Rygel is an open source media server developed for the GNOME desktop environment that allows users to share media files over a local network. If you want to install Rygel on your macOS device, follow the step-by-step tutorial below.
Before we start, there are a few prerequisites you need to have:
/usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
Before we install Rygel, we need to install some dependencies. Run the following command in your Terminal to install these dependencies:
brew install gst-plugins-base gst-plugins-good gst-plugins-bad gst-plugins-ugly libgee autoconf automake gobject-introspection gtk-doc json-glib libexif libgee libgssdp libgupnp libmediaart libsoup libxml2 tracker vala
This command will install all the necessary dependencies that Rygel requires to run on your macOS device.
Once all the dependencies are installed, we can now proceed to install Rygel. Run the following command in your Terminal to install Rygel:
brew install rygel
This command will download the latest version of Rygel and install it on your device.
After installing Rygel, you need to configure it to use the media files you want to share. Rygel stores its configuration files in /usr/local/etc/rygel.conf. You can edit this file to configure Rygel.
To open rygel.conf in your default text editor, run the following command:
open /usr/local/etc/rygel.conf
In the rygel.conf file, you can change the configuration settings to suit your needs. You can also set the media files you want to share by adding the path to the media files in the media-export section of the rygel.conf file.
Once you have made any changes to the rygel.conf file, save the changes and close the editor.
After configuring Rygel, you can now start the media server by running the following command in your Terminal:
rygel
This command will start Rygel and your media files will be available to other devices on your local network.
In this tutorial, you learned how to install Rygel on macOS and how to configure it to share media files over a local network. Rygel is an excellent media server that allows you to share your media files with ease. With the steps outlined above, you should now be able to install and use Rygel on your macOS device.
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