Galene is a free and open-source video conferencing solution that can be deployed on your own server. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install Galene on your Void Linux server.
Before installing any software, it's always a good idea to update the system packages to their latest versions by running the following command:
sudo xbps-install -Suv
Galene requires several dependencies to be installed on your server. To install these dependencies, run the following command:
sudo xbps-install gcc make git libcap-devel libssl-devel openssl-devel libevent-devel libtheora-devel libvorbis-devel libjpeg-turbo-devel libopus-devel doxygen
Next, you need to clone the Galene repository to your server. To do this, run the following command:
git clone https://github.com/medooze/galene.git
Once you have cloned the repository, navigate to the cloned directory and run the following commands:
cd galene
make -j$(nproc)
sudo make install
After installing, Galene will run as a systemd service, and you can start it by running the below command:
sudo systemctl start galene
To make sure that Galene starts automatically on system boot, you can enable the service by running the following command:
sudo systemctl enable galene
By default, Galene listens on port 8443. If you want to use a different port, you can change it by editing the /etc/galene.cfg configuration file.
Additionally, you will need to specify your domain name in the configuration file by modifying the listen = line as below:
listen = wss://yourdomain.com:8443
After making changes, save and close the file and restart the Galene service:
sudo systemctl restart galene
You can now access the Galene web interface by visiting https://yourdomain.com:8443 in your web browser. You can create a room and start a video conference.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Galene on your Void Linux server. You can now use it to host secure and private video conferences. If you have any questions or problems, please leave a comment below.
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