[Zope] Streaming video/audio through a Zope site

[J. Cameron Cooper]

Etienne Labuschagne wrote:

> What are possible solutions for offering streamed resources on a Zope 
> site?
>
> I was thinking of running Zope behind Apache and get some other 
> product to handle the streamed content.  That way Zope serves content 
> the usual way and the links to the streamed content points to the 
> streaming media server software (all behind Apache, so it "looks" like 
> it is coming from the same site).
>
> Does this solution sound viable, and are there any suggestions on the 
> software to use as the streaming server - preferably Linux, not too 
> expensive and something that streams a well known format and which can 
> work with Apache.

That sounds about right. Usually streaming stuff requires its own server.

Streaming MPEG is really easy, and client support is fantastic. I think 
IceCast is canonical for this (apparently it now also does Ogg Vorbis). 
I saw a HOWTO a while back about some LUG (in Florida, I think) that 
used this to stream their meetings. Perhaps it was linked from Slashdot.

Real also seems to have open-sourced some part of their server software. 
Helix, I think.

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