Installing µStreamer on nixOS Latest

µStreamer is an open-source video streaming server for Linux. It can be used to stream video from various sources such as webcams, video files and IP cameras. In this tutorial, we will look at how to install µStreamer on nixOS Latest.

Prerequisites

• A computer running nixOS Latest.
• A terminal window.

Steps

1. Open a terminal window on your nixOS Latest computer.

2. Install the necessary packages for building µStreamer:

   $ sudo nix-channel --update
   $ sudo nix-env -iA nixpkgs.autoconf nixpkgs.automake nixpkgs.libtool nixpkgs.pkg-config nixpkgs.makeWrapper nixpkgs.ccWrapper
   

3. Clone the µStreamer repository:

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

4. Change into the µStreamer directory:

   $ cd ustreamer
   

5. Build µStreamer using the following command:

   $ autoreconf --install
   $ ./configure
   $ make
   $ sudo make install
   

   This will build µStreamer and install it on your nixOS Latest computer.

6. Verify that µStreamer is installed:

   $ ustreamer -h
   

   If µStreamer is installed correctly, you should see the help menu for µStreamer.

7. Configure µStreamer to stream video from your source. Refer to the µStreamer documentation for more information on how to configure µStreamer.

   $ ustreamer --input-cmd='ffmpeg -f v4l2 -i /dev/video0 -pix_fmt yuv420p -b:v 900k -r 15 -f mpegts -' --output-http=':8080'
   

   This will start the µStreamer server and stream video from a webcam.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed µStreamer on nixOS Latest and configured it to stream video from your source.

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