Quick deployment and testing of the server¶

1. Install Ubuntu 22.04 and above (x86_64 architecture) to the server that matches the following minimum specifications:

or use a VPS with similar characteristics.

2. Specify the name of the server in /etc/host and check its availability using the command

ping $HOSTNAME

3. Install wget and curl if not already installed

sudo apt install wget curl

4. Install java (JDK is recommended)

sudo apt install default-jdk

5. Download the installation package of last stable WebCallServer version from this page, for example:

wget https://flashphoner.com/downloads/builds/WCS/5.3/FlashphonerWebCallServer-5.3.xxxx.tar.gz

Where xxxx is build number of last stable WebCallServer version

6. Install WCS:

tar -xvzf FlashphonerWebCallServer-5.3.xxxx.tar.gz
cd FlashphonerWebCallServer-5.3.xxxx
sudo ./install.sh

Where FlashphonerWebCallServer-5.3.xxxx.tar.gz is the file name downloaded on step 6.

7. Activate a commercial or a 30-days trial license:

cd /usr/local/FlashphonerWebCallServer/bin
sudo ./activation.sh

8. Configure the firewall of the server and NAT (if available):

Type	Protocol	Port Range	Source
Custom UDP Rule	UDP	30000-33000	0.0.0.0/0
Custom TCP Rule	TCP	8444	0.0.0.0/0
Custom TCP Rule	TCP	8443	0.0.0.0/0
Custom TCP Rule	TCP	30000-33000	0.0.0.0/0
Custom TCP Rule	TCP	1935	0.0.0.0/0

9. Run WCS

sudo systemctl start webcallserver

10. Open the link https://yourserver:8444/ in a browser and confirm the security exception.

11. Login to the WCS web interface (user admin, password admin):

After successful authorization, WCS web interface with the Embed Player application opens

Select "Two-Way Streaming". The corresponding web application opens:

Click the Connect button, then the Publish button to verify stream publishing from a web camera.

Click Play to check if the stream is played from the server

If all steps were successful, WebCallServer is installed and is ready to work.