LiveKit is a powerful, open-source platform for building scalable, real-time applications such as video conferencing, messaging, and more. If you want to learn how to install LiveKit on FreeBSD Latest, follow the simple steps below:
Before proceeding with the installation, you'll need to have the following:
LiveKit requires some dependencies to be present on your system. To start installing them, open up the terminal and run the following command:
sudo pkg install git go gmake pkgconf
This command will install Git, Go, Gmake, and Pkgconf on your FreeBSD system.
Next, clone the LiveKit repository using the Git command like so:
git clone https://github.com/livekit/livekit-server.git
This command will clone the latest version of the LiveKit repository into your current working directory.
Move inside the cloned folder and build the binaries using the Go commands;
cd livekit-server
sudo make build
This command will build the LiveKit binaries and generate the following outputs:
After building the binaries, the next step is to install the LiveKit server as a system service like so:
make install-linux-systemd
This command will install the livekit systemd service and configure it to start automatically at boot time.
Start your LiveKit server by running:
sudo systemctl start livekit-server
To verify that LiveKit is up and running, check the systemd logs using the command below:
sudo journalctl -u livekit-server -f
This will display the real-time logs of the LiveKit server.
Congratulations, you've installed and set up LiveKit on your FreeBSD system. Now you can create different types of real-time applications using the power of LiveKit. Remember to keep your LiveKit server secure by following standard security best practices.
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