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Red5 Pro Release Notes 15.0.0

October 17, 2025

New Features

  • Conference API included in Stream Manager
  • SRT egress support
  • HyperV support
  • JWT support in SimpleAuth plugin
  • Mixer now supports image overlays

Improvements

  • Stream Manager places nodes INSERVICE on ClusterNodeEvents
  • Mixer A/V synchronization reliability
  • group.instance.id is now configurable by environment variable, helping rebalance issues
  • Kafka topic retention periods adjusted for long-term stability
  • AutoscalePlugin can reliably recreate Kafka producer when needed
  • Open Source core upgraded to 2.0.22
  • Upgraded Node version in HTML SDK
  • Stream Manager can now distribute provisions explicitly targeting a predictable node type

Fixed

  • Datachannel establishment now allows NetStream.Publish.IsAvailable
  • Social media push for Facebook now working properly
  • WHIP connections can no longer momentarily report as WHEP
  • S3 uploads for recordings will now retry on failures