Installing ReadyMedia on EndeavourOS Latest

ReadyMedia is an open-source media server software that streams media files such as music, videos, and photos to DLNA-compliant devices over a network. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install ReadyMedia on EndeavourOS latest.

Prerequisites

Before you begin with the installation process, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:

• A running EndeavourOS Latest installation
• A user account with sudo privileges
• A reliable internet connection

Step 1: Install ReadyMedia dependencies

To install ReadyMedia, you will need to install some of its dependencies. By default, most of them will be pre-installed on your system, but you still need to install a few additional packages. To do this, run the following command:

sudo pacman -S cmake gcc ffmpeg libexif e2fsprogs sqlite3

Step 2: Download and Install ReadyMedia

Follow the steps below to download and install ReadyMedia on your EndeavourOS Latest machine.

1. Open a terminal window on your system.

2. Download the ReadyMedia source code by running the following command:

   git clone https://github.com/ReadyMedia/minidlna.git
   

3. Navigate to the ReadyMedia source code directory:

   cd minidlna
   

4. Create a build directory:

   mkdir build && cd build
   

5. Run the cmake command:

   cmake ..
   

6. Once the configuration process is complete, run the following command to compile and install ReadyMedia:

   make && sudo make install
   

Step 3: Configure ReadyMedia

After installing ReadyMedia, you need to configure it by creating a configuration file. To do this, follow the steps below:

1. Navigate to the ReadyMedia configuration directory:

   cd /etc/ && sudo mkdir minidlna && cd minidlna
   

2. Create a new configuration file using your preferred text editor:

   sudo nano minidlna.conf
   

   The configuration file should contain the following settings:

   media_dir=/path/to/media/files
   friendly_name=My DLNA Server
   

   Replace /path/to/media/files with the path to the directory containing your media files.

3. Save and exit the text editor.

Step 4: Start the ReadyMedia service

After configuring ReadyMedia, you can start the daemon by running the following command:

sudo systemctl start minidlna

To ensure that ReadyMedia starts automatically on boot, run the following command:

sudo systemctl enable minidlna

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured ReadyMedia on your EndeavourOS Latest machine. You can now stream your media files to DLNA-compliant devices over your network.

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