What's new in WCS 5.2 compared with WCS 5.1

1. WCS manager module is removed, its functions is moved to WCS Core
2. Server startup is significally accelerated to a few seconds
3. Monitoring functions are moved to dedicated application

What's new in WCS 5.1 compared with WCS 5.0

1. Added SIP calls, streams and system state basic realtime monitoring, with the ability to view calls and streams history.
2. SIP core rewritten.
3. Added audio and video streams mixer.
4. Added stream recording on demand (to record mixed stream for example).
5. Added streams published in chat room recording with record files merging ability.
6. Added RTMP stream pulling.
7. Added REST API methods to manage new functions.

New version installation with previous version update

To update WCS 5.0 or 5.1 on your server to WCS 5.12, you have to do the following steps:

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wget https://flashphoner.com/downloads/builds/WCS/5.12/FlashphonerWebCallServer-5.12.XXXX.tar.gz

2. Unpack the package

tar -xvzf FlashphonerWebCallServer-5.12.XXXX.tar.gz

3. Stop WCS

service webcallserver stop

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cd FlashphonerWebCallServer-5.12.3356XXXX/server/tools
./update.sh

The script updates settings files (for example, it merges legacy server.properties file with main settings file flashphoner.properties) and WCS database:

5. Launch WCS 5.1 2 installation script

cd ../..
./install.sh

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Check how server works by this instruction.

Another WCS version installation without previous version removing or updating

Sometimes, it is necessary to install more recent or older WCS version without removing or updating the already installed one. This can be done as follows:

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service webcallserver start

Switching between two WCS installations

Suppose there are two versions installed on the server: 5.0.3333 and 5.1.3356. To switch from 5.1.3356 to 5.0.3333 do the following steps:

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