Darwin Streaming Server

How to install a Darwin Streaming Server

Installation time: 5 minutes

Description
The Darwin Streaming Server is the official open source version of Apple's QuickTime Streaming Server. This server is for streaming QuickTime and MPE !" media over the internet using the industr# standard $TP and $TSP %rotocols. This guide will show #ou how to install the Darwin Streaming Server ste%!&#!ste% on the 'edora ( distri&ution. )ou can choose this *S when creating a server using andi MI +manual install,. Note: This guide assumes that #ou have alread# installed -%ache. and it is running. -lso. remem&er to %oint #our domain name/s - record to #our server first. so #ou can access #our server via #our domain name.

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1. oto !ttp:##"eveloper.apple.com#opensource#server#streaming#in"e$.!tml %. &lick on 'Streaming Server' In the 01inu20 section. click on 0Streaming Server0 +for 'edora 3ore " and later, (. )og in wit! *our Apple co"es )ou will now see the following:

These login codes are the same as #ou use for iTunes. or #ou can create a new username here: htt%:44m#info.a%%le.com +. save t!e file to *our "isk DarwinStreamingSrvr5.5.5!1inu2.tar.g6 +71.5 M8, 5. uploa" t!e file to *our server In this e2am%le. I am going to u%load the file to: 4home4DarwinStreamingSrvr5.5.5!1inu2.tar.g6 using sft% +how9, 7

,. e$tract t!e file:

tar xvzf DarwinStreamingSrvr5.5.5-Linux.tar.gz

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cd DarwinStreamingSrvr4.1.3-Linux

o into t!e "irector* to t!e DarwinStreamingSrvr+.1.(.)inu$ fol"er:

/. run t!e installation script:

./Install

0: &reate t!e a"ministrator user In order to administer the Darwin Streaming Server #ou must create an administrator user :;ote: The administrator user name cannot contain s%aces. or single or dou&le <uote characters. and cannot &e more than 755 characters long=. Please enter a new administrator user name: 11. Specif* t!e a"ministrator user's passwor"
Y u must als enter a !assw rd f r t"e administrat r user #$ te% &"e administrat r !assw rd cann t c ntain s!aces' r (u tes' eit"er single r d u)le' and cann t )e m re t"an *+ c"aracters l ng,. -lease enter a new administrat r -assw rd%

Enter #our new administrator/s %assword.

.e-enter t"e new administrat r !assw rd%

Then renter #our new administrator/s %assword. If the %asswords are the same. the installation will &e com%lete. and #ou will see the following confirmation message:
/dding user$ame xxxxxx Setu! 0 m!lete1

%. &onfigure *our new streaming server

11. 2sing *our we3 3rowser4 go to t!e following 25):
"tt!%//www.2 urd main.c m%133+

)ou will then see the following %age:

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Enter the administrator name and its %assword +the one #ou created in ste%s ? and 1@ a&ove,. 1%. Setup Assistant 67( 8roa"cast )ou will now see the following:

S%ecif# a MP> 8roadcast %assword. 1(. Setup Assistant Secure A"ministration )ou will now see the following:

This will ena&le encr#%tion &etween the administration server and the we& client. Note: If #ou do not have a valid streaming server SS1 certificate installed. do not check the &o2 to activate this feature. "

1+. Setup Assistant 6e"ia 9ol"er )ou will now see the following:

S%ecif# the location of #our media folder. 8# default this is 4usr4local4movies4 15. Setup Assistant Streaming on 7ort /1 )ou will now see the following:

To allow streaming on %ort A@ +the same as -%ache,. then check the &o2. B 3lick on 09inis!0 to end the configuration.

1,. Server Snaps!ot *nce #ou have finished configuring #our streaming server. #ou will see the following %age. which is a sna%shot of #our streaming server. and the administrative control %anel of #our streaming server

)ou can now manage #our server via #our we& &rowser &# logging into the following %age:
"tt!%//133.133.133.133%133+/!arse4xml.cgi

+replace 1%(.1%(.1%(.1%( wit! t!e :7 A""ress of *our server, EnCo#D