Step by Step Instructions?

1. Install Fresh Fedora Core 4 (or any Fedora system).
2. Take all defaults and make sure to install all development tools and editors (does not need to be configured as a server)
3. Copy Flash install files to system into a directory as listed below and then follow script.


# COMMANDS TO RUN:
ls
cd /
mkdir flash_downloads
cd flash_downloads/

# Copy flash install files here (FlashMediaServer2.tar.gz)

# Make sure up2date works
up2date
rpm --import /usr/share/rhn/RPM-GPG-KEY
up2date

# Install dependencies
yum install libnspr4.so
yum install libstdc++.so.5

# Make sure "locate" database works
updatedb
locate libnspr4.so
locate libstdc++.so.5
locate libssl.so.0.9.7f
locate libcrypto.so.0.9.7f

# Create symbolic links to other dependencies
cd /lib
ln -s libssl.so.0.9.7f libssl.so.4
ln -s libcrypto.so.0.9.7f libcrypto.so.4

# Add a new user and group called "fms"
groupadd fms
useradd -g fms fms

# Punch holes in the firewall iptables
clear
iptables -I INPUT -p tcp --destination-port 1935 -j ACCEPT
iptables -I INPUT -p tcp --destination-port 1111 -j ACCEPT
/sbin/iptables-save > /etc/sysconfig/iptables
/etc/init.d/iptables restart
clear

# Install FMS
ls
tar -zxf FlashMediaServer2.tar.gz
ls
cd FMS_2_0_r1145_linux/
ls
./installFMS -platformWarnOnly

# when asked the user name and group name to run as, specify "fms"

# Power off and reboot
shutdown -h now

# Make sure FMS is running
ps -ef | grep fms

# Test with application of your choice
cd /flash_downloads/
cd applications/
ls
cp -R room10 /opt/macromedia/fms/applications/
cd /opt/macromedia/fms/applications
ls -l
chown -R fms *
chgrp -R fms *
ls -l
cd room10
ls -l
chmod 755 *
ls -l

#END

As far as installation goes, I'm not aware of any guides other than the docs that ship with FMS. If you have specific questions about installation and configuration, I'd join the chattyfig list. There's lots of good help to be had there, some of it coming from the developers.

http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcomm

In terms of learing to use FMS, I've found the best guide to be "Programming Flash Communication Server" (O'Reilly). The book will give you solid information on just about everything FMS can do. It was written for FCS 1.5, so the newer features of FMS aren't covered.

If you don't have a background in Flash, I'd recommend a crash course in actionscript and general flash practices before jumping into FMS.