Below is the explanation of the input methods for MistServer. Anything between brackets () will go to default settings if not specified.

File inputs
File	Linux/MacOS: /PATH/FILE Windows: /cygdrive/DRIVE/PATH/FILE	For file input please specify the proper path and file. Supported inputs are: DTSC, FLV, MP3. MistServer Pro has TS, MP4, ISMV added as input.
Folder	Linux/MacOS: /PATH/ Windows: /cygdrive/DRIVE/PATH/	A folder stream makes all the recognised files in the selected folder available as a stream.

Push inputs
RTMP	push://(IP)(@PASSWORD)	IP is white listed IP for pushing towards MistServer, if left empty all are white listed. PASSWORD is the application under which to push to MistServer, if it doesn't match the stream will be rejected. PASSWORD is MistServer Pro only.
SRT	push://(IP)	IP is white listed IP for pushing towards MistServer, if left empty all are white listed.
RTSP	push://(IP)(@PASSWORD)	IP is white listed IP for pushing towards MistServer, if left empty all are white listed.
TS	tsudp://(IP):PORT(/INTERFACE)	IP is the IP address used to listen for this stream, multi-cast IP range is: 224.0.0.0 - 239.255.255.255. If IP is not set all addresses will listened to. PORT is the port you reserve for this stream on the chosen IP. INTERFACE is the interface used, if left all interfaces will be used.

Pull inputs
DTSC	dtsc://MISTSERVER_IP:PORT/(STREAMNAME)	MISTSERVER_IP is the IP of another MistServer to pull from. PORT is the DTSC port of the other MistServer. (default is 4200) STREAMNAME is the name of the target stream on the other MistServer. If left empty, the name of this stream will be used.
HLS	http://URL/TO/STREAM.m3u8	The URL where the HLS stream is available to MistServer.
RTSP	rtsp://(USER:PASSWORD@)IP(:PORT)(/path)	USER:PASSWORD is the account used if authorization is required. IP is the IP address used to pull this stream from. PORT is the port used to connect through. PATH is the path to be used to identify the correct stream.