Red5 Documentation

Red5 Pro Release Notes 14.3.0

August 5, 2025

New Features

  • Timestamps can now be added to recorded filenames, enabling better organization and traceability of recorded content.
  • A method is now available to provide additional KLV dictionaries for enhanced support of custom metadata parsing.
  • AS-Terraform operations are now batched to improve execution efficiency during infrastructure provisioning.
  • Internal services now aggregate statistics including start/stop events, protocols, bitrate, resolution, and other key metrics.

Improvements

  • The Stream Manager debug page includes expanded functionality for improved diagnostics.
  • Docker Compose files now include all configuration variables across all Red5 Pro services.
  • A dedicated Topics Creation service has been added to support smoother system bootstrapping.
  • Dynamic preprocessor beans have been added for the following resolutions: 180p, 360p, 480p, 720p, 1080p, 1440p, and 2180p.
  • Exception logging for WHProxy is now clearer and more descriptive.
  • The testbed page now denies indexing by search engines via a robots.txt directive.
  • MP4 writing speed has been improved for faster file generation.

Bug Fixes

  • Correct nodegroup configuration is now displayed for active scheduled nodegroups.
  • Interstitial stream switching is now functional.
  • The forwarding proxy service is now fully operational.
  • Stream failover mechanisms are now working correctly: when one stream is published to two origins, an edge can switch to the backup if the primary fails.
  • Persist and Non Persist provisioning parameters now respond as expected.
  • Fixed regression bug with subscribing to Zixi broadcaster streams.
  • RTMP Push now logs the correct operational state.
  • Social Pusher streams now push reliably to Facebook and Twitch.
  • The server now responds correctly to Swagger UI requests.
  • Datachannel routing across nodes now works consistently.
  • Post-processing now respects the max.transcode.minutes setting.