---
name: "rist2rist"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "rist-tools"
version: "0.2.11+dfsg-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/rist2rist"
---

# rist2rist(1)

tunnel a RIST connection between two URIs

## NAME

rist2rist - tunnel a RIST connection between two URIs

## SYNOPSIS

**rist2rist** \[*OPTIONS*\]

## DESCRIPTION

Reliable Internet Stream Transport (RIST) is a transport protocol designed for reliable transmission of video over lossy networks (including the Internet) with low latency and high quality.

rist2rist allows one to tunnel a RIST stream between two URIs.

## OPTIONS

- **-i** \| **--inputurl** ADDRESS:PORT

  **Mandatory Option:** Input IP address and port

- **-o** \| **--outputurl** ADDRESS:PORT

  **Mandatory Option:** Output IP address and port

- **-s** \| **--secret** PWD

  Pre-shared encryption secret

- **-e** \| **--encryption-type** TYPE

  Encryption type (0 = none, 1 = AES-128, 2 = AES-256)

- **-S** \| **--statsinterval** value (ms)

  Interval at which stats get printed, 0 to disable

- **-N** \| **--cname** identifier

  Manually configured identifier

- **-v** \| **--verbose-level** value

  To disable logging: **-1**, log levels match syslog levels

- **-r** \| **--remote-logging** IP:PORT

  Send logs and stats to this IP:PORT using udp messages

- **-F** \| **--srpfile** filepath

  When in listening mode, use this file to hold the list of usernames and passwords to validate against. Use the **ristsrppasswd** tool to create the line entries.

- **-h** \| **--help**

  Show this help

- **-u** \| **--help-url**

  Show all the possible url options

Default values:

- **--statsinterval** 1000

  **--verbose-level** 6

## SEE ALSO

[**ristsender**(1)](/ristsender/1.md), [**ristreceiver**(1)](/ristreceiver/1.md), [**ristsrppasswd**(1)](/ristsrppasswd/1.md), **https://code.videolan.org/rist/librist/-/wikis/LibRIST%20Documentation**

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Florian Ernst \<florian@debian.org\>, for the Debian project (and may be used by others).