Server settings
To change the settings for streaming services: Status To check the status of the Darwin Streaming Server, you should confirm that the DarwinStreamingServer processes are running using the ps command in a terminal shell. Additionally, you can check the status remotely via a Web browser by modifying the web_stats_url parameter in the streamingserver.conf file. Set its value to be a keyword, such as "stats". For example, in the streamingserver.conf file, the parameter and its value would appear like this: web_stats_url For security purposes, you should choose a value for web_stats_url that only you and those administering the Darwin Streaming Server will know. Then, to view remote server stats, use an HTML browser and enter the following URL: http://your_server_ip:554/stats Here is what each part of the URL means:
Settings There are over 50 commented parameters in the streamingserver.conf file and most of them rarely need to be changed. The most common are discussed here. Maximum Connections: Maximum Throughput: RTSP Port: If your server provides both streaming service and Web service, and you need to resolve firewall problems, you should move your Web server to another computer. To enable streaming on port 80, add it to the list of ports associated with the rtsp_port parameter. Log Access: You can enable or disable access logging by changing the value associated with the request_logging parameter to either "enabled" or "disabled." Log Errors: You can enable or disable error logging by changing the value associated with the error_logging parameter to either "enabled" or "disabled." Media Directory: This includes
The default location of the media directory is /usr/movies/. You can select another directory by changing the value associated with the movie_folder parameter.
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