Red5 Hosting

Red5 Hosting - Premium R Hosting Plans

Unlimited RTMP Connections
Managed RTMP
CPanel Web Hosting
FFMPEG Video Sharing
Dedicated IP

For latest HTML5 streaming capabilities see WebRTC Host Plans.

For remote RTMP only streaming see Host RTMP Plans.

Red5 media server hosting is and affordable alternative to expensive streaming servers.

Find on this page: plan features, plans, dedicated servers .

To quickly compare bandwidth, space and price see video hosting for business comparison tables.

These plans are recommended for these VideoWhisper applications if advanced features like archiving / mobile delivery are NOT required: Live Streaming, Video Conference, 2 Way Video Chat, Video Consultation, Video Messenger. For advanced features see the Wowza Streaming Engine RTMP hosting plans.

Premium R hosting plans include both web hosting (with PHP, MySQL, CPanel) and RTMP server configured for plain live video streaming.

Features

Unlimited RTMP Connections, Bitrate	hosting on Red5 streaming can use as much bandwidth as available per plan and there are no software limitations for the number of simultaneous connections or bitrate
CPanel Web Hosting	Most popular web hosting management control panel to manage http, mysql, email, ftp. All plans allow unlimited subdomains and mysql, email, ftp accounts.
1 Dedicated IP	Allows SSL for https and prevents abuse issues due to other sites like on shared IPs. Also web and rtmp can be accessed without pointing a domain.
Security	Dedicated IP allows unique account identity settings and setting up a SSL certificate for HTTPS (from CPanel). Servers include advanced firewall settings (CSF & LFD), ClamAV antivirus, ModSecurity.
1 Free Installation	For our scripts including popular CMS like Joomla/Wordpress/Drupal (with the automated cms installers provided), on request.
Free Transfer	Free transfer of existing site from another web provider (if access is provided) can be done by our technicians on request. Usually automated with previous CPanel credentials.
Installation of the Red5 applications	managed Red5 hosting - turnkey rtmp address provided
High Speed Networks	streaming oriented infrastructure on 1000Mbps servers in high speed data center networks with multiple backbone connections totalling thousands of Gbps bandwidth capacity
Automated Popular Script Installations	Softaculous - automated installation for a wide range of scripts including Joomla, Wordpress, Drupal, Elgg, Dolphin, various classifieds/support desk/gallery/forum/shopping cart scripts
Video Sharing Support	FFMPEG (from svn) conversions, mplayer, mencoder, flvtool2, yamdi; including codecs: x264, speex, nellymoser, theora, mp3lame, vorbis, ogg, faac, faad2, xvid & other codecs/tools on request; for more functionality including live video archiving and HLS/MPEG-DASH live deliver, see our Wowza plans
Document Conversion Tools	tools to convert PDF, PPT, DOC, XLS to images for web based display: Apache_OpenOffice, unoconv, ImageMagick

Included bandwidth can be used for rtmp hosting or web hosting or both. Plans can be used for rtmp only without pointing a domain (with the dedicated ip).

Premium Red5 Plans

		Premium R			Premium R/W Plus **
	Premium R Hosting Plans	Premium R1 Entry	Premium R3 Popular	Premium R4 Community	Premium R5 Events	Premium R6 Station	Premium R7 Mogul
	Storage Space (Mb)	35 000	75 000	100 000	500 000	1000 000	1 500 000
	Bandwidth (Gb/Month)	2 500	4 000	6 000	40 000	60 000	80 000
	Connections Streams, Bitrate	Unlimited (within allocated resources)
	Max. Connection Speed	1000 Mbps* (from high quality network data centers in North America)
	Sustained Connection (Mbps)	7	12	18	123	185	246

	Monthly Price (USD)	$50	$75	$100	$300	$400	$500
	Monthly Subscription	ask	ask	ask	ask	ask	ask
Order links were removed as new improved streaming plans are now available. Can be provided on request. Ask for details. For advanced features like archiving, mobile delivery, restreaming or playlists see Wowza SE based hosting plans.

Clarifications

Hosting plans don't include VideoWhisper software license - this must be ordered separately to run software in full mode.
Please allow a couple of working days for setup because setup is human based and involves multiple steps for setting up managed rtmp hosting services.
Subscriptions are billed automatically until cancelled. Subscriptions can be cancelled anytime from the billing processor. If you want to terminate your plan make sure you cancel subscription before billing date because already allocated server resources will not be refunded.
Red5 plans are recommended for web based live streaming and video chat.
Red5 plans are NOT suitable for:
- Recording or Archiving
- Distribution other devices like: iOS, Android, IPTV
For such usage see Wowza Media Server hosting plans.

* 1000Mbps Mode

All plans are on servers with 1000Mbps connection. Most providers use 100Mbps servers but we found these not suitable for live video streaming requirements and hosting many simultaneous users, so all our servers have 10x higher connection.

** Wowza Streaming Engine Mode

Premium R Plus plans - R5 Events, R6 Station, R7 Mogul can be used with Wowza Streaming Engine and/or Red5 as preferred.
Wowza Streaming Engine is advertised to support quality recordings, production mode performance and reliability on sites with intense streaming.
Premium R plans (R1, R3, R4) can also be setup with Wowza but only with plain videochat configuration (no archiving or mobile delivery) - for full functionality switch to Wowza plans.
On request, RTMP application can be installed on Red5 or Wowza as chosen.
A Wowza Streaming Engine license is used on the server to run it in full mode - no additional fees apply. For production sites also see Wowza Streaming Engine hosting plans.

Red5 vs Wowza : What to choose?

Red5 Media Server hosting:
- For most affordable streaming bandwidth required for community, free site services.
- For web based live streaming and video chat.
- Not recommended for recording or distribution to other types of devices.
Wowza Media Server hosting:
- For production sites where performance and stability is more important than price.
- For sites that demand advanced features including recording, archiving, transcoding and publishing to mobiles.
- All our Wowza plans are on 1000Mbps connected servers.

Setup Information

After ordering any of these plans send us the domain name you plan to use with it. You can point your domain's name servers to the ones we'll provide or you can access it using the dedicated ip (without hosting a domain).
Because these plans are managed, each account setup is done manually by our staff and it can take a couple of days to be ready. Activity is reduced on weekends so setups for orders placed during or right before weekend are usually done on Monday. Delays also occur for other non working days.

What's the difference between 100Mbps and 1000Mbps connections?

While both 100Mbps and 1000Mbps can theoretically accept unlimited number of connections, server bandwidth possibilities limit the video streams that can be served depending on bandwidth required per stream. The hosting limits are for the total streaming bandwidth not for the number of connections.

Regular dedicated servers have 10Mbps or 100Mbps connections. At 50kb/s per stream (50kb/s=400kbps as 1 byte = 8bits), a dedicated 10Mbps connection can serve maximum 25 video streams, 100Mbps hundreds and 1000Mbps thousands. We recommend 1000Mbps plans for high traffic sites or sites that plan to host events with many simultaneous users.

Total bandwidth required depends on software streaming settings, number of simultaneous users and usage logic. For a 2 way video chat each user will upload a stream and download a stream, meaning 4 streams are used for 2 users. For a video conference where each users watches other 3 users that user will upload 1 video and download 3 so a total of 4 streams per user will be consumed. For live streaming or consultation where 1 broadcasts and everybody else watches about 1 stream per user will be required (for watching).

Most applications require multiple streams per user depending on communication logic. For good performance a 1000Mbps plan is required to host any site that estimates to have over 30 simultaneous users streaming online.

In terms of bandwidth and streaming performance Premium 1234 plans are equivalents of VPS and Premium 567 plans are over Dedicated Server (in fact these plans are equivalents of multiple normal dedicated servers). Compared to VPS and DS these plans are managed and don't require an administrator for setup and maintenance.

Server Location and Network

All servers are located physically in North America and have high speed gigabit connection. If you're interested in hosting in other locations (Europe) closer to your clients see our Red5 VPS RTMP plans.

Managed Red5

Red5 application installation is a serviced managed by our team.
If you're not using one of our application and need to install your own, our hosting team will also require Java source code for the Red5 server side rtmp application. This is required for review due to security policy.

There is a limit for number of applications our team can manage for each plan. Maximum applications means the maximum number of red5 applications our staff can install and manage for each plan (each application has a different rtmp address). All videowhisper software packages can share 1 Red5 videowhisper application, meaning you can run video conference, live streaming, 2 way video chat, video consultation with just 1 application. The maximum applications number is plan number + 1.

Spike Protection

VideoWhisper staff monitors total traffic for each account (standard cpanel traffic + rtmp traffic) and suggests upgrade options if more resources are needed.

There is a limit for spikes in bandwidth usage: no more than 10% of total monthly bandwidth can be used in a single day or 5% per day in 3 days or more. This prevents slowdown of service due to traffic spikes.
That means on a 1000Gb plan (for about 33Gb/day average use): if usage exceeds 100Gb in a singled day or 50Gb in 3 different days account should be moved to a more powerful plan. Compared to estimated daily use that's no more than 300% in a day or 150% in 3 different days.

Customers that expect spikes should get appropriate plans (get hosted on servers that can handle that without performance loss).

This keeps all accounts at good performance levels.

Dedicated Solutions

If you have your own virtual private server or dedicated server and lack the time and experience to install Red5, our server install team can provide Red5 Installation which includes installation of latest JDK and stable Red5 version.
For high traffic sites with hundreds of simultaneous users online we recommend dedicated Red5 servers.

Dedicated Servers with Managed Red5

As an advanced solution for high traffic sites we can provide managed Red5 hosting (optionally managed Wowza Media Server) on one or multiple dedicated servers.

We recommended these for high volume sites using VideoWhisper standard or custom applications with advanced load balancing on multiple servers.

Turnkey Managed Dedicated Streaming Servers

What is Red5?

Red5 is an open source flash rtmp server with a large community of users behind it. Red5 is written in Java and supports Java rtmp applications. Many developers support Red5 for their video streaming and other live interactive flash applications.
Red5 is a free alternative to expensive streaming servers like Macromedia Flash Communication Server MX, Adobe Flash Media Server, Adobe Flash Media Interactive Server, Wowza Media Server Pro, Wowza Media Server.

What is RTMP?

Real Time Messaging Protocol (RTMP) is a proprietary protocol developed by Adobe Systems for streaming audio, video and data over the Internet, between a Flash player and a server.
The raw TCP-based RTMP maintains a single persistent connection and allows real-time communication. To guarantee smooth delivery of video and audio streams, while still maintaining the ability to transmit bigger chunks of information, the protocol may split video and data into fragments.

The RTMP defines several channels on which packets may be sent/received, and which operate independently of each other. For example, there is a channel dedicated for handling RPC requests and responses, a channel for video stream data, a channel for audio stream data, a channel for out-of-band control messages (fragment size negotiation, etc.), and so on. During a typical RTMP session, several channels may be active simultaneously at any given time.

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