How would you like to be able to serve streaming video files from your desktop computer? Ok, I agree, probably not the safest thing… and now with hosts like inflexus offering $9.95/mo Flash Media Server hosting, why would you??
 But if you’re just that kind of developer and you just have to try it to make sure you can do it… well then you’re in luck.
First of all, you can view a decent tutorial by Dan Florio on how to set things up. The only problem with the tutorial is his explaination of the folder system (I suggest reading the readme.txt file as it (at least in my opinion) is very clear and easy to implement. I found his explaination leaving me with more questions than answers…
Also, when he shows you how to set up your application so you can have people access your streaming video from any web host, he fails to mention that you have use your public IP address (if you want anyone to be able to view it from anywhere on the net).
He shows you how to view it from over the net, but from your own network, so when you try to have others (in locations other than your own network) they will not be able to load it.
You can get your public ip by going to ipchicken.com , you would use this IP in the application you actually deploy on the web.
As far as licensing goes, you can do it, you just can’t have more than 10 concurrent connections, which for development purposes, you probably wouldn’t anyway.
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Hey Kevin, thanks for shout-out. Yeah, your right, the tutorial could be better. I hope I’ve helped more than I’ve hurt. Tough to say because I’ve had a lot of people comment on my blog with problems. No idea how many actually got it going successfully.
Hopefully between my tutorial and your suggestions more people will find success. I know that when installing FMS3 works it works great. When it doesn’t it can be a pain in the ass to figure out what the issue is.
-dan
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Hi Kevin,
I have this set up and working, but I have the problem where no one else can see the video.
I have used the servers public IP address in the RTMP path, but only I can can watch the video.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Dave.
If you’re using a router and the public IP you’re using is not the same as the router IP, I would try the router IP… let me know what the situation is and if that works…
Hi Kevin,
It’s the IP address the router is using that is in the rtmp path.
If I go to http://whatsmyip.org/ it shows the same ip address for both the sever and the pc on my network.
So the port forwarding on the router points to the servers local ip address on my network.
Is this right…..does it make any sense lol?
Thanks,
Dave.
Dave,
“it shows the same IP address for both the server and the pc on my network”???
They are the same (unless you have more than one pc on your network)??
Do you mean to say your router IP is the same as your pc IP? If so, I can’t help you because I don’t even understand how that can be.
If they are not the same, try using which ever one you are not currently having a problem with.
Anything past that I don’t think I can be of much help as I am not a network specialist.
When I did it, I used my router IP (my router forwarded to my FMS port )and had other people view my streaming media from other computers all over the country (USA). So I know it works.
Let me know what happens after you try both IP addresses.
Hey Kevin,
You are correct it is the IP address of the router you use in the RTMP string and then this gets forwarded on to the loacl machine via the port forwarding you set up in the router.
I have it working kind of, although it appears to be hit and miss.
I had a friend test it who said it worked, and the my brother tested it who lives in Switzerland and all he got was the buffer bar.
Can you drop me an email and I will send you the link to the page, just so you can have a look.
Thanks,
Dave.