Swami, (I hope that's a respectful nickname....)
I understand that the Darwin Streaming Server is the same code that
runs Quicktime streaming server, and it works well. I'm sure it's
exactly what is running at Dreamhost, as they are major users of Open
Source.
I didn't know you had such a robust dedicated server. Of course you
should try and use it - perhaps the sysop for your ISP will help you
install it. At any rate, it would be the exact same kind of server
that you'd get at Dreamhost.
I almost installed this software there, until I realized it was
already installed at Dreamhost. It looks pretty good. It doesn't have
the GUI based tools that the MacOS version has, so you'll probably
have to install using the terminal. But again I'm guessing that Apple
and the Open Source community have made it easier to install.
http://developer.apple.com/opensource/server/streaming/index.html
They also have a mail list which could prove invaluable.
http://lists.apple.com/mailman/listinfo/streaming-server-users
Welcome to Darwin Streaming Server, the open source version of
Apple's QuickTime Streaming Server technology that allows you to
send streaming media to clients across the Internet using the
industry standard RTP and RTSP protocols. Based on the same code
base as QuickTime Streaming Server, Darwin Streaming Server provides
a high level of customizability and runs on a variety of platforms
allowing you to manipulate the code to fit your needs.
Who should use Darwin Streaming Server?
While sharing the same code base as QuickTime Streaming Server,
Darwin Streaming Server is an open source project intended for
developers who need to stream QuickTime and MPEG-4 media on
alternative platforms such as Windows, Linux, and Solaris, or those
developers who need to extend and/or modify the existing streaming
server code to fit their needs. Darwin Streaming Server is only
supported by the open source community and is not eligible for
technical support from Apple. Apple hosts a number of email
discussion lists for Darwin Streaming Server users and developers to
share ideas and discuss deployment scenarios.
QuickTime Streaming Server (QTSS) is Apple's commercial streaming
server delivered as part of Mac OS X Server. QTSS provides users
with enhanced administration and media management tools as a result
of the tight integration with Mac OS X Server; these tools are not
available as part of the open source project. Technical support is
available for QTSS as part of the AppleCare support plans provided
for Mac OS X Server and Xserve.
Both DSS and QTSS are built on a core server that provides state of
the art quality of service features with Skip protection and
Instant-On, and support for the latest digital media standards,
MPEG-4 and 3GPP.
Darwin Streaming Server is available as a free download under the
Apple Public Source License.
Actually getting another Dream Host account is on our road map.
At least for someone else on the team...
My experience has been that no matter how inexpensive a new site is
or how good the support may be, every new "business" relationship,
alternate box, server site, adds more admin overhead than you might
expect. So, I would only go that route if running it on our box in SF doesn't
work.
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stephen barncard
s a n f r a n c i s c o
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