The Red5 server is an excellent open source solution for streaming video and other types of flash media. It is a free alternative to using Adobe Flash Media Server.

For more information and to download the installer visit the Google Code project page at http://code.google.com/p/red5/. In this build we will use the Red5 0.8.0 for Windows.

If not already installed, download the latest version of Java 6 for Windows 2003 from sun.com.

After download completes, execute Java installer. Click Install.

Java will install in a few minutes. Press finish.

Next run the Red5 installer. Press Next.

Click I Agree

Choose installation directory for the Red5 server. In this build we use Z:\Program Files\Red5

Choose Start Menu Folder

Installer runs for a few minutes. Press Next when complete.

Press Finish.

Reboot server to make sure new environment variables take effect.

To make sure that Red5 server is running, goto Start -> Administrative Tools -> Services

Check for the Red5 service and make sure it is set to Automatic and running

Now it’s time to test the server. Open the browser on the server and goto http://localhost:5080

If the above page comes up, your installation was a success.

If you have problems or questions with this build please leave a comment below.