Port 80 / http streaming

All our hosting packages allow you to stream audio or video using Real Player, MP3, Windows Media or Flash formats.  This is the ideal solution for the distribution of archived video or audio content. Because the streaming comes over the same route as web pages and images (port 80) there are no issues with firewalls blocking content.

For live streaming please visit this page.

To set up media streaming on our server you first need to compress your file into a suitable format. If you wish to use Real Media you should compress your file into a .rm file.

You should upload this file to the server and then make a .ram file linking to this .rm file. To make a ram file, open a simple text editor such as Windows Notepad, type:-

http://www.yourdomain.co.uk/audiofiles/mytrack.rm

and save as a .ram file. You should then link to the .ram file from your web site.

To stream for Windows Media Player save as a .wma or a .wmv for audio and video files. The latest versions of Media Player will automatically stream these files.

Please purchase the Professional Web Hosting account to take advantage of our streaming service.  You can use a domain name for this account or we can create a sub-domain for you for no extra charge.