Open Streaming Platform is an open-source video streaming platform that allows you to create your own video streaming service. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install Open Streaming Platform on Debian latest.
Before starting the installation process, it is recommended to update your Debian server to the latest available version. You can perform the update by running the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
Open Streaming Platform requires several dependencies to run correctly. Use the following command to install the required dependencies:
sudo apt install build-essential libssl-dev libcairo2-dev libjpeg-dev libgif-dev libpng-dev libavcodec-dev libavformat-dev libswscale-dev libmysqlclient-dev libpq-dev libyaml-dev libxml2-dev libxslt-dev libunwind-dev curl git redis-server wget nginx
You'll need Ruby Version Manager (RVM) to install Ruby in our system. You can install RVM using the following command:
sudo apt install gnupg2
curl -sSL https://rvm.io/mpapis.asc | sudo gpg --import -
curl -sSL https://get.rvm.io | sudo bash -s stable
After the installation process is complete, we can install Ruby using the RVM command:
sudo usermod -aG rvm $USER
sudo login $USER
rvm install 2.7.4
rvm use 2.7.4 --default
Now that we have satisfied all of the dependencies required, we can install Open Streaming Platform by cloning the repository and running the setup script. You can accomplish that with the following commands:
cd ~
git clone https://github.com/OpenStreamingPlatform/osp.git
cd osp
gem install bundler
bundle install --without test
sudo sh bin/setup
The setup script imports the configuration files, creates a database, and precompiles the assets.
After completing all of the preceding steps, we are ready to configure Nginx to provide access to the streaming service. Below is the Nginx configuration file:
sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/osp
Add the following configuration block to the end of the file:
server {
listen 80;
listen [::]:80;
server_name localhost;
root /var/www/osp/public;
index index.html;
location / {
try_files $uri $uri/ /index.html;
}
location /api {
proxy_pass http://localhost:3000;
proxy_set_header Host $host;
proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
}
location /socket.io {
proxy_pass http://localhost:3000;
proxy_http_version 1.1;
proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
}
location /streams {
proxy_pass http://localhost:8080;
proxy_set_header Host $host;
proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
}
}
Save and close the file. Next, create a symbolic link to enable the site and restart Nginx:
sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/osp /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
sudo systemctl restart nginx
Finally, you are ready to test if everything is working correctly. Open your browser, type your domain or your server's IP address in the address bar, and press the Enter key.
You should now see the Open Streaming Platform welcome page. Congratulations! You have successfully installed Open Streaming Platform on Debian latest.
This tutorial demonstrated how to install Open Streaming Platform on Debian latest. We hope this tutorial was helpful, and you should now be ready to start building your custom video streaming service using Open Streaming Platform.
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