Name

rtspd - RTSP streaming media server

Synopsis

rtspd [-s serverroot] [-v [-o tracefile]] [-X] [-p port]

Availability

Binary and source "beta" distribution are available now. The code runs on Solaris, FreeBSD 3.x, Linux, Windows NT, with other Unix platforms available upon request.

Description

rtspd is a RTSP streaming media server.

The server is configured through the file rtspd.conf. The location of the configuration file can be specified via the -s command line parameter.

Features

Features not tested

Configuration

The rtspd.conf file should be in the following format:
DocumentRoot pathname
The path name of the document root. All the RTSP documents are accessed with this as the top level directory. For example, if this is set to /usr/local/rtsp then rtsp://<server-address>/abc.au represent the file /usr/local/rtsp/abc.au.
ServerRoot pathname
Defines the location of the server configuration files, typically "."; rtspd.conf and mime.types should be present in this directory.
CNAME canonicalname_of_user
The CNAME to be used in RTCP packets.

Options

-s serverroot
Top level directory for the server to look for the configuration file. Default is currect directory.
-v
Makes the server print out debugging information to stdout.
-o tracefile
Debugging information is printed out to the specified tracefile.
-X
Run in single-process mode, for internal debugging purposes only; the daemon does not detach from the terminal.
-p port
Overrides the default port.

Notes

See Also

RTSP

Authors

Henning Schulzrinne, Kundan Singh, and Jonathan Lennox at Columbia University, Department of Computer Science

Acknowledgements

Copyright

Copyright 1998-2000 by Columbia University; all rights reserved

Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its documentation for not-for-profit research and educational purposes and without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that both that the copyright notice and warranty disclaimer appear in supporting documentation, and that the names of the copyright holders or any of their entities not be used in advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution of the software without specific, written prior permission. Use of this software in whole or in parts for commercial advantage and by for-profit organizations requires a license.

The copyright holders disclaim all warranties with regard to this software, including all implied warranties of merchantability and fitness. In no event shall the copyright holders be liable for any special, indirect or consequential damages or any damages whatsoever resulting from loss of use, data or profits, whether in an action of contract, negligence or other tortuous action, arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of this software.


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