NymphCast is a free and open-source media server software that allows you to stream audio and video files over the network. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install NymphCast on Arch Linux.
The first step is to install the required dependencies for NymphCast to work properly. Open the terminal and execute the following command to update the system's package list:
sudo pacman -Syu
Now, install the following packages:
sudo pacman -S boost ffmpeg git make mesa-libglu pkg-config x264
Next, you need to download the NymphCast source code from its official GitHub repository. To do this, open the terminal and run the following command:
git clone https://github.com/MayaPosch/NymphCast.git
This will create a new directory called NymphCast in your current working directory.
Navigate to the NymphCast directory that you just cloned:
cd NymphCast
Before you can build and install NymphCast, you need to run the setup.sh script to install any missing dependencies. Run the following command:
./setup.sh
Now you can build and install NymphCast by running the following command:
make
sudo make install
This will both build and install NymphCast.
After the installation is complete, you can start the NymphCast server by running the following command:
nymphcastd
You should see some output indicating that the server has started.
Now that the server is running, you can connect to it from other devices on your network. The easiest way to do this is to use the NymphCast client application, which is available for Windows, Linux, and macOS.
You can download the NymphCast client from the official website: https://nyanko.ws/nymphcast.php
Once you have downloaded and installed the client, you can start it and click on the + button to add a new server. Enter the IP address of the machine running the NymphCast server, and click OK.
Now, you should be able to browse your media library and stream any media files to the server.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed NymphCast on Arch Linux. You can now use it to stream your media files over the network to any device running the NymphCast client.
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