---
name: "cygnal"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "gnash-cygnal"
version: "0.8.11~git20160608-1.3"
release: "Debian 9 (Stretch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cygnal"
---

# cygnal(1)

Cygnal

## NAME

cygnal - Cygnal

## Synopsis

```
cygnal (options)...
```

## DESCRIPTION

Cygnal is a multimedia media server for streaming audio, video, and video conferencing. Cygnal supports several protocols used by SWF file players, including RTMP, RTMPTS, and RTMPT, while encouraging the use of patent-free codecs.

- \-h, --help

  Print usage info.

- \--version

  Print version information.

- \-v, --verbose

  Verbose output.

- \-p, --port-offset

  Port offset. This number gets added to the default ports for RTMPS and RTMPS. This is only used by developers.
