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Media Server

Howto Install RED5 Flash Media Server in Fedora 11, Centos 5.4, Redhat

Red5 is an Open Source Flash Media Server written in Java that supports:

* Streaming Audio/Video (FLV and MP3)
* Recording Client Streams (FLV only)
* Shared Objects
* Live Stream Publishing
* Remoting (AMF)

This is a reverse engineered open source project which aims to produce a feature-complete implementation written in Java. It os one of the Full implementation RTMP servers other than:

Adobe Flash Media Server,
Onlinelib VCS Video Communication Server
Wowza Media Server
WebORB Integration Server
haXeVideo

In this tutorial we'll learn howto installRED5 on Centos 5.4,Fedora, Redhat and other Linux Distribution, There are many ways to achieve this but this is how i installed RED5 Media Server on Fedora 11.

Red5 Requires Java Development Kit (JDK) to run so you have to install Java onto the system,You can acheive this in 2 ways
1. Either Use Yellow DOG Updater

# yum -y install java-1.6.0-openjdk java-1.6.0-openjdk-devel

OR

Download JDK and Compile

cd /usr/java
IF /usr/java cannot be found
mkdir /usr/java
Go to the Link and Download http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/widget/jdk6.jsp and Download jdk-6u19-linux-i586.bin
mv /home/ashwin/Download/jdk-6u19-linux-i586.bin /usr/java/

chmod +x jdk-6u19-linux-i586.bin
./jdk-6u19-linux-i586.bin

You will see
JAVA_HOME="/usr/java/jdk1.6"
export JAVA_HOME
echo $JAVA_HOME

Great Now you have installed JAVA now proceed.

In the next few steps its going to be easier to start your first FLASH MEDIA SERVER UP and Running with some default programs / apps to run.

To Read the Complete Tutorial Please Visit the below Link and Other Linux Tutorials

Howto Install Red5 Flash Media Server

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I have a windows xp professional how do I setup a media server that can connect to my Sony PSX3 to share music

The Sony PSX3 has the ability to search for media servers, I want to know how do I get a media server for windows xp?

Media servers are programs that allow you to share your music and video over a network. Itunes and the new Windows Media Player have these options.

You need to be running the server on a compter on your network then when you goto your PSX3 you will see the optionto connect to it..

.It was easy for me to set-up. There are many ways and different programs you can use, but, heres what I did:

1. Make sure PS3 is connected to your network
2. Install Windows Media Player 11 on your computer that is attached to the same network
3. In WMP11 go to Tools>Options
4. In the options dialog box click the library tab, then click Configure Sharing
5. You should see all the computers on your network AND an "unknown device" (which is your PS3)
6. Right click on "unknown device" and select Allow

Now if you go back to your PS3 you should see a Windows-looking icon at the top of Pictures, Music and Video sections. Use that icon to access your content library. (This assumes that you set up WMP11 so all your media is in its library) I can access any video, music or picture (as long as the PS3 can read the format) from my computer on the other end of the house, I love it!

**NOTE: I'm not sure if the PS3 requires a restart for this to work.

And another thing I found out was every time you reset your computer you need to re-allow sharing. I always leave mine on so its no biggie, but it could get annoying if you turn it on and off.

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