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

# ristsender(1)

send a stream via RIST

## NAME

ristsender - send a stream via RIST

## SYNOPSIS

**ristsender** \[*OPTIONS*\]

## 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.

ristsender relays an incoming UDP or RTP stream by sending it as a RIST stream.

## OPTIONS

- **-i** \| **--inputurl** udp://... or rtp://...

  **Mandatory Option:** Comma separated list of input udp or rtp URLs

- **-o** \| **--outputurl** rist://...

  **Mandatory Option:** Comma separated list of output rist URLs

- **-b** \| **--buffer** value

  Default buffer size for packet retransmissions

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

  Default pre-shared encryption secret

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

  Default Encryption type (0, 128 = AES-128, 256 = AES-256)\|

- **-p** \| **--profile** number

  Rist profile (0 = simple, 1 = main, 2 = advanced)

- **-n** \| **--null-packet-deletion**

  Enable NPD, receiver needs to support this!

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

  Interval at which stats get printed, 0 to disable

- **-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.

- **-f** \| **--fast-start** value

  Controls data output flow before handshake is completed\
    0 = hold data out\
    1 = start to send data immediately

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

  Show this help

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

  Show all the possible url options

Default values:

- **--profile** 1

  - **--statsinterval** 1000

  **--verbose-level** 6

## SEE ALSO

[**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).