Summary

1. Set up a virtual machine
2. Install VLC
3. Create RTP video stream
4. Make sure the stream is accessible from the internet

Instructions

1. Set up a virtual machine

   Use disk simpleArbiter. You can get it here.

2. Install VLC

   In file /etc/apt/sources.list replace wheezy with testing or if missing, add rows:

   deb http://ftp.at.debian.org/debian wheezy main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.at.debian.org/debian wheezy main contrib non-free

   

   Check for updates and install VLC with the following commands:

   apt-get update
apt-get install vlc

3. Create a new stream

   Open VLC. In Media menu select Stream.

   

   Here we choose stream source. This can be a file, a network stream or a capture device.
   For this excercise, add one or more video file by clicking Add ... Continue with a click on button Stream.

   

   We must also choose the stream destination. For this excercise, choose RTP/MPEG Transport Stream and click Add. You can configure multiple destinations simultaneously.

   Configure destination settings. Enter address and stream name.

   

   Next, we can set transcoding, encapsulation, audio and video codecs and also subtitles. When you finish, click Save and Next.

   

   In the last step, it is important to check option Stream all elementary streams. In the text area, we can see the string that can be used to run the stream from a command line. This is useful if you want to run stream from a computer without graphic interface.

   

4. Open stream

   We can now play the stream from another device using VLC.