How to Install µStreamer on Windows 10

µStreamer is a lightweight video streaming server that allows streaming of video from Linux devices over the network. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install µStreamer on Windows 10.

Prerequisites

Before we start with the installation process, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:

• Windows 10 Operating System
• Git installed on your system
• Visual Studio 2017 or later

Installation

Follow the below steps to install µStreamer on Windows 10:

1. Open your terminal or command prompt on your computer.

2. Clone the µStreamer repository from GitHub using the following command:

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

3. Change to the µStreamer directory using the following command:

   cd ustreamer
   

4. Build the µStreamer executable by running the following command:

   .\build-windows.ps1
   

5. Wait for the build to complete. After the build process completes, you should see an output in the terminal with the message "Build Succeeded."

6. You should now be able to find the µStreamer executable file in the build\Release\ustreamer.exe folder.

7. Test the µStreamer installation by running the following command:

   .\build\Release\ustreamer.exe --help
   

   If you see the help information displayed in the terminal, then you have successfully installed µStreamer on your Windows 10 computer.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install µStreamer on Windows 10. By following these steps, you should now be able to stream video from Linux devices over the network using µStreamer.

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