Red5 (media server)
Red5 is a free software media streaming server implemented in Java, which provides services similar to those offered by the proprietary Adobe Flash Media Server and Wowza Streaming Engine including: Streaming Video (FLV, F4V, MP4, 3GP) Streaming Audio (MP3, F4A, M4A, AAC) Recording Client Streams (FLV and AVC+AAC in FLV container) Shared Objects Live Stream Video Publishing (FLV, VP6) Live Stream Audio Publishing (MP3, AAC) Remoting (Action Message Format) Protocols: RTMP, RTMPT, RTMPS, and RTMPE The Red5 Project originated in the early 2000s with a mission to provide an open-source real time streaming alternative to Adobe’s proprietary Real-Time Messaging Protocol (RTMP). A group of innovative developers set out to reverse-engineer RTMP, enabling wider access to streaming technology and fostering innovation in the field.