How to Install OvenMediaEngine on OpenSUSE Latest?

This tutorial will explain the steps to install the OvenMediaEngine on OpenSUSE Latest.

Prerequisites

• Access to a terminal on an OpenSUSE Linux system
• Root or Sudo access to the server
• Java Development Kit (JDK) version 11 or higher
• Go programming language installed

Step 1 - Download OvenMediaEngine

1. Visit the OvenMediaEngine website and navigate to the download page.

2. Select the latest version of OvenMediaEngine and download the .zip package by clicking the “Download” button.

3. Extract the package to a location of your choice.

Step 2 - Install OvenMediaEngine

1. Open a terminal window and navigate to the directory where you extracted OvenMediaEngine.

2. Use the following command to build OvenMediaEngine:

$ make build

3. After the build completed successfully, use the following command to install OvenMediaEngine:

$ make install

4. Once the installation is complete, start the OvenMediaEngine service with the following command:

$ service ovenmediaengine start

5. Check the status of OvenMediaEngine with:

$ systemctl status ovenmediaengine

If the status is active and shows that OvenMediaEngine is running, you have successfully installed OvenMediaEngine on your OpenSUSE Linux system.

Step 3 - Using OvenMediaEngine

1. Access OvenMediaEngine in a web browser by navigating to:

http://<server_ip_address>:8000/apis/v1/ui

2. The OvenMediaEngine UI will be displayed where you can configure and manage OvenMediaEngine from the web interface.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have learned how to install OvenMediaEngine on OpenSUSE Latest, and how to verify and start the service. Now you can deploy your own streaming server and start streaming your content with OvenMediaEngine.

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