PeerTube is a free and open-source decentralized video hosting platform that allows users to create, share and watch videos. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing PeerTube on your Elementary OS.
Before we get started, you need to make sure that your system meets the following requirements:
If you have met the above requirements, then we can proceed with the installation process.
Before we start with the PeerTube installation process, we need to install some dependencies that are required by PeerTube. Open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y unzip curl gnupg
Next, we need to install Node.js and PostgreSQL.
To install Node.js, run the following commands:
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_12.x | sudo bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
To install PostgreSQL, run the following command:
sudo apt-get install -y postgresql
After the installation is complete, log in to PostgreSQL with the following command:
sudo -u postgres psql
And create a new database for PeerTube with the following command:
CREATE DATABASE peertube;
To install PeerTube, we need to download and extract the PeerTube archive from the official website. Run the following commands:
cd /opt
sudo curl -L "https://github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube/archive/v3.1.0.tar.gz" -o peertube.tar.gz
sudo tar -xvf peertube.tar.gz
sudo mv PeerTube-3.1.0 peertube
cd peertube
Before we can run PeerTube, we need to configure it with our PostgreSQL database credentials. Open the .env file and modify the following lines:
DATABASE_URL=postgresql://postgres:your_password@localhost:5432/peertube
Replace your_password with your PostgreSQL user password.
To serve PeerTube over the web, we need to install and configure an Nginx server.
To install Nginx, run the following command:
sudo apt-get install -y nginx
Next, open the default configuration file with the following command:
sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/default
And replace the contents with the following:
server {
listen 80;
server_name your_domain;
client_max_body_size 0;
root /opt/peertube/client/dist;
location / {
try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
}
location ^~ /api/ {
proxy_pass http://localhost:9000;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
proxy_set_header Host $host;
proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
}
location ^~ /signup/ {
proxy_pass http://localhost:9000;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
proxy_set_header Host $host;
proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
}
location ^~ /login/ {
proxy_pass http://localhost:9000;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
proxy_set_header Host $host;
proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
}
location ^~ /live/ {
proxy_pass http://localhost:9000;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
proxy_set_header Host $host;
proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
# Enables WebSockets proxying
proxy_http_version 1.1;
proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
}
}
Replace your_domain with your domain name, or your server's IP address.
Save and close the file, then restart Nginx with the following command:
sudo systemctl restart nginx
To start PeerTube, run the following commands:
sudo npm install -g yarn
sudo yarn install --production
sudo NODE_ENV=production npm run build
sudo NODE_ENV=production npm run start
PeerTube should now be running on your server at your specified domain or IP address.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install PeerTube on your Elementary OS server. PeerTube is a powerful video hosting platform that can help you create, share, and watch videos without relying on centralized services. Give it a try and see how it works for you!
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