Installing Open Streaming Platform on EndeavourOS Latest

Open Streaming Platform is a free, open-source video streaming platform that allows you to create and manage your own video streaming website. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Open Streaming Platform on EndeavourOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, you should have the following:

Step 1: Update the System

Before we start installing Open Streaming Platform, we need to make sure that our system is up to date. To do this, run the following command:

sudo pacman -Syu

This will update all the packages on your system.

Step 2: Install Required Dependencies

Open Streaming Platform requires some dependencies to be installed on your system. To install these dependencies, run the following command in your terminal:

sudo pacman -S ffmpeg nginx libvips imagemagick nodejs yarn

This will install all the required dependencies on your system.

Step 3: Download and Install Open Streaming Platform

Now that we have all the dependencies installed, we can download and install Open Streaming Platform on our EndeavourOS Latest system. To do this, follow the below steps:

  1. First, clone the Open Streaming Platform repository from GitHub:
git clone https://github.com/OpenStreamingPlatform/openstreamingplatform
  1. Once the repository is cloned, navigate to the directory where it is downloaded:
cd openstreamingplatform
  1. Now, install all dependencies needed by Open Streaming Platform:
yarn install
  1. Start the installation process by running the following command:
NODE_ENV=production npm run-script db-setup
  1. Once the installation process is complete, start the server using the following command:
NODE_ENV=production npm run-script start

Step 4: Configure Nginx

In order to use Open Streaming Platform from a web browser, we need to configure Nginx. To do this, we need to create a configuration file for Nginx.

  1. Create a new configuration file in /etc/nginx/sites-available/:
sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/openstreamingplatform.conf
  1. Paste the following configuration into the file:
server {
        listen 80;
        server_name your-domain.com;

        location / {
                proxy_pass http://localhost:8080;
                proxy_set_header Host $host;
                proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
                proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        }
}

Note: Make sure to replace your-domain.com with your own domain name.

  1. Create a symbolic link to this file in Nginx’s sites-enabled directory:
sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/openstreamingplatform.conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
  1. Test the configuration file and restart Nginx:
sudo nginx -t
sudo systemctl restart nginx

Step 5: Access Open Streaming Platform

Open Streaming Platform is now installed and configured on your EndeavourOS Latest system. Access it by visiting your domain name in your web browser.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have guided you through the process of installing Open Streaming Platform on your EndeavourOS Latest system. With this, you can now create and manage your own video streaming website.

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