How to Install Gerbera on FreeBSD Latest

Gerbera is a free and open-source UPnP media server that allows you to stream multimedia files such as music, videos, and photos over the network. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Gerbera on FreeBSD Latest.

Prerequisites

• A FreeBSD Latest system with root access.
• A terminal window with a command-line interface.

Step 1: Update Packages

Before installing Gerbera, it is recommended to update your system packages to their latest versions. Run the following command to update your system:

pkg update && pkg upgrade

Step 2: Install Gerbera Dependencies

Gerbera requires some dependencies to be installed on the system before installation. Use the following command to install the required dependencies:

pkg install cmake gcc gmake libxml2 libtool libupnp libuuid taglib

Step 3: Download and Extract Gerbera

Next, we need to download the Gerbera tarball and extract it to a temporary location. Use the following command to download Gerbera:

fetch https://github.com/gerbera/gerbera/archive/master.tar.gz

Extract the downloaded tarball to a temporary directory:

tar xzf master.tar.gz -C /tmp

Step 4: Build and Install Gerbera

In this step, we will build and install Gerbera using the CMake build system. Use the following commands to configure and build Gerbera:

cd /tmp/gerbera-master
mkdir build && cd build
cmake ..
make
make install

The above commands will configure, build and install Gerbera on your system.

Step 5: Configure Gerbera

Now that we have installed Gerbera on our system, we need to configure it by creating a configuration file. Use the following commands to create a new configuration file:

cd /usr/local/etc/gerbera
cp config.example.xml config.xml

Edit the configuration file using your favorite text editor:

nano config.xml

Add and edit the following lines in the configuration file:

<import hidden="yes" location="/mnt/my_media/"/>

The above line points Gerbera to your media library directory. Edit it according to your media library directory location.

Step 6: Start Gerbera

Finally, start Gerbera by running the following command:

/usr/local/bin/gerbera -c /usr/local/etc/gerbera/config.xml -d

The above command will start Gerbera in daemon mode with the specified configuration file.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we showed you how to install Gerbera on FreeBSD Latest. Gerbera is a powerful and easy-to-use UPnP media server that allows you to stream multimedia files over the network. With Gerbera, you can easily manage and stream your media files to different devices on your home network.

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