PeerTube is an open-source, decentralized video sharing platform that allows you to host and watch videos online. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install PeerTube on Arch Linux.
Before we start with the installation process, you need to make sure that your system is up to date. You can do this by running the following commands in your terminal:
sudo pacman -Syu
PeerTube requires Node.js version 12 or higher to run. To install Node.js, enter the following command:
sudo pacman -S nodejs npm
PeerTube requires a PostgreSQL database to store its data. To install PostgreSQL, enter the following command:
sudo pacman -S postgresql
Once the installation is complete, start the PostgreSQL service and enable it to start automatically at boot time:
sudo systemctl start postgresql
sudo systemctl enable postgresql
You need to create a PostgreSQL user and database for PeerTube. To do this, run the following commands:
sudo -u postgres createuser peertube
sudo -u postgres createdb -O peertube peertube_prod
PeerTube relies on FFmpeg to handle video encoding and decoding. To install FFmpeg, enter the following command:
sudo pacman -S ffmpeg
To install PeerTube, first, clone the Git repository using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube /opt/PeerTube
Once the repository is cloned, navigate to the PeerTube directory and install the dependencies:
cd /opt/PeerTube
sudo npm install -g yarn
sudo yarn install --production --pure-lockfile
Next, you need to configure PeerTube. Copy the sample configuration file and edit it according to your needs:
cp config/production.yaml.sample config/production.yaml
nano config/production.yaml
Replace the values of the following variables with your own:
webserver_hostname – the hostname or IP address of your server.db_user – the username you created for the PostgreSQL database.db_password – the password for the PostgreSQL user.secret – a random secret key for encryption.Save and close the file when you're done.
To initialize the database with the required tables, run the following command from the PeerTube directory:
sudo -u peertube ./node_modules/.bin/sequelize db:migrate --env production --url postgres://peertube:[PASSWORD]@localhost:5432/peertube_prod
Replace [PASSWORD] with the password you set for the PostgreSQL user.
Finally, start the PeerTube service using the following command:
sudo /opt/PeerTube/support/start.sh
You can now access your PeerTube website by typing your server's IP address or hostname into a web browser.
You have successfully installed and configured PeerTube on Arch Linux. You can now start uploading and sharing videos with your audience.
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