This tag is about software that helps using a server to stream videos on the internet.
Questions tagged [video-streaming]
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is it possible to host a website on many vps?
I've done it before with my friend, I hosted a radio for a website on another vps that he owns. well but here is a different problem. that one was easy since all we did is created a separate page and the radio streamed on that page.
I have bought 2…
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CDN solution for VOD
We're trying to improve video delivery for a VOD solution. Right now we use over 100Tbytes per month running on several dedicated servers. We have a total of 4 dedicated servers and over the last six months we've needed to add a new server every 2-3…
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why does a multicast server endlessly transmitting packets even no client require
i used to setup a multicast server using windows server 2003 OS, i can see a lot of packets transimitted from the server once it was started. Does it make sense when no one is requiring the multicast stream? Isn't the network bandwidth wasted ?
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How (computer-)resourse-consuming is it to create a cam-chatting website?
So that users could see each other while chatting tete-a-tete? I know it depends but though how many resourses on the average do I need to power two people see each other over the net for a certain period of time, say, one minute? In figures of CPU,…
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Calculating server bandwidth and ssd reading speed
We have about 6tb of content, about 500mb per mp4 file and a bitrate of 1200 where we would need to stream to about 5000 concurrent users.
I'm not very experienced on network engineering so i have some doubts about our server needs.
To support 5000…
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Do i need stream hosting to play videos on my website?
I am planning to launch a website which contains some videos.Do i definitely need a stream hosting to play those videos on my website?
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Securing a LAN whose wires cross over public hallway?
I want to record video in rooms (A B C) and start/stop/monitor the recordings from (only) room D. There is a public hallway separating D from the rest, and the data is sensitive.
Preliminary setup for (A B C):
use ffmpeg to stream video to port…
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streaming hd video over internet
I will like to stream live hd video 24/7 But I don´t like to pay for a video stream server like http://www.viastreaming.com
What is the hardware and software you recommend for a 500 simultaneous users
5 mbps it is enough
I have a dubt for…
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Streaming audio/video in a publicly-hosted server increases bandwith usage
I have a website hosted in a public server (withoud any streaming content) ,using public hosting instead of private because its cheaper. But in public hosting their are limitations when compared to private hosting such as monthly bandwidth usage (1…
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How to read network card specs
i am in the need of buying a rack server which will serve static video files to users. Each video file will be between 30MB and 50MB and we expect up to 16k concurrent users. I was looking for servers and i found some nice ones from HP and DELL but…
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Where to store social network photos and videos?
I have a social network with 100,000 users. I allow users to upload photos and videos now I feel like it is becoming too much for my dedicated server. Should I get another dedicated server? A content delivery network? A cloud storage like amazon…
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how to use SSD for streaming videos, while storing on HDDs
I run a video hosting, youtube like site.
I currently run it with 2x3TB HDDs and they max out at 150mB/s
I`m willing to achieve higher speeds and I think of storing the data on HDDs and streaming them via SSD disk.
How can this be achieved? Can…
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