Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for quick start of live video streaming. The method includes: recognizing a type of a current player and invoking a quick start policy compatible with the type of the current player; during the execution of the quick start policy, retrieving a current system time and a quick start configuration time corresponding to the current player; based on the current system time and the quick start configuration time, determining a quick start index position in a target live video stream, and based on the quick start index position, determining a key frame index position in the target live video stream; and sending video data in the target live video stream starting from the key frame index position to the current player and discarding audio data in the target live video stream between the key frame index position and the quick start index position.