Galene is a secure video conferencing and streaming server that runs in your own data center. It provides modern video conferencing features and integrates seamlessly with other services. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Galene on Debian Latest.
First, you need to update and install the dependencies to install Galene on Debian Latest. You can achieve this by running the following command.
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y curl gnupg2 debhelper devscripts build-essential pkg-config libglib2.0-dev libgstrtspserver-1.0-dev libjson-glib-dev openssl libssl-dev libgtk-3-dev libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-dev meson
Galene is not included in the Debian repositories. You need to add the Galene PPA to install it. Run the following command to add the PPA and update the local package cache.
echo "deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/galene/ppa/ubuntu focal main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/galene.list
Add the signing key for the PPA:
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 --recv-keys 6AA34C6D
Now it's time to install Galene on Debian Latest. Run the following command to do so:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt install galene
The command will prompt you to create a service user for Galene. Be sure to create one before continuing.
Galene is installed, but we need to configure it before we can start using it. The configuration file is located at /etc/galene/galene.cfg. You can edit this file with your favorite text editor to configure Galene. Here's an example configuration:
[galene]
bind_address = 0.0.0.0
bind_port = 8443
database = /var/lib/galene/galene.db
log_file = /var/log/galene.log
media_directory = /var/lib/galene/media/
certificate_file = /etc/galene/cert.pem
private_key_file = /etc/galene/key.pem
Save the configuration file, and then run the following command to apply the changes:
sudo systemctl restart galene.service
Galene is now installed and configured on your Debian system. You can test it by opening your web browser and navigating to https://
Now you know how to install and configure Galene on Debian Latest. You can start using Galene for secure video conferencing and streaming. Happy conferencing!
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