This tutorial will guide you through the steps required to install OvenMediaEngine on your Elementary OS Latest system. OvenMediaEngine is an open-source interactive streaming server that supports RTMP, RTP, WebRTC, and much more.
Before starting this tutorial, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
Before installing OvenMediaEngine, we need to install some dependencies. To do so, open a terminal and enter the following command:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nginx ffmpeg
This will install Nginx and FFmpeg, which are required to run OvenMediaEngine.
Download the latest version of OvenMediaEngine from the official website or GitHub repository. Once downloaded, extract the files to a directory of your choice.
wget -O ovenmediaengine.tar.gz https://github.com/showerlee/ovenmediaengine/releases/download/v0.9.3/ovenmediaengine-binary-linux-v0.9.3.tar.gz
tar -xzvf ovenmediaengine.tar.gz
We need to configure Nginx as a reverse proxy for OvenMediaEngine. To do so, create a new Nginx configuration file by running the following command:
sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/ovenmedia
Paste the following content into the configuration file:
server {
listen 80;
server_name _;
location / {
proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8000;
proxy_set_header Host $host;
proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
}
location /ws {
proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:3333;
proxy_http_version 1.1;
proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
proxy_set_header Connection "Upgrade";
}
}
Save and close the configuration file by pressing Ctrl+X, Y, and Enter.
Create a symbolic link to the Nginx configuration file by running the following command:
sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/ovenmedia /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
Then, restart Nginx by running the following command:
sudo systemctl restart nginx
To start OvenMediaEngine, navigate to the directory where you extracted the files in Step 2, and run the following command:
./ovenmediaengine --port=8000 --api-port=8001 --ws-port=3333
This command will start OvenMediaEngine on port 8000 for streaming, port 8001 for API, and port 3333 for WebSocket.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed OvenMediaEngine on your Elementary OS Latest system. You can now configure and use OvenMediaEngine for your streaming requirements.
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