# How do I stream flash video....what type of server?

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**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [September 30, 2005, 3:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-stream-flash-video-what-type-of-server/164316 "2005-09-30T03:23:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![dtrace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/59ef9b/32.png) [@dtrace](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dtrace)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2005, 3:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-stream-flash-video-what-type-of-server/164316/1 "2005-09-30T03:23:39Z")

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I have never tried to stream in flash video, I always did the basic progressive download.

What type of server do I need to have to stream flash video? Do I have to use that flash comm server thing? Or will a basic streaming server do just fine?

Also…when I compress the videos in sorenson squeeze, what considerations should I keep in mind when it comes to streaming. In other words, …why can’t I create flv’s with the highest quality,…and subsequently big file sizes, and then stream them?

Thanks for the help.