Welcome to Darwin Streaming Server, the open source version of Apple's QuickTime Streaming Server technology that allows you to send streaming media to clients across the Internet using the industry standard RTP and RTSP protocols. Based on the same code base as QuickTime Streaming Server, Darwin Streaming Server provides a high level of customizability and runs on a variety of platforms allowing you to manipulate the code to fit your needs.
Full Specifications
What's new in version 6.0.3
DSS now builds and runs 64-bit on Mac OS X
The example Authorization module has been updated.
Source code is available in: APIModules/QTSSDemoAuthorizationModule.bproj
The example Spam Defense module has been updated.
Source code is available in: APIModules/QTSSSpamDefenseModule.bproj
An example RTSP redirect module has been included
Source code is available in: APIModules/QTSSDemoRedirectModule.bproj
Example modules are installed into:
(MacOS X): /Library/QuickTimeStreamingServer/Modules.disabled
(other Unix): /usr/local/sbin/StreamingServerModules
3GPP Release 6 bit rate adaptation support
Mac OS X based user account support is added using Apple Open Directory and includes LDAP and Active Directory user account authentication and authorization
Full source code for the streamingloadtool. Streamingloadtool is the QuickTime, MPEG-4, and 3GPP rtsp/rtp test client.
Separate thread pools are used for RTSP processing and RTP processing
Performance is improved on Mac OS X systems with 4 and 8 cores over previous releases.
Supports hinted files greater than 4GB in size.
Pre-built Mac OS X binary for Mac OS X 10.5 or later
General
ReleaseMay 12, 2009
Date AddedMay 12, 2009
Version6.0.3
Operating Systems
Operating SystemsMacintosh, Mac OS X 10.5 PPC, Mac OS X 10.5 Intel