Frequently Asked Questions

QUESTION:

Does the Red5 Pro server run on CentOS?

ANSWER:

Server Release 9.0.0 does not run on CentOS. We recommend using Linux for optimal performance.

If you must use CentOS, please download 8.2.0 with JDK 8 support, and see the information below for proper configuration.

Software Dependencies – CentOS 7

CentOS 7 requires certain software dependencies. See the following SSL information.

Note: Red5 Pro with WebRTC does not run on CentOS 6 due to an older and less secure version of glibc that has been updated with CentOS 7. If you want to run Red5 Pro on CentOS, you must use build 7 (note that we have not tested with CentOS 8).

Open SSL Configuration for CentOS

IMPORTANT: Because of different libcrypto library versions supported between CentOS and Ubuntu, with release 5.2.2 it is necessary to modify {red5pro}/conf/webrtc-plugin.properties, and change openssl.enabled=true to openssl.enabled=false.

Depending on your permissions, you may need to pre-pend the following commands with sudo:

yum -y update
yum -y install java unzip jsvc ntp libva libvdpau

https://www.red5pro.com/docs/server/ubuntuinstall.html#software-dependencies—centos-7

https://www.red5pro.com/docs/server/ubuntuinstall.html#open-ssl-configuration-for-centos

Updated 7/7/2021 MD