Using helix to set up a video server under Linux

With the increasingly rich network applications, more and more netizens like to watch movies on the internet, listening to music. Have you ever thought of setting up a video server and sharing your own good, nice, audio-visual files? As we all know, video on demand and audio on demand function, we must rely on streaming media services technology, streaming media is actually a kind of multimedia files, the transmission of the network in the process of the application of streaming technology.

There are a number of popular streaming VOD servers, of which the RealNetworks company's Helix Universal Server supports the largest number of users, and it supports unicast, multicast, and multi-platform (including Linux, Windows, AIX, Solaris, and Mac OS). Today, I will lead you together in Linux environment, the use of helix to build a video server.

First, preparatory work

1, download the Helix9.0.rar, you can go to the official web site downloaded http://www.realnetworks.com;

2, download Helix_cn.rar, this is the need for the Chinese documents.

Second, system requirements

1, Hardware: Processor 450MHZ above, memory 128MB, hard disk space 600MB, OSS nux compatible sound card, 16MB video memory;

2, Software: More than 2.4 cores.

Third, installation

1, log in as root, or switch to root identity (Su-root enter root password)

2, decompression download the installation file, the code is as follows:

Unrar x helix9.0.rar/database/

Here you need to download and install Rarforlinux First, you can unpack it on Windows and upload it to Linux server. The code is as follows:

cd/database/helix9.0 Tup

chmod a+x Rs901-linux-22libc6-ia32. Bin

./rs901-linux-22libc6-ia32. Bin

The following prompts appear with the following code:

Extracting files for RealNetworks installation ...............

Welcome to the Helix Server 9.0 (9.0.2.802) Setup for UNIX

Setup would help you with Helix Server running on your computer.

Then, according to the prompts, press ENTER to have a long authorization agreement, enter accept at the end of it, or accept the agreement by direct return, then ask for your installation path, specify the target path, then enter the administrator name and password, then ask for a series of ports and protocols. The default value is recommended here, and then the selected port and settings are listed, and if the confirmation is correct, press F to agree and start the installation.

3, software Installation, the code is as follows:

Admin user/password:test/****

Encoder user/password:test/**** SZD Ming June Network

Monitor Password: * * *

RTSP port:554

HTTP port:800

PNA port:7070

MMS port:1755

Admin port:26242

Destination:/database/helix SZD Ming June Network

SZD Ming June Network

Enter [f]inish to begin copying files, or [p]revious to go

Back to the previous prompts: [F]:

When the installation is complete, it automatically exits to the folder where it was installed.

4, add liences, code as follows:

CP Rnkey-helix_server-90.lic/database/helix cense/

5, add 64000 user's license, the code is as follows:

CP 64000user/rnkey-helix_server-90-08386266568211986-souxin.lic/database/helix cense/

6, the Chinese control Interface, the code is as follows:

Unrar x Helix_cn.rar

CP-RF helix_cn/helixadministrator/database/helix/

Here, the installation work is done.

Iv. start the service and test

1, Cd/database/helix

2, Bin/rmserver Rmserver.cfg & (running the service in the background).

There will be a lot of hints, and then it will start successfully.

3, open Mozilla, Input: 14453/admin/index.html for testing, there will be a window to let you enter your installation when the Administrator's username and password, enter the correct administrator name and password can enter the management interface. Because we have been Chinese, the interface is very friendly.