[MOD] FLV pseudo-streaming with lighttpd

[budgierless]

Streaming can only done on dedicated server or VPS as it need lighttpd installed.

Its true that lighttpd is the best for for video because it runs abit faster then apache also it is good because the streaming is setup as default, but apache can also do this streaming function, i have been using it over a year now and is it wonderful, you need to install an addon to apache server for this to work, its called apache_mod_flvx also you can do this for mp4 files too if you also install apache mod_h264_streaming

hope that helps.

[bplex]

I would probably say that overall, it is better to stream with Apache than lighttpd. One of the biggest problems with lighttpd is that it doesn't support multiple threads. This means that for servers that have multiple cores, lighttpd won't scale across them. Apache, however, can. For very powerful servers, it is actually better to stream with Apache (even though lighttpd is faster) as it can use more of the system's resources than can lighttpd. For smaller servers or VPS's, though, lighttpd is probably a better way to go.

[alotp]

I am using lighttpd but everyone says that nginx is the faster way for video streaming. Is that true?

[bplex]

Not necessarily. Nginx has a smaller footprint than lighttpd so it is lighter on the server. But, it isn't faster. There is also less security in nginx streaming than lighttpd.