In this demo, we will show how to stream video using the oflaDemo app that ships with the Red5 server.

The first step is to install/activate the app via the Red5 web GUI.

Open a browser and navigate to http://IPADDRESS:5080 and click on the link: Click here to install demos

On the installation screen, select oflaDemo and press the Install button

The streaming files go in the directory /usr/share/red5/webapps/oflaDemo/streams/

To make sure this directory is writable, log in via the console and execute the following command:

sudo chmod 777 /usr/share/red5/webapps/oflaDemo/streams/

Copy the flv file to be streamed to the red5 server. In this example we use WinSCP (Any SCP/SFTP will do ie filezilla, etc).

Now configure a flash video player to point to the red5 server. In this example we will use the Longtail JW Player, which can be configured automatically using the wizard on their website.

There are 2 flash variables that are required. file is the flv file, and streamer is the url to the red5 server and the application path. In this example we will use ESXi.flv and rtmp://builddocs.com/oflaDemo

Here is the working demo:

Please leave questions or comments below.

We are starting with a fresh Ubuntu 9.04 install (using ubuntu-9.04-server-amd64.iso). The only software selected during installation was OpenSSH Server.

After installation, assign a static IP address and log in remotely with putty (see Ubuntu Setting Static IP Address).

Execute the following command to update apt packages:

sudo apt-get update

Install Subversion so you can download code from google code:

sudo apt-get install subversion

Press Y for yes

Repeat to install java package:

sudo apt-get install java-package

Repeat to install java jdk:

sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jdk

When the Sun License Agreement page comes up, use the right arrow key to select OK and press Enter to continue

Press the Left Arrow and select Yes to agree

Repeat to install ant

sudo apt-get install ant

Next we will download Red5 source code from googlecode. Create a temporary directory to download the code

mkdir -p ~/svn/red5

Change directories to go to the red5 code directory

cd ~/svn/red5

Now execute the following command to download the code:

svn checkout http://red5.googlecode.com/svn/java/server/trunk/ red5-read-only

Execute the following two commands to set environment variables in order to compile the code:

export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun

export ANT_HOME=/usr/share/ant/

Change directories to the red5-read-only directory:

cd ~/svn/red5/red5-read-only

Execute the ant command to compile the code:

/usr/share/ant/bin/ant

The source code will be compiled into the dist directory. This will take a couple minutes.

Next, we will create a permanent directory where the final red5 installation will go:

sudo mkdir /usr/share/red5

Change directories to the dist directory:

cd ~/svn/red5/red5-read-only/dist

Copy all of the files to the new red5 directory:

sudo cp -R * /usr/share/red5/

Change directories to the new red5 directory and change permissions on the red5 startup script to allow it to be executed:

cd /usr/share/red5

sudo chmod 755 red5.sh

Execute the following command to start the red5 server:

/usr/share/red5/red5.sh &

After server starts up, you can access the web console by entering the following URL in your browser:

http://IPADDRESS:5080

If this screen comes up your installation was a success. Follow the instructions thru the web console to install and test out the demos.

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

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.