Is Red5 Ready?

Question

I am considering using Red5 instead of wowza and Flash Media Interactive Server. But it looks like a new project, and it has not even reached full v1, so I worry about using it in a production environment.

Has anyone used it in a real production environment and would like to share experience and document it with others?

Answer 1

Version numbers in open source products are always complex. You can say that Red5 has not released 1.0. Or you could say that they had 5 major release versions. From the Wiki ; where are the five "final" releases.

With commercial software, a business often arises to get to 1.0 [done or not]; however, open source software does not exert such pressure. That this is an active project is enough for most people.

For specific examples, I was sure that Ribbit used Red5 in the backend; but I don’t know how you [or I] would check it.

Red5 is well regarded in the community as an actual alternative to Flash Media Server. I would download it and test it for your specific use case.

Answer 2

As with any open source project, the willingness or readiness for any activity depends on your readiness and enthusiasm. We make extensive use of Red5 in our video conferencing product - see www.kpoint.com