µStreamer is a free and open-source video streaming server designed for low-latency web-based video streaming. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install µStreamer on Elementary OS Latest.
Before installing µStreamer, make sure that your system is up-to-date and has the necessary dependencies:
To install µStreamer, you need to first install some system dependencies that are required to build the software. Open up your terminal and enter the following command to install them.
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install git build-essential cmake libssl-dev libboost-all-dev libjpeg-dev libavcodec-dev libavformat-dev libswscale-dev
Now, you need to download the µStreamer source code from the GitHub repository. Enter the following command in the terminal to clone the repository.
git clone https://github.com/pikvm/ustreamer.git
This will create a new directory named "ustreamer" containing the source code.
Navigate to the newly created "ustreamer" directory and then build the software using the following commands:
cd ustreamer
mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
make && sudo make install
Note that the "make && sudo make install" command may take a few minutes to complete.
Finally, you can start the µStreamer server using the following command:
sudo ustreamer_demo.sh
You should be now able to view the streaming page by navigating to http://<your-ip-address>:8080 on your web browser.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed µStreamer on your Elementary OS Latest system.
In this tutorial, we have shown how to install µStreamer on an Elementary OS Latest system. With µStreamer, you can stream videos over the web with minimal latency.
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