Real Server 8.0 Basic

Installation

1. Download the Real Server 8.0 Basic software. Do the following, according to your VPS O/S:
   • FreeBSD RealServer 8.0.1
     
     The software is found at the RealNetworks Web site. Be sure to select "FreeBSD 3.0" as the server Operating System!

     Download RealServer 8.0 Basic

   • Solaris RealServer 8.0.1
     
     The software is found at the RealNetworks Web site. Be sure to select "Sun SunOS 5.6" as the server Operating System!
     • Download RealServer 8.0 Basic

     NOTE: Because of the nature of the VPS environment, the RealServer Admin pages do not work on the Solaris VPS.

2. Create an install directory for Real Server. Issue these commands while connected to your VPS:

   % cd
   % mkdir usr/local/real

3. Upload the Real Server software (in BINARY format, if you are using FTP) to this new install directory.
4. If you entered the registration information correctly when downloading the software, a Real Server Evaluation license key file will be e-mailed to you by RealNetworks (it was probably included as an attachment). Upload this license key file (in ASCII format if you are using FTP) to the directory you created above.
5. Run the setup utility by issuing the following commands (the example is the file for the Solaris installation. Change the filename to the name of the file you downloaded from RealNetworks):

   % cd usr/local/real
   % chmod 755 rs-8-01-solaris-26.bin
   % virtual ./rs-8-01-solaris-26.bin

   
   During the setup process, follow these guidelines:
   • When the setup utility prompts you for a directory path, use the virtual path to the directory: /usr/local/real. Do not use a path like ~/usr/local/real or /usr/home/LOGIN/usr/local/real.
   • For the user name and password, we suggest that you use your VPS login and password.
   • You can accept the default port for the server PNA (7070) and HTTP (8080) requests. A RealSystem Administrator port number will be randomly generated. Just make sure you don't introduce any port conflicts. For all of the ports, you must choose a port number greater than 1024. Here are some suggestions:

     RTSP Port: 5540
     Admin Port: 4574

   • When the setup utility gives you the option to start the RealServer and RealSystem Administrator, type "No". Before you can start the RealServer you must make one other addition to the configuration file (~/usr/local/realserverg2/rmserver.cfg). Add the following lines at the end of the file, substituting your VPS IP address for YOUR.IP.ADD.RESS:

     <List Name="IPBindings">
     <Var Address_01="YOUR.IP.ADD.RESS"/>
     </List>

6. To start RealServer, issue these commands:

   % cd ~/usr/local/real
   % virtual ./Bin/rmserver -m 32 rmserver.cfg &

   You should also add the following line to your VPS Rc file (~/etc/rc ) so that RealServer will automatically start in case of a host machine reboot.

   /usr/local/bin/daemon /usr/local/bin/virtual \
   /usr/local/real/Bin/rmserver -m 32 /usr/local/real/rmserver.cfg

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