Red5

Red5 refers to a family of media servers known as Red5, including the Red5 Open Source Media Server. The core is a Java-based server designed for real-time streaming and interactive applications. It supports the ingestion of live streams from clients and the delivery of streams to multiple viewers, making it suitable for live broadcasting, video on demand, and recording workflows. The server provides a framework for building streaming applications as Java modules; developers can implement custom logic for authentication, stream routing, and event handling. Red5 can run on common server platforms such as Windows, Linux, and macOS, provided a compatible Java Runtime Environment is installed. It is designed to be extended via plugins or modules, and it includes documentation and sample applications to illustrate typical use cases, such as publishing from a camera and playing back to web or mobile clients.

Red5 Pro is a commercial offering built on the same ecosystem, delivering low-latency, scalable live streaming with WebRTC, RTMP, and HLS support, plus cloud deployment options. The open-source Red5 project has a community of users and contributors, with code hosted in public repositories and ongoing development through community and corporate sponsorship. Red5 has been used in education, smaller-scale broadcasting, and development projects as a flexible option for building custom streaming solutions without relying on proprietary platforms.