Piwik features, let me explain what a SSO is.
    SSO is the acronym for Single Sign On. As its name suggests this authentication process allows a user to access multiple applications with one set of login credentials.

    Advantages of using a SSO are numerous :

    • improving security, for example when an employee is leaving your company, how can you check that all his credentials have been removed ?
    • reducing employees time-wasters such as having to enter logins/passwords each time.
    • providing a centralized database for administrators. They can then easily manage permissions of all employees saving them heaps of time.
    • reduces support costs related to authentication / accounts management.

    In order to provide SSO options, two Piwik plugins have been developed and are available on the marketplace :

    SAML

    SAML stands for “Security Assertion Markup Language”, it is a standard in order to exchange authentication and authorization between an identity provider (OneLogin, Okta, Ping Identity, ADFS, Google, Salesforce, SharePoint…) and a service provider.
    An identity provider is an online service that authenticates users on the Internet by using security tokens.

    Are you wondering if your business or organization is using any of these providers ? We recommend to ask your operations team or sysadmin.

    At InnoCraft, we developed a plugin in order to allow SSO with SAML for Piwik. It can ensure consistent access control across the enterprise and external providers, potentially reducing support costs related to authentication and accounts management.

    The installation process is straightforward. All you need is to get the SAML premium feature from the marketplace. Once installed, you will access the SAML configuration interface through the admin where you can configure various settings :

    • SAML Status
    • Identity Provider (Entity ID, SSO endpoint info, Public x509 certificate)
    • Just-in-time provisioning and Mapping attributes
    • Access Synchronization
    • Advanced settings

    From there you will need to follow our detailed documentation to have it up and running :
    https://piwik.org/docs/login-saml/.
    Once finished, you will then be able to use SAML to authenticate to your Piwik account :

    As all premium features, SAML is eligible to a 30-day period money back guarantee, so do not hesitate to have it a try.

    LDAP

    LDAP stands for Lightweight Directory Access Protocol. As its names implies LDAP is a directory, hosted on a server, which organizes the data about people in your company.
    Thanks to the LDAP plugin, Piwik can be connected to your LDAP infrastructure and then use all its power in order to give each individual an access with different rights according to their needs.

    Let’s say that you have 1,000 employees within a company and they all need right now an access to the analytics reports in Piwik with different roles. This is what LDAP can do.

    Moreover if your business or organization is already using LDAP, we recommend using the LDAP connector for Piwik for better security, to stop wasting time of your users and sysadmins, and to reduce the costs related to account management.

    You understood it well. LDAP is a plugin which saves a LOT of time within an organization. Here is a preview of the settings part :

    LDAP has been developed by the Piwik core team and is available as a Free plugin on the marketplace.

    If you are surprised by the possibilities that Piwik is offering in terms of plugins, the good news is that many other plugins are waiting for you on the marketplace. Check out our premium marketplace which offers state-of-the-art plugins to get the most out of Piwik.

    And if you are a developer feel free to create your own plugin, a detailed documentation is available at : https://developer.piwik.org/guides/getting-started-part-1.