PeerTube is a free, open-source, federated video platform that allows users to share and watch videos. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install PeerTube on NetBSD.
Before we start, make sure you have the following:
The first step is to update the packages and repositories to ensure that we have the latest version available. Run the following command to update the system:
pkgin update
PeerTube requires several packages, including Node.js and PostgreSQL. Run the following command to install the required packages:
pkgin install nodejs postgresql apache24 git gmake gcc8
Yarn is a package manager used to manage dependencies for PeerTube. To install Yarn, run the following command:
npm install -g yarn
We need to clone the PeerTube repository from GitHub to our NetBSD server. Run the following command to clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube.git ./peertube
Navigate to the PeerTube directory and run the following command to install PeerTube:
cd peertube
sudo yarn install
PeerTube requires PostgreSQL as its database system. We need to create a new user and database for PeerTube.
First, create a new user for PeerTube to log in as:
sudo -u pgsql createuser -P peertube_user
You will be prompted to enter a password. Make sure to remember this password.
Next, create a new database for PeerTube:
sudo -u pgsql createdb peertube_db -O peertube_user
Copy the configuration file to a new file called production.json:
cp config/production.yaml config/production.json
Edit config/production.json and update the following fields:
db.username: set to peertube_userdb.password: set to the password you set during PostgreSQL configurationRun the following command to build PeerTube:
sudo NODE_ENV=production npm run build
We need to set up Apache to proxy requests to PeerTube. First, create a new configuration file:
sudo nano /usr/pkg/etc/httpd/peertube.conf
Add the following lines to the file to set up the proxy:
ProxyPass /api http://127.0.0.1:9000/api
ProxyPassReverse /api http://127.0.0.1:9000/api
ProxyPass / http://127.0.0.1:9000/
ProxyPassReverse / http://127.0.0.1:9000/
Save and close the file.
Run the following command to start PeerTube:
sudo NODE_ENV=production node dist/server.js
You can now access PeerTube by visiting your server's IP address in a web browser.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install PeerTube on NetBSD. Enjoy using PeerTube to share and watch videos!
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