Installing PeerTube on Clear Linux

PeerTube is a free and decentralized video-sharing platform that leverages peer-to-peer technology. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install PeerTube on Clear Linux.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure of the following:

• You have root access to your Clear Linux server.
• You have a domain name that points to the IP address of your server.
• You have a valid SSL/TLS certificate from Let's Encrypt.

Step 1: Install software dependencies

PeerTube relies on several software components to function properly. Let's install the dependencies using the package manager.

sudo swupd bundle-add mariadb
sudo swupd bundle-add nodejs-basic
sudo swupd bundle-add nginx
sudo swupd bundle-add yarn

Step 2: Install PeerTube with Git

Clone the PeerTube Git repository to your server's working directory.

cd /var/www
sudo git clone https://github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube.git peertube
sudo chown -R [your_username] peertube
cd peertube && git checkout v3.4.0

Step 3: Configure MariaDB for PeerTube

PeerTube uses MariaDB as its database backend. Use the following commands to create a new database and user for PeerTube.

sudo mysql -u root -p

Create a new database and user for PeerTube.

CREATE DATABASE peertube;
CREATE USER 'peertube'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '[your_password]';
GRANT ALL ON peertube.* TO 'peertube'@'localhost';
EXIT;

Step 4: Configure PeerTube

Copy the example configuration file and edit it according to your server's configuration.

cd /var/www/peertube/server/
cp config/production.yaml.exemple config/production.yaml
sudo nano config/production.yaml

Update the following values:

# Domain name of your PeerTube instance.
# Make sure to update DNS records, i.e. A/AAAA or CNAME
# host_only: false to auto-detect public IP address
# Domain name (or IP) will be used by instances to reach this PeerTube
# domain: "my_domain.com"

# Database credentials for MariaDB
database:
  host: localhost
  port: 3306
  database: peertube
  username: peertube
  password: [your_password]

# SSL/TLS configuration
https:
  enabled: true
  forced: true
  cert: /etc/letsencrypt/live/[your_domain]/fullchain.pem
  key: /etc/letsencrypt/live/[your_domain]/privkey.pem

Step 5: Start the web server and PeerTube

Start the web server and node.js process for PeerTube.

sudo systemctl start nginx
cd /var/www/peertube/
sudo yarn install
sudo NODE_ENV=production npm run build
sudo NODE_ENV=production npm start

You can now access the PeerTube web interface at your domain name.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we learned how to install and configure PeerTube on Clear Linux. You now have a decentralized and community-driven video sharing platform right at your disposal.

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