Red5 Media Server
Code Creator | 2.1Linux/Unix, Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Precise - 64-bit Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
COMPLETELY DISAPPOINTED
I was eager to begin using my EC2 instance with a pre-configured Red5 RTMS on it, so that I could use VideoWhisper on my website to host realtime audio/video conferencing.
After starting the instance and ordering the Red5, the Red5 did indeed show up rather quickly and was 'working'.
However the next step should have been very easy, but through several dats of effort on my part, using email, webforms, and telephone calls, I was never able to get it done:
I needed to place the script that I received from VideoWhisper on the Red5 in a particular folder location and then restart it.
But there seems to be no known way to bring in a file from outside the server and use it. The FTP function does not work, and there is no cpanel or file manager application. How hard could that be?
During the 4 days my server was 'running' with nobody connected to it and nothing configured on it, it managed to charge me 2.99 in useage fees. That was with not a single connection made to it and nothing 'running'. SO I extrapolated that out to a monthly predicted bill of $24.00... for a product that is actually freeware, and does not work.
Obviously, I cancelled the order and closed my EC2 account. Throughout the process of this 4 days I opened manyhelp tickets, and got many form letters, followed by other form letters that started out with the phrase "unfortunately, we were unable to solve your problem..."
So they are unable to solve the problem of not being able to take a simple vendor-provided script and putting it on the RED5 in a specific folder and restarting it.
Do not get this product... it will ruin your day.
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Not so happy!!
I installed this thinking it will a lot better than installing from scratch but i discovered that it was always giving problems from ground up. Am back to Wowza and FMS!!