MeTube is an open-source media streaming application developed using PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript. The application is designed to provide users with a platform to stream and share their favorite videos. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of MeTube on Elementary OS Latest.
To install MeTube on Elementary OS Latest, you need to have the following requirements:
It is always good practice to ensure that your packages and system are up-to-date before performing any installation. To update your system, run the following commands:
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
MeTube requires a web server to function, and Apache is the most widely used server. To install Apache, run the following command:
sudo apt install apache2
After installation, start and enable the Apache service using the following commands:
sudo systemctl start apache2
sudo systemctl enable apache2
MeTube also requires a database management system to store user data, and MySQL is one of the most popular. To install MySQL, run:
sudo apt install mysql-server
After installation, start and enable the MySQL service using the following commands:
sudo systemctl start mysql
sudo systemctl enable mysql
MeTube is built on PHP, and it requires some extensions to function correctly. To install PHP and the required extensions, run the following command:
sudo apt install php php-mysql php-curl php-gd php-zip
After installation, restart the Apache service to apply the changes using:
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Now that we have all the dependencies installed, it’s time to install MeTube. To install MeTube, we first need to clone the repository. Run the following command to clone the repository to your server:
git clone https://github.com/alexta69/metube.git
Once the repository is cloned, change directory to the project root directory using the following command:
cd metube/
Next, create a MySQL database for MeTube using the following command:
mysql -u root -p -e "CREATE DATABASE metube;"
Enter the MySQL root password when prompted.
Now, import the MeTube database schema into the metube database using:
mysql -u root -p metube < sql/metube.sql
Finally, copy the application files to the webserver document root directory, which is /var/www/html on Elementary OS latest, using the following command:
sudo cp -r . /var/www/html/
After installing MeTube, we need to configure Apache to serve MeTube correctly. Create a new virtual host configuration file using the following command:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/metube.conf
Add the following lines to the configuration file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin admin@example.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/html
ServerName example.com
ServerAlias www.example.com
<Directory /var/www/html>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Replace ServerAdmin and ServerName with your domain name and email address.
Next, enable the virtual host configuration and restart Apache with the following commands:
sudo a2ensite metube.conf
sudo systemctl restart apache2
You can access MeTube on your web browser by navigating to http://your-domain.com. If you have configured Apache to use an SSL certificate, you can access MeTube by navigating to https://your-domain.com.
You have successfully installed and configured MeTube on Elementary OS Latest. With this application, you can now enjoy streaming and sharing your favorite videos from a single platform.
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