How to Install SRS on NetBSD

SRS (Simple Realtime Server) is a low-latency video streaming server that supports multiple streaming protocols such as RTMP, HLS, HTTP-FLV, and SRT. In this tutorial, we'll guide you through the process of installing SRS on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

Before we start, make sure that you have:

• A NetBSD machine running on your system.
• A stable internet connection.
• A user account with sudo privileges.

Step 1: Install Required Packages

First, update your package repository and install the required packages by running the following command:

sudo pkgin update && sudo pkgin install git gmake pkg-config openssl bash

Step 2: Clone SRS Repository

SRS is an open-source project available on GitHub. Clone the SRS repository onto your NetBSD machine with the following command:

git clone https://github.com/ossrs/srs

Step 3: Build SRS

Navigate to the directory where the SRS repository was cloned, and run the following commands to build it:

cd srs/trunk && ./configure && make

Once the process is complete, the binaries will be available in the objs directory.

Step 4: Configuration

Before launching SRS, you'll need to configure it. Navigate to the conf directory of the cloned SRS repository, and edit the srs.conf file with your favorite editor:

cd ../conf && vi srs.conf

You'll find several configuration options in the file, such as:

• Listen port number
• Stream control port number
• Maximum clients
• Logging settings
• Stream settings

You can modify these settings based on your needs. A sample configuration is available in the conf directory, which you can use as a reference.

Step 5: Launch SRS

You're now ready to launch SRS. Navigate to the objs directory, and run the following command:

./objs/srs -c ../conf/srs.conf

This will launch SRS with the specified configuration.

Step 6: Verify SRS

You can verify that SRS is running by opening a web browser and visiting the following URL:

http://localhost:[listen_port_number]/console/

Here, replace [listen_port_number] with the value specified in srs.conf file for listen.

If everything is working correctly, you should see the SRS console.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we learned how to install SRS on NetBSD. You can use this video streaming server to deliver low-latency streams using various protocols such as RTMP, HLS, HTTP-FLV, and SRT. If you face any difficulties, please refer SRS's official documentation.

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