Connect to vSphere using a Web browser or vSphere client, and create a new Ubuntu 20.04 VM to use as your node image.

VM Updates and Optimizations

1. Once the VM is available, ssh in.
2. Type sudo apt-get update to update the system
3. Follow the Linux file system optimization guide, as detailed below:

• modify /etc/sysctl.conf, adding the following lines to the bottom:

fs.file-max = 1000000
kernel.pid_max = 999999
kernel.threads-max = 999999
vm.max_map_count = 1999999

• modify /etc/security/limits.conf, adding the following lines to the bottom (if your process is running as a different user than root, then you will want to add the same for that user, for example, ubuntu)

root soft nofile 1000000
root hard nofile 1000000
ubuntu soft nofile 1000000
ubuntu hard nofile 1000000

• modify /etc/pam.d/common-session, adding the following to the bottom

session required pam_limits.so

• then run ulimit -n 1000000
• And finally, sudo sysctl -p, which will reload the user sessions with your updated settings

Install Red5 Pro on the Instance

• Connect to your instance over ssh as the ubuntu account.
• Follow the Installing Red5Pro on a Linux Server instructions.
• Make sure that Red5 Pro service is set to auto-start on launch.
• Red5 Pro Clustering does not work without a license. You will need to purchase a Red5 Pro Professional license from Red5 Pro.

Configure Autoscaling on the Instance

Navigate to the location where you extracted the red5pro files, and edit the file {red5prohome}/conf/autoscale.xml

• Change the active value from “false” to “true”
• Replace http://0.0.0.0:5080 with https://your-streammanager-url
• Save and close the file

example:

    <bean name="config" class="com.red5pro.clustering.autoscale.Configuration" >
        <property name="active" value="true"/>

        <!--Stream manager hosted uri. use the host of your stream manager.  -->
                <property name="cloudWatchHost" value="https://red5autoscale.red5pro.com/streammanager/cloudwatch"/>

Set a Unique Cluster Password

Edit the file {red5prohome}/conf/cluster.xml and replace the default <!-- edge/origin link cluster password --> password from changeme to sometime unique. Make a note of this password, to be used in the Stream Manager red5.properties file.

Remove Unnecessary Webapps and Plugins

To ensure a faster startup time for your server, we suggest deleting any web apps that you will not be using from the {red5prohome}/webapps directory (for example: bandwidthdetection, template, streammanager).

In addition, it is recommended that you remove any plugins (found in the red5pro/plugins directory) that you will not be using, from the following list:

• red5pro-mpegts* — HLS
• red5pro-restreamer* — restreamer
• red5pro-socialpusher* — social media restreaming

Verifying Red5 Pro on Instance

Start the Red5 Pro service

systemctl start red5pro

Once you have started the Red5 Pro Server, you can verify that it is running and available by opening a web browser and navigating to http://<server-ip>:5080, where is the Public address value of your Red5 Pro server.