How to Install Open Streaming Platform on Clear Linux Latest

Open Streaming Platform is a free, open source video streaming platform for creating and sharing video contents. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install Open Streaming Platform on Clear Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed with the installation, make sure your system meets the following requirements:

• Clear Linux Latest installed on your system
• Root access or a user with sudo privileges
• An internet connection

Step 1: Update Package Repositories

The first step is to update the package repositories on your Clear Linux system. To do this, open a terminal window and run the following command:

sudo swupd update

This command will update the package repositories, and also update your system with the latest available packages.

Step 2: Install Required Dependencies

Open Streaming Platform requires some dependencies to be installed on your system. Run the following command to install these dependencies:

sudo swupd bundle-add mysql nginx php-basic php-pear php-mbstring php-xmlrpc mariadb mariadb-server

This command installs the required packages that include:

• mysql: This is a relational database management system.
• nginx: This is a web server that will be used to serve the Open Streaming Platform website.
• php-basic: This is a basic PHP package.
• php-pear: This is a PHP package that provides basic PEAR functionality.
• php-mbstring: This is a PHP package that provides multibyte string functions.
• php-xmlrpc: This is a PHP package that provides XML-RPC functionality.
• mariadb: This is a relational database management system.
• mariadb-server: This is a server for the Mariadb database.

Step 3: Configure MySQL

After installing MySQL and MariaDB, we need to configure the MySQL root user. Run the following command to configure MySQL:

sudo mysql_secure_installation

This command will ask you some questions to configure the root user. Enter a strong password for the root user when prompted. You can also choose to remove anonymous users, disallow root login remotely, and remove the test database.

Step 4: Install Open Streaming Platform

To install Open Streaming Platform, you need to first download the installation script from the official website. Run the following command to download the installation script:

wget https://get.openstreamingplatform.com/install.sh

After downloading the script, run the following command to make it executable:

chmod +x install.sh

Now, run the installation script:

sudo ./install.sh

The installation script will guide you through the installation process. When prompted, enter the database details that we configured in step 3. You can also configure the website details, such as the website name and administrator email address.

Step 5: Configure Nginx

Open Streaming Platform uses Nginx as the web server. After installing Open Streaming Platform, we need to configure Nginx to serve the website. To do this, open the Nginx configuration file using the following command:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/nginx.conf

Find the following line:

root /var/www/;

Replace it with the following line:

root /var/www/openstreamingplatform;

Save and close the file.

Next, create a new Nginx configuration file using the following command:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/osp.conf

Paste the following lines in the file:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name example.com; #replace with your domain name
    root /var/www/openstreamingplatform/public;
    index index.php index.html index.htm;
    charset utf-8;
    sendfile off;

    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
    }

    location ~ \.php$ {
        include fastcgi_params;
        fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php-fpm-fpm.sock;
        fastcgi_index index.php;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
        fastcgi_intercept_errors on;
        fastcgi_read_timeout 3600;
    }

    location /storage/ {
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
    }

    location /fail2ban/ {
        deny all;
    }

    location /.well-known/ {
        allow all;
    }

    location /websocket/ {
        proxy_http_version 1.1;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
        proxy_set_header Connection "Upgrade";
        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:1337;
    }

    error_page 404 /index.php;

    location = /favicon.ico {
        log_not_found off;
        access_log off;
    }

    location = /robots.txt {
        allow all;
        log_not_found off;
        access_log off;
    }
}

Replace example.com with your domain name.

Save and close the file.

Test the Nginx configuration using the following command:

sudo nginx -t

If the configuration is valid, restart Nginx:

sudo systemctl restart nginx

Step 6: Configure Permissions

Open Streaming Platform requires write permissions to some directories. Run the following command to configure the permissions:

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/openstreamingplatform/
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/openstreamingplatform/
sudo chmod -R 777 /var/www/openstreamingplatform/storage/

Step 7: Access Open Streaming Platform

Open your web browser and navigate to http://example.com (replace example.com with your domain name). You will be redirected to the Open Streaming Platform setup wizard. Follow the setup wizard to configure Open Streaming Platform.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Open Streaming Platform on Clear Linux Latest.

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