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Use the VLC RTSP server to stream a MP4 file.

As an alternative, you can use https://github.com/rgl/mediamtx-rtsp-server.

Usage (Ubuntu Desktop 22.04)

Install VLC:

# remove the debian/ubuntu package.
# NB it does not support RTSP due to live555 licensing concerns.
sudo apt-get remove -y --purge 'vlc*'
# install the snap package.
sudo snap install vnc
hash -r

Start the RTSP server:

./server.sh

In another shell, start the VLC RTSP client:

./client.sh