VLC on a Mac
Player with HTTP/telnet remote interfaces · AV & Stage
VLC plays everything; and exposes remote-control interfaces: vlc --extraintf http --http-password secret serves a web remote + status API on :8080, --extraintf telnet a telnet console on :4212, plus Lua scripting. Pin a kiosk Mac/Pi running VLC with the VLC platform to check those ports.
Run VLC with FrontierStack
Install or connect VLC; then check its status, ports and certificate from FrontierStack. The same screen links to firewall checks, Malware Audit and backups where they apply.
Run it from your Mac.
FrontierStack installs, monitors and secures services on this Mac and on linked servers.
Download FrontierStackApple notarized · Safe & secure · macOS 13 Ventura+