How to Install Streama on MX Linux

Introduction

Streama is a self-hosted media server that provides a platform for streaming videos on your own server. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Streama on MX Linux latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure that you have the following:

• A user account with sudo privileges
• A running instance of MX Linux Latest
• Access to the internet

Step 1: Install Java Runtime Environment (JRE)

Streama requires Java 8 or newer to function. To install the latest version of Java run the command:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install default-jre

Step 2: Install Streama

To install Streama, you need to download it from the official Github page of Streama. Here is how you can do it:

1. Open Terminal and type in the following command to clone the Streama repository on your machine:

   git clone https://github.com/streamaserver/streama.git
   

2. Navigate to the Streama directory by typing:

   cd streama
   

3. Open the grails-app/conf/application.yml file with any text editor to edit the database properties. Enter the following code with your preferred values:

   dataSource:
       dbCreate: create-drop #create-drop, update, create, none
       url: jdbc:h2:file:./streama;DB_CLOSE_ON_EXIT=FALSE
       driverClassName: org.h2.Driver
       username: streama
       password: streama
   

   Save the file and exit.

4. Next, build the Streama WAR file using the following command:

   ./gradlew bootWar
   

5. Once the build is complete, you will find the streama-VERSION.war file in the build/libs directory. You can rename this file to anything you like.

Step 3: Start the Streama Server

To start the Streama server, run the following command in the terminal:

java -jar streama-VERSION.war

Replace VERSION with the version of Streama you downloaded earlier.

Once you run the above command, Streama should be running on http://localhost:8080/streama.

Conclusion

You have now successfully installed Streama on MX Linux Latest. You can now add media files to your server to start streaming your favorite videos.

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