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We are using vlc to relay a stream from a source that has very limited bandwidth. The relay host player is set to launch at a specific time each day, pick up the original stream, transcode it, and relay it. One problem is that when we have to make a modification at the originating server, vlc on the relay hosts stop, and needs to be restarted manually.

Is there an option I can add to my command line here that will keep it alive no matter what happens at the source server?

vlc.exe http://publicip:8080 --sout=#transcode{vcodec=DIV3,vb=128,scale=1,acodec=mp3,ab=64,channels=2}:duplicate{dst=display,dst=std{access=mmsh,mux=asfh,dst=10.1.1.2:7070}}

I am running windows and linux machines, so I would need both options, if they are different.

Forgive me if this is common knowledge, but I still have not found a way to keep a player that is relaying a stream alive when the stream is temporarily broken. We basically are using vlc much like a windows media server that is getting a stream from a WM encoder. When the source stops, so does the relay player. Unfortunately, you must hit "play" again on the remote player when this happens.