# Live Video Streaming

## To install

Follow the instructions below to install this example. The installer will setup two applications named live and rtplive for live streaming.

VISTA/WINDOWS 7: | Right click install.bat and select Run as Administrator
WINDOWS: | Double click the install.bat batch file
LINUX: | Run ./install.sh
MAC OSX: | Double click the install.command script file

## To play

Wowza Media Systems provides online tutorials based on the type of live encoder being used. These tutorials include the most common streaming options including information on how to stream to the Adobe Flash Player, Microsoft Silverlight Player, Apple iPhone/iPad/iPod touch devices and mobile devices using RTSP/RTP. Select the appropriate tutorial below:

How to publish and play a live stream (RTMP or RSTP/RTP based encoder)
How to publish and play a live stream (native RTP encoder with SDP file)
How to publish and play a live stream (MPEG-TS based encoder)
How to re-stream video from an IP camera (RTSP/RTP re-streaming)

## Additional resources

Wowza Media Server Quick Start Guide
Wowza Media Server Forums
Live Stream Record
Dynamic Load Balancing
Media Security
How to best setup an application for RTSP/RTP streaming
How to start streams at server startup (StartupStreams.xml)
How to re-stream an unprotected stream from FMS or a CDN such as Akamai
How to re-stream audio from SHOUTcast/Icecast