How to Install µStreamer on OpenBSD

µStreamer is a video streaming server that is designed to work with embedded systems. It can stream video in real-time, which makes it ideal for use in remote access applications. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps of installing µStreamer on OpenBSD.

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Before you can install µStreamer on your OpenBSD system, you need to install the required dependencies. The following Linux packages are required:

• gcc
• make
• pkg-config
• libssl-dev
• libcurl-dev
• libavutil-dev
• libavcodec-dev
• libavformat-dev
• libswscale-dev

To install these dependencies, open a terminal and run the following command:

sudo pkg_add gcc make pkg-config libssl-dev libcurl-dev libavutil-dev libavcodec-dev libavformat-dev libswscale-dev

This command will install all the required dependencies for µStreamer.

Step 2: Clone the µStreamer Repository

Next, you need to clone the µStreamer repository from GitHub. To do this, open a terminal and run the following command:

git clone https://github.com/pikvm/ustreamer.git

This command will clone the entire repository to your system. Once the cloning process is complete, navigate to the ustreamer directory using the cd command.

Step 3: Build and Install µStreamer

Now that you have cloned the µStreamer repository, you can build and install the application. To do this, run the following commands inside the ustreamer directory:

make
sudo make install

The make command will compile the source code, and the make install command will install the application on your system.

Step 4: Configure µStreamer

To configure µStreamer, you need to create a configuration file. To do this, open a text editor and create a new file called ustreamer.conf. Inside this file, add the following configuration:

v4l2src device=/dev/video0 ! video/x-raw,width=640,height=480,framerate=30/1 ! videorate ! videoconvert ! videoscale ! video/x-raw,width=640,height=360 ! x264enc tune=zerolatency bitrate=400 speed-preset=fast ! rtph264pay ! udpsink host=127.0.0.1 port=1234

You can modify this configuration as per your requirements. Save the file and copy it to the /usr/local/etc directory. You will also need to create a new file called ustreamer.service in the /etc/rc.d directory. Inside this file, add the following configuration:

#!/bin/sh
#
# PROVIDE: ustreamer
# REQUIRE: NETWORKING
# BEFORE: LOGIN
# KEYWORD: shutdown

. /etc/rc.subr

name="ustreamer"
rcvar=${name}_enable

start_cmd="${name}_start"
stop_cmd="${name}_stop"

load_rc_config $name

pidfile="/var/run/${name}.pid"
command="/usr/local/bin/ustreamer -c /usr/local/etc/ustreamer.conf -f"

ustreamer_start()
{
        if [ ! -f $pidfile ]; then
                echo "Starting ustreamer"
                $command &
                echo $! > $pidfile
        else
                echo "ustreamer is already running"
        fi
}

ustreamer_stop()
{
        if [ -f $pidfile ]; then
                echo "Stopping ustreamer"
                kill `cat $pidfile`
                rm $pidfile
        else
                echo "ustreamer is not running"
        fi
}

run_rc_command "$1"

Save the file and make it executable using the following command:

sudo chmod +x /etc/rc.d/ustreamer.service

Step 5: Start µStreamer

To start µStreamer, open a terminal and run the following command:

sudo /etc/rc.d/ustreamer.service start

This command will start µStreamer, and you can access it by opening a web browser and navigating to http://127.0.0.1:8080/. You should now be able to view the video stream.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install µStreamer on OpenBSD. We hope this tutorial was helpful and that you can now use µStreamer for your video streaming needs.

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