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# TB StreamServer

TB StreamServer (tbstreamserver) is a runtime application supplied with [Toolpack](https://telcobridges.com/products/development-platforms-tdev/) that is used to play back and record audio streams/files as well as play back video files. It can be used for applications such as [ringback tones](https://github.com/telcobridges-main/tmedia-wiki/tree/main/reference/voice-media/ringback-tones/README.md), [background music injection](https://github.com/telcobridges-main/tmedia-wiki/tree/main/reference/concepts/background-music-injection/README.md), and other subscriber services.

TelcoBridges has developed a [guide](https://docs.telcobridges.com/w/images/d/d3/Tbstreamserver_hardware_guide.pdf) describing the computer server hardware required to host the TB StreamServer application.

General information page on playing and recording files with TB StreamServer can be found here: [Customer\_application\_framework:play\_audio\_files](https://github.com/telcobridges-main/tmedia-wiki/tree/main/reference/api/customer-application-framework-play-audio-files/README.md)

### Started By

Tbstreamserver is spawned by [tboamapp](https://github.com/telcobridges-main/tmedia-wiki/tree/main/reference/api/tboamapp/README.md).

### High Availability

Tbstreamserver is a [load sharing](https://github.com/telcobridges-main/tmedia-wiki/tree/main/reference/misc/load-sharing/README.md) type of application. This means that Toolpack will use all tbstreamserver instances equally whenever possible.

### References

* [TBStreamServer Hardware Guide](https://docs.telcobridges.com/w/images/d/d3/Tbstreamserver_hardware_guide.pdf)
* [How to Start Stream Server](https://github.com/telcobridges-main/tmedia-wiki/tree/main/tmedia/operations/how-to-start-stream-server/README.md) with Toolpack


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