How to Install Gerbera on OpenBSD

Gerbera is a free, open-source UPnP media server that allows you to stream digital media files such as videos, music, and pictures to devices that support UPnP including smart TVs, gaming consoles, and mobile devices. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Gerbera on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Before starting the installation process, ensure that your OpenBSD system is updated to the latest version and has the following packages installed:

• sudo
• pkg_add

Step 1 - Install Dependencies

Gerbera requires several dependencies to be installed before it can run correctly. To install the dependencies, you can type the following command in your terminal:

sudo pkg_add boost icu4c libexpat libiconv libxml2 libxslt sqlite3 taglib

Step 2 - Download Gerbera

You can download the latest version of Gerbera by typing the following command:

curl -O -L https://github.com/gerbera/gerbera/archive/master.tar.gz

This command will download Gerbera in the master.tar.gz file.

Step 3 - Extract Gerbera

After the download is complete, extract Gerbera by typing the following command:

tar -xzvf master.tar.gz

This command will extract the master.tar.gz file into a new directory called gerbera-master.

Step 4 - Build Gerbera

To build Gerbera, navigate to the gerbera-master directory and type the following command:

cd gerbera-master
./tools/autogen.sh
./configure
make
sudo make install

This will build and install Gerbera on your OpenBSD system.

Step 5 - Configure Gerbera

Now that Gerbera is installed, you can configure it by creating a new configuration file in the /usr/local/etc/gerbera directory:

sudo mkdir /usr/local/etc/gerbera
sudo cp ./data/config.xml ./data/config.xml.example
sudo mv ./data/config.xml.example /usr/local/etc/gerbera/config.xml

After creating the configuration file, you can edit it to customize Gerbera's settings by typing the following command:

sudo vi /usr/local/etc/gerbera/config.xml

Step 6 - Run Gerbera

To start Gerbera, type the following command in your terminal:

sudo gerbera --config /usr/local/etc/gerbera/config.xml

You can now stream your digital media files to supported devices on your network.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Gerbera on OpenBSD. With Gerbera, you can easily stream your digital media files to devices that support UPnP.

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