Red5 Media Server on Ubuntu 24.04 by cloudimg
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Red5 open source RTMP, RTMPS and HLS live streaming media server on Ubuntu 24.04 by cloudimg.
Red5 Open Source Media Server on Ubuntu 24.04 by cloudimg
Red5 is an open source media server for real time live streaming. It ingests live audio and video over RTMP and RTMPS from encoders such as OBS Studio, FFmpeg and hardware broadcasters, relays it to viewers, and can record incoming streams for on demand playback. Red5 2.0.40 runs on an embedded Apache Tomcat 11 servlet container.
What's included:
- Red5 Open Source Media Server 2.0.40 running as the red5 systemd service
- Red5 HTTP web interface fronted by nginx on port 80, with Red5 bound to loopback
- Per-VM HTTP Basic Auth (user admin) with a unique password generated on first boot
- All bundled default credentials removed - no known credential ships
- RTMP 1935 and RTMPS 8443 for live stream ingest and playback
- Java 21 OpenJDK headless, self-signed RTMPS keystore generated at build
- Unauthenticated /healthz endpoint for load balancer probes
- 24/7 cloudimg support
Licensing - Apache-2.0, FREE. No per-stream or per-viewer fee. The cloudimg charge ($0.04 per vCPU/hour) covers packaging, security patching, image maintenance and 24/7 support.
Recommended: Standard_B2s to start; scale up for higher concurrency. Target: live event streaming, low latency broadcast, video on demand origin, custom real time streaming applications.
Prerequisites: Azure subscription, VNet, SSH key. NSG should permit 22, 80, 1935 and 8443. Guide: https://www.cloudimg.co.uk/guides/red5-server-on-ubuntu-24-04-azure/