How to Install Streama on Alpine Linux Latest

Streama is a free open source media server that allows you to organize and stream your personal media collection. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Streama on Alpine Linux latest distribution.

Prerequisites

• A server running Alpine Linux latest distribution
• A non-root user with sudo privilege

Step 1: Install Java

Streama is built in Java and requires Java to be installed on your system.

Run the following commands to install OpenJDK 8 JRE:

sudo apk update
sudo apk add openjdk8-jre

Step 2: Download Streama

Next, we need to download Streama from the github repository. Run the following command to download the latest release of Streama:

sudo wget https://github.com/streamaserver/streama/releases/download/v1.9.0/streama-1.9.0.war -O /opt/streama/war/streama.war

Step 3: Install Streama

Create and navigate to the streama directory:

sudo mkdir /opt/streama
cd /opt/streama

Now, we will run the Streama application:

sudo java -jar war/streama.war --spring.config.location=file:/opt/streama/application.properties &

This command runs a Streama application with an external configuration file at /opt/streama/application.properties. And the & character at the end of the command is used to run the application in the background.

Step 4: Access Streama

Streama is now running on your server, and you can access it via a web browser. To access Streama, open your web browser and enter the following URL:

http://SERVER_IP:8080/

Replace SERVER_IP with the IP address of your Alpine Linux server.

You will be prompted to create a new user account. After successfully registering a new user account, you will be redirected to the Streama home page.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Streama on Alpine Linux latest distribution. Now, you can build your own media server and organize your personal media collection.