How to Install Restreamer on MXLinux Latest

Restreamer is a free and open-source software for live streaming that supports live streaming to multiple destination platforms simultaneously. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Restreamer on MXLinux Latest.

Preliminary Steps

Before proceeding with the installation of Restreamer, make sure that you have the following prerequisites installed:

• MXLinux Latest
• A stable internet connection
• Sudo privileges

Installing Restreamer on MXLinux Latest

1. Open the Terminal on your MXLinux Latest system.

2. Update the package list by running the following command:

sudo apt-get update

3. Install the required dependencies for Restreamer by running the following command:

sudo apt-get install apache2 php mysql-server php-mysql php-curl ffmpeg

4. Download the latest version of Restreamer from the official website. You can either download the .zip or .tar.gz file.

5. Extract the downloaded files to the webroot directory of Apache:

sudo tar -zxvf restreamer-X.X.X.tar.gz /var/www/html

6. Once the files are extracted, navigate to the config directory:

cd /var/www/html/restreamer/conf

7. Rename the sample configuration file to something else:

sudo cp restreamer.conf.sample restreamer.conf

8. Open the configuration file using a text editor:

sudo nano restreamer.conf

9. Set the output format of your live stream by changing the value of the output_format parameter. For example, if you want to output in HLS format, set the value to hls.

10. Generate a new stream key from the configuration file:

sudo ./configure.sh

11. Start Restreamer by running the following command:

sudo ./restreamer start

12. Once Restreamer is started, you can access the live stream from your web browser by entering the following URL:

http://localhost/restreamer/

13. If you want to stop Restreamer, run the following command:

sudo ./restreamer stop

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Restreamer on your MXLinux Latest system. You can now stream your live content to multiple destinations at the same time.

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