Using ReadyNAS as Multicast Video Streaming Server

Question

Any one try using ReadyNAS as a multicast video streaming server broadcasting video to LAN client?

Marc_V · Answer

Hi raymondc

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Have you tried Plex? Many users are also using Plex, Other members&nbsp;might be able to share what they are using and their experiences with it.

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Plex Media Server

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Hope this helps!

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Regards

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StephenB · Answer

raymondc&nbsp;wrote:
...multicast video streaming server broadcasting video to LAN client?

I haven't seen anyone here doing multicast streaming.&nbsp; Lots of folks are doing unicast.
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Any particular reason you need multicast?

raymondc · Answer

Just want to find a solution using ReadyNAS as a media server and broadcast video for clients (e.g. teaching material, live video, etc.)

StephenB · Answer

raymondc&nbsp;wrote:
Just want to find a solution using ReadyNAS as a media server and broadcast video for clients (e.g. teaching material, live video, etc.)

I don't know of any app for any ReadyNAS model that supports either multicast or live streaming.&nbsp; There are some linux packages that you could manually install (for instance VLC), but you would need to also deploy compatible clients.&nbsp; You'd need to do some work to automate (or semi-automate) what it streams.
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What ReadyNAS model do you have, and what firmware is it running?

JBDragon1 · Answer

Seems like a good thing to go Google and find some answers.&nbsp; &nbsp; You just may end up using a Server and maybe a NAS just to hold the files.&nbsp; &nbsp;I don't think most NAS units would be fast enough to do MultiCast.&nbsp; &nbsp;What are your needs.&nbsp; How many people do you expect to be streaming to at once?&nbsp;&nbsp;
If it was just to a couple people, I'd say PLEX or EMBY both work similar.&nbsp; &nbsp;They are a few differences.&nbsp; But they are not Multicast.&nbsp; &nbsp; More like your own personal Netflix Server.&nbsp; &nbsp; You can set up outside friends accounts.&nbsp; &nbsp;If you're streaming in a format that doesn't need to be on the fly transcoded, you can stream to even more people, limited by your Upload bandwidth.&nbsp; But again, not Multicast.
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VLC can do Multicast.&nbsp; You can check that out here. It's amazing how much VLC can do these days.&nbsp;&nbsp;
https://www.videolan.org/vlc/streaming.html
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I have haven't&nbsp;tried it myself.&nbsp; I don't have the need.&nbsp; &nbsp;You can&nbsp;grab a copy here.
https://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-debian.html
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The ReadyNAS is using a version of Linux called Debian.&nbsp; &nbsp;You would have to SSH into the ReadyNAS to manually&nbsp;install.&nbsp; I've done this in the past for a few apps I wanted to run that were not in a nice&nbsp;wrapped&nbsp;.deb file.&nbsp; Will this do what you want???&nbsp; &nbsp;It's not going to be simple to get working and doing what you want.&nbsp; You can also easily screw up your NAS where it may not boot back up.&nbsp; &nbsp; You may want to do it on a Windows system, server, and just use the NAS for your file storage.
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