MistServer is an open-source streaming media server that allows users to create and manage their own live or on-demand video and audio streams. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing MistServer on your Elementary OS latest system.
Before we start the installation of MistServer, we need to make sure that the following prerequisites are fulfilled:
Before installing MistServer, it is recommended to update your system to the latest version. To do this, open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
This will update your system with the latest updates.
To install MistServer, we need to add its repository to our system. For this, we will use the following commands:
curl http://repo.mistserver.org/apt.gpg | sudo apt-key add -
sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://repo.mistserver.org/apt mistserver main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mistserver.list'
Once the repository is added, we can proceed with the installation of MistServer by running the following command:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install mistserver
This command will download and install MistServer on your system.
After the installation, we need to start the MistServer service by running the following command:
sudo service mistserver start
This command will start the MistServer service on your system.
MistServer is now installed and running on your system. To configure it, you can visit the MistServer web interface at the following URL:
http://localhost:4242/
The default login credentials are as follows:
Once you have logged in, you can configure the streaming settings, add media files, and manage your streams.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed MistServer on your Elementary OS latest system.
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