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Change list:

• Improved cluster handling, including operation of multiple ClusterManager instances within a single cluster,
• Added the AutoPublishStream parameter to RTMP settings; incoming streams can be paused in NOT_PUBLISHED mode until they are manually published,
• Fixed a bug with the configuration for Edge type applications (previously required a specified access path),
• Communication between cluster elements now uses a proprietary data protocol that reduces latency and increases the stability of the entire system,
• The server now supports an unsubscribe method, which removes all listeners created by the player (requires Storm Library version 5.x.x),
• From now on, all viewer connections report a wide range of connection data such as browser, operating system, and also, for instance, the latency achieved.

Publish date: 5.09.2024

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• Bug fix for calculating transcoded video width,
• Bug fix for restoring playback when the stream has been stopped,
• Playback will automatically restore for streams with no auth management (if the streamKey matches),
• ThreadPool settings now work in either automatic or manual mode (please check the documentation for more details),
• Minor changes in authorization module for better OpenJDK compatibility,
• Minor changes to the REST API (please check the documentation for more details)

Publish date: 10.05.2024

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• New updated cluster model with ClusterManager has been introduced, please check documentation for more information,
• Server Load tab in Control Panel has been updated (incoming & outgoing bandwidth for whole server),
• New ClusterManager tab in Control Panel has been added, which includes server/app list and stream-list,
• Messages and logs for issues regarding licensing have been improved,
• Minor changes in authorization module for better OpenJDK compatibility,
• Minor changes to REST-API

Publish date: 29.04.2024

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• Startup parameter -configRootDir is now optional, as server will pick jar root directory by default,
• Default logging settings were improved. Default logging directory will be assigned automatically,
• Environmental variables can be now used to generate a default preferences.xml file (please check docker installation guide for reference),
• If a width of a transcoding preset is not specified - it will be calculated based on original stream proportions,
• New startup & shutdown scripts for MacoS/Linux & Windows,
• New parameters and options for recording a video were added,
• Improved H.265 and AV1 support

Publish date: 14.04.2024

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• Minor improvements to transcoding task management.
• Minor improvements to RTMP Client.
• Minor improvements to MSE Client.

Publish date: 30.03.2024

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• RTMP protocol support has been rewritten from scratch. You can now push and pull streams. It's also possible to restream an existing stream to another RTMP-compatible server. Authentication support has been added, along with Enhanced-RTMP capabilities (H.265 & VP1 codecs).
• Entirely new client-server protocol for Storm Library & Player. Thanks to "states", each player instance will be notified whenever a stream has started, been published, or ended.
• Storm now supports transcoding through FFMPEG (must be installed separately). Transcoding options can be further tuned via the preferences.xml file.
• Sockets can now be opened on multiple hosts & ports for specified protocols. RTMPS support has been added along with a new SSL engine.
• Socket restart functionality has been introduced (if a socket is already taken, the server will try to claim it at a specified interval).
• New application types have been introduced, including:
  1. live - standard, single application group of streams,
  2. origin - allows for pushing streams, but not for viewing. Designed for redistributing streams to other Storm instances,
  3. edge - does not allow for pushing streams, but pools streams from specified origin applications.
• New authorization types for applications were added:
  1. free - no authorization required for a specific application,
  2. managed - a video stream with credentials (username & password or token) must be created first via API or Control Panel,
  3. list - utilizes XML lists with credentials.
• Stream recording received additional options:
  • maximum storage for a specific folder can be specified,
  • whether to remove old files if a specified folder reaches its limit.
• Support for classic HLS/HLS-LS/MPEG-DASH has been introduced (works with 3rd party players).
• The threading component has been rewritten from scratch. The server is more efficient and uses 30% less RAM compared to version 1.x.
• A simple Control/Dev Panel has been introduced. The panel allows for basic server management, including killing or registering streams & connections.
• The RESTful API has been rewritten.
• The logger has been updated to Log4j2. Coloring is now supported and enabled by default.

Publish date: 06.06.2023

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• RestAPI has been greatly expanded now you have total control over all applications, streams, and auth users,
• New SSL Engine for SSL connections,
• RTMPS is now fully supported,
• Threadpools have been unified for all active socket listeners,
• RFC 7692 WebSocket protocol is now supported (works alongside 6455),
• Redesigned cluster mechanics for better performance,
• Major improvements in memory management,

Publish date: 18.06.2022

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• Application settings VariableFPS & KeyFrameCompensation can now work in autodetect mode (new property value: auto),

Publish date: 29.03.2022

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• Minor improvements in memory management,

Publish date: 18.02.2022

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• DVR functionality on iOS was greatly improved,
• Improved thread-management,

Publish date: 07.02.2022

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• A bug allowing for application duplication was fixed,

Publish date: 14.01.2022

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• Log4j library was updated to the latest version,

Publish date: 20.12.2021

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• A minor bug in connection Timeout was fixed,

Publish date: 08.11.2021

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• A stream recoding functionality has been added to the server (can be configured by preferences.xml file),

Publish date: 31.10.2021

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• Minor bug fixes to External RTMP Module (Wowza WebRTC Compatibility),

Publish date: 14.10.2021

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• Minor improvements to WebSocket protocol,

Publish date: 10.10.2021

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• Docker config bug has been fixed,

Publish date: 07.10.2021

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• LL-HLS/HLS improvements for iOS 15 and Safari,

Publish date: 05.10.2021

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• Bug fix for RTMP internal connection source spamming erros after deleting a stream,
• VariableFPS parameter in application settings allows deciding whenever Storm should adjust for Variable Frame Rate source or not,
• KeyFrameCompensation parameter in application settings forces the packetizer to add missing keyframes,

Publish date: 15.09.2021

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• REST Module has been compeletly rewritten,
• New authentication system for REST,
• RTMP Client has been greatly improved,

Publish date: 30.08.2021

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• The bug where the client was not informed about a source that had been closed/ended was fixed,
• License type has been removed from the preferences.xml file

Publish date: 10.07.2021

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• Initial release of both Storm Streaming Server and Storm Streaming Player. LL-HLS, MSE/WebSocket and RTMP modules are fully operational.

Publish date: 29.06.2021