[streaming] Re: FreeBSD no-X11 & vlc .. or vls as stream relay server?

[Benjamin Pracht]

Le vendredi 24 février 2006 à 00:07 +0100, r.sand at new-net.net a écrit :
> Hello,
> 
> I'm soon to stream a convention video/audio feed for several viewers.
> 
> The idea is to use an offsite (located an some ISP) server as relay 
> between the live source and the clients' browsers.
> 
> The setup will be of the sort:
> 
> [convention location encodes to h263/4] >> [dsl link] >> [isp dedicated 
> server running FreeBSD] >> [client isp] >> [client browser h263/4 video]
> 

That should be possible using VLC, provided you have a fast CPU on the
encoder, for h264, and and fast enough upload rate on the dsl link. UDP
or http could be used as transport between the 2 locations.

> I think i will manage for the on "convention location" vlc configuration..
> 
> But regarding the FreeBSD dedicated server part i have more concerns..
> 
> I think VLC can be compiled without X11 installed if disabling a few 
> features; the port has have few usefull switches to allow custom builds; 
> I'm still playing with it.
> 
> I haven't seen any VLS port for FreeBSD, wondered if vls ever ran on 
> this platform..
> 
> But i don't think it will do some "relaying" of the live stream to other 
> clients (?) Not even sure it'll compile under FreeBSD (?)
> 
> In the past i did the same streaming with nsvtools & shoutcast, as 
> shoutcast run perfectly under FreeBSD..

VLS hasn't been maintained for more than 2 years, can only stream over
udp unicast/multicast (no rtsp). It should however compile under freebsd
with a few modifications at worse. In your case, a minimal VLC without
playback capabilities and without a gui should do the trick.

-- 
BigBen

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