How to install plugNmeet on OpenBSD

plugNmeet is an open source video conferencing software that allows you to host online meetings and connect with people from anywhere in the world. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing plugNmeet on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, you need to ensure that your system meets the following requirements:

• OpenBSD operating system
• Root access to the system
• A running web server (NGINX, Apache)

Step 1 - Install dependencies

The first step is to install the dependencies required by plugNmeet. Open the terminal and run the following command:

pkg_add node gmake python git

This command will install Node.js, GNU make, Python, and Git packages, which are needed for plugNmeet to function.

Step 2 - Clone the plugNmeet repository

Now that the dependencies are installed, we can proceed to clone the plugNmeet repository from GitHub. Run the following command to clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/plugnmeet/plugnmeet.git

This will create a new directory called 'plugnmeet' containing the source code of the project.

Step 3 - Install plugNmeet

Change to the newly created 'plugnmeet' directory and run the following command to install plugNmeet:

make install

This command will download and install all the required dependencies for plugNmeet.

Step 4 - Configure plugNmeet

In this step, we will configure plugNmeet to work with our web server. We will assume that you are using NGINX, but the process should be similar for other web servers.

Open the 'plugnmeet.conf' file located in the 'config' directory:

vi config/plugnmeet.conf

Add the following lines to the configuration file:

location /plugnmeet/ {
    proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:3000/;
}

This will tell NGINX to forward all requests to the 'plugnmeet' directory to port 3000 where plugNmeet will be listening.

Step 5 - Start plugNmeet

Start plugNmeet by running the following command:

./bin/start.sh

This will start the plugNmeet server, and it should now be accessible via your web server.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install plugNmeet on OpenBSD. We hope that you found this tutorial helpful and that you are now ready to start using plugNmeet to host your online meetings. If you encounter any issues during the installation process or have any questions, don't hesitate to ask for help.

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