LiveKit is an open-source and real-time communication & collaboration platform that helps in building real-time video apps with great ease. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install LiveKit on the latest version of Elementary OS.
Prerequisites: Before we start installation, make sure your system is updated and all necessary dependencies are installed.
To install the necessary dependencies, open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install build-essential git curl wget
To download and install LiveKit, follow these steps:
Open a terminal window and navigate to the desired directory where you want to download LiveKit.
Run the following command to download the LiveKit installation file:
wget https://github.com/livekit/livekit-server/releases/download/v0.5.2/livekit-server-linux-amd64.tar.gz
Once the download is completed, extract the installation file using the following command:
tar -xzf livekit-server-linux-amd64.tar.gz
Navigate to the extracted directory using the following command:
cd livekit-server-linux-amd64/
Copy the livekit.example.yml file to livekit.yml and modify the livekit.yml file according to your requirements:
cp livekit.example.yml livekit.yml
nano livekit.yml
Replace the example values with your own domain name, secure key, and API key to enable HTTPS encryption and authentication.
To start and run LiveKit, use the following command:
./livekit-server run
Alternatively, you can also run LiveKit as a daemon or a background process using the following command:
./livekit-server start
To verify that LiveKit is running correctly, open a web browser and navigate to https://<hostname>:7880/ (replace <hostname> with your server's hostname or IP address). If LiveKit is running correctly, you should see a "Welcome to LiveKit" message in your browser.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured LiveKit on your Elementary OS system. Now, you can use LiveKit to build real-time communications and collaboration apps.
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