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Hello ,
I am forced to use vlc for a project (I think that vlc has too many bugs to use it in production, but I'm not the person that can decide!)

I have try to configure vlc (2.0.8 and 2.1.0) via telnet to play video (Vod):

1 - On a machine with ubuntu I run the command: sudo vlc-wrapper

2 - On a pc with windows 7 run "putty" and then i run the following commands:

new test vod disabled
setup test input "file:///home/user/Video/video.mkv"
test setup option sout-keep
setup test output # standard {mux=ts,access=http,dst=192.168.3.29:8001/test}
setup test enabled

When I run the show command occasionally hangs and I have to close vlc on the pc with ubuntu

3 - on the pc with windows 7: i open vlc and then i insert the MRL http://192.168.3.29:8001/test
Sometimes vlc can not find the MRL , occasionally play a few seconds and then stops ( why ?) .

If i configure broadcast it work!

I tried to use VLMA but it is very old and he also has many problems !
In addition VLMA only configures broadcast, why? You can not configure the vod! (why?)

The documentation of vlc and vlma is not clear !

The questions are:
1) is it possible to use VLC as a server vod ?
2) How configure vod on vlc using telnet?
3) Where can I find the documentation clear and reliable?
4) There are stable and reliable alternatives to vlc?

thanks

Asking people to help you by starting to say that their work is crap will not help you go forward, you know.

1) yes. But use nginx
2) Read the doc
3) In the doc
4) go away.