How to Install OvenMediaEngine on Windows 11

OvenMediaEngine is an open-source, highly scalable, and low-latency media server for live streaming and video on demand (VOD). In this tutorial, we will discuss how to install OvenMediaEngine on Windows 11.

Prerequisites

Before installing OvenMediaEngine, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

• Windows 11
• Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2019
• OpenSSL

Step 1: Download OvenMediaEngine

First, visit the official website of OvenMediaEngine at https://ovenmediaengine.com and download the latest version of OvenMediaEngine for Windows 11.

Step 2: Install OpenSSL

OpenSSL is a toolkit that provides various cryptographic functions. OvenMediaEngine requires OpenSSL to access secure streaming URLs. Follow the steps below to install OpenSSL:

1. Visit the official website of OpenSSL at https://www.openssl.org/source.
2. Download the latest version of Win64 OpenSSL v1.1.1, which is compatible with Windows 11.
3. Double-click the downloaded file and run the installation wizard. Follow the steps in the installation wizard to complete the installation.

Step 3: Install Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2019

The Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2019 is a set of components that are required to run C++ applications built with Visual Studio 2019. OvenMediaEngine is also built with Visual Studio 2019, so you need to install the redistributable components. Follow the steps below to install Visual C++ Redistributable:

1. Visit the official website of Microsoft at https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads and download the latest version of Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2019.
2. Double-click the downloaded file and run the installation wizard. Follow the steps in the installation wizard to complete the installation.

Step 4: Install OvenMediaEngine

Follow the steps below to install OvenMediaEngine:

1. Extract the downloaded OvenMediaEngine archive to a directory of your choice.
2. Open a command prompt with administrator privileges and navigate to the directory where you extracted OvenMediaEngine.
3. Run the following command to start OvenMediaEngine:

OvenMediaEngine.exe

4. By default, OvenMediaEngine listens on port 8888 for incoming streaming requests. You can change this by modifying the "port" parameter in the "config.yaml" file located in the "conf" directory.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed OvenMediaEngine on Windows 11. You can now use it for live streaming and video on demand.

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