How to Install LiveKit on EndeavourOS Latest

LiveKit is a WebRTC-based video conferencing system that allows developers to build live interactive video and audio applications easily. Here's a tutorial on how to install LiveKit on EndeavourOS Latest.

Prerequisites

  1. A fresh installation of EndeavourOS Latest (updated).
  2. Python 3.6 or higher.
  3. Latest version of Docker.

Step 1: Install Docker

First, we need to install Docker, which is a prerequisite for installing LiveKit.

$ sudo pacman -S docker

Verify that Docker is installed on your system:

$ docker version

You should see output similar to the following:

Docker version 18.09.2, build 6247962

Step 2: Install LiveKit

Now that we have Docker installed on your system, let's install LiveKit.

$ docker pull livekit/livekit-server:latest

This command will pull the latest LiveKit Docker image. Once the image is downloaded, you can run LiveKit with the following command:

$ docker run -p 7880:7880 -p 9999:9999 livekit/livekit-server:latest

The docker run command above runs the LiveKit server and exposes port 7880 for HTTP traffic and port 9999 for gRPC traffic.

Step 3: Test Installation

You can now test the LiveKit installation by visiting http://localhost:7880 in your web browser.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install LiveKit on EndeavourOS Latest. LiveKit provides a simple and easy-to-use platform for building live interactive video and audio applications.

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