Creating a Red5 User Development Environment with Eclipse 3.5

Notes

This article is intended to get you setup with an environment in which you can develop applications - both server and client side - for the Red5 application server. It is NOT meant to set you up to make modifications to the Red5 server code itself, although there are only a few additional steps you need in order to do that.

It is assumed that you will want to write server applications in Java and client applications in Flex using the Flex Builder plugin for Eclipse.. There are other options; you could write server code in a number of scripting languages that run in the JVM, and you could write client applications in Flash using AS2 or AS3 or the open source Flex SDK. These other options are not covered by this guide.

Prerequisites

1. Java 6
2. A Mac OS X system if you wish to follow these instructions step-by-step. If you are using another platform, you will have to make your own minor variations here and there.
   

Installation & Configuration

1. Install Eclipse 3.5 (Carbon) JEE Edition.
   
2. Install the Flex Builder 3.2 plugin. (optional; for building client applications)
   
3. Install the Red5 0.9 RC1 server.
4. Install the Red5 0.2 plug-in
5. Configure the Red5 plug-in