Chris Allen

CEO | Red5

Chris Allen is the co-founder and CEO of Red5, with over 20 years of experience in video streaming software and real-time systems. A pioneer in the space, he co-led the team that reverse-engineered the RTMP protocol, launching the first open-source alternative to Adobe’s Flash Communication Server. Chris holds over a dozen patents and continues to innovate at the intersection of live video, interactivity, and edge computing. At Red5, he leads the development of TrueTime Solutions, enabling low-latency, synchronized video experiences for clients including NVIDIA, Verizon, and global tech platforms. His current work focuses on integrating AI and real-time streaming to power the next generation of intelligent video applications.

Latest Articles by Chris Allen

What Is Single Bitrate RTMP? Legacy Workflows in a Modern Streaming World

Single bitrate RTMP workflows have been a cornerstone of live streaming for over a decade. They are simple and effective for delivering fixed-resolution and fixed-bitrate...

Chris Allen

📅 November 15, 2024

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How to Set Up a Free RTMP Server with Open-Source Red5?

In this post, we'll guide you through setting up an RTMP server for free using the open-source Red5 software. This tutorial covers downloading the code...

Chris Allen

📅 October 31, 2024

Featured Story

Red5 Pro Partners with Zixi

Red5 Pro is pleased to announce a partnership with Zixi. By integrating Zixi SDVP (Software-Defined Video Platform) in the Red5 Pro WebRTC server, users have...

Chris Allen

📅 August 9, 2023

Red5 News

Server Release 11.0.0

In case you missed the big news, we recently released a major update that introduces support for the WHIP (WebRTC HTTP Ingestion Protocol) and WHEP...

Chris Allen

📅 July 25, 2023

Product Updates

How Live Video Streaming Local Politics Can Improve Access and Accountability

Whether it’s a Gilmore Girls’ Stars Hollow-esque town meeting or a large-scale candidate forum, live streaming local political events creates opportunities to bring communities closer...

Chris Allen

📅 February 21, 2023

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Mobile SDK 10.9.0 Update

As of January 19 we have new versions of the iOS and Android SDKs available. We’d like to specifically address an issue with iOS 16.x,...

Chris Allen

📅 January 20, 2023

Product Updates

Server Patch Release 10.9.2

Earlier this week we released a patch release of our server that includes several fixes for recordings and metadata. We highly recommend updating your server...

Chris Allen

📅 January 20, 2023

Product Updates

Reflections and Forecasts – Streaming Video and Beyond

As 2022 comes to an end, we thought it would be fun to reflect back on the year, as well as to look forward at...

Chris Allen

📅 December 23, 2022

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Server Release 10.9.0

Just in time for the holidays, we are excited to share the latest updates to Red5 Pro. Release 10.9.0 is now live, and it includes...

Chris Allen

📅 December 16, 2022

Product Updates

Red5 Pro and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Partnership

Red5 Pro is excited to announce our ongoing partnership with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) as host for not only our internet presence but also our...

Chris Allen

📅 October 16, 2022

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Server Release 10.6.0

We’re excited to share another new server release! Release 10.6.0 includes improvements to the transcoder and several bug fixes to help your server run as...

Chris Allen

📅 September 1, 2022

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Welcoming Ben Runyan

A hearty welcome to Ben Runyan, who joins the Red5 Pro team as the Sales Director. Ben comes to us from AMD, one of our...

Chris Allen

📅 August 9, 2022

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