---
name: "crtmpserver"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "crtmpserver"
version: "1.0~dfsg-5.5"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/crtmpserver"
---

# crtmpserver(1)

is a high performance streaming platform written on C++

## NAME

crtmpserver - is a high performance streaming platform written on C++

## SYNOPSIS

**crtmpserver** \[*options*\] \<configuration\>\

## DESCRIPTION

**crtmpserver** it is a high performance streaming server able to stream (live or recorded) in the following technologies:

\- To and from Flash (RTMP, RTMPE, RTMPS, RTMPT, RTMPTE)\
 \- To and from embedded devices: iPhone, Android\
 \- From surveillance cameras\
 \- IP-TV using MPEG-TS and RTSP/RTCP/RTP protocols

Also, **crtmpserver** can be used as a high performance rendes-vous server.\
 For example, it enables you to do:

\- Audio/Video conferencing\
 \- Online gaming\
 \- Online collaboration\
 \- Simple/complex chat applications

## OPTIONS

- **--help**

  Show summary of options.

- **--version**

  Show version of program.

- **--use-implicit-console-appender**

  Adds a console log appender.\
   Particulary useful when the server starts and stops immediatly.\
   Allows you to see if something is wrong with the config file.

- **--daemon**

  Overrides the daemon setting inside the config file and forces the server to start in daemon mode.

- **--uid=\<uid\>**

  Run the process with the specified user id.

- **--gid=\<gid\>**

  Run the process with the specified group id.

## FILES

- **/usr/sbin/crtmpserver**

  Main daemon execution file

- **/usr/share/doc/crtmpserver/examples/crtmpserver.lua.gz**

  Example daemon configuration file

- **/usr/share/doc/crtmpserver/examples/crtmpserver.init**

  Example init.d script

## SEE ALSO

The crtmpserver homepage: **http://www.rtmpd.com/**\
 Full documentation on **crtmpserver**, including guides and FAQs, is available at **http://wiki.rtmpd.com/**

Report bugs at **http://trac.rtmpd.com/report**

## AUTHOR

crtmpserver was written by Gavriloaie Eugen-Andrei \<crtmpserver@gmail.com\>.

This manual page was written by Andriy Beregovenko \<jet@jet.kiev.ua\>, for the Debian project (and may be used by others).