LiveKit is a powerful video conferencing platform that is designed to be self-hosted. It is written in Golang and can be used to build custom applications for video and audio communication. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install LiveKit on Manjaro.
Before we begin, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
LiveKit requires Docker to be installed on your system. If you don't have Docker installed on your system, follow the instructions below to install it.
sudo pacman -S docker
sudo systemctl start docker
sudo systemctl enable docker
Your Docker installation is now complete.
Now that you have Docker installed on your system, you can install LiveKit.
mkdir livekit
cd livekit
sudo docker pull livekit/livekit
sudo docker run -d -p 7880:7880 -p 7881:7881 -p 9999:9999 livekit/livekit
This command will start a new container with LiveKit and expose the required ports for the LiveKit web UI, signaling server, and media server.
Once you have started the LiveKit container, you can access it by opening a web browser and navigating to:
http://<your-vps-ip>:7880
You should see the LiveKit web interface, which will allow you to create and manage video rooms.
You now have a fully functional LiveKit instance running on your Manjaro system. You can start creating your own video conferencing applications using LiveKit, or you can use it as a powerful communication tool for your team or organization.
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