Tutorial: How to Install OvenMediaEngine on Clear Linux Latest

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install OvenMediaEngine on Clear Linux. OvenMediaEngine is an open-source streaming engine designed to deliver high-quality video streaming over the internet. Clear Linux is a lightweight, stateless Linux distribution optimized for performance and security.

Prerequisites

Before we start, make sure you have the following:

• A clear Linux instance with root privileges
• Internet connectivity

Step 1 - Update the System

It is essential to update the system to the latest version to ensure we have the latest packages and security updates.

sudo swupd update
sudo swupd bundle-add package-utils

We also need to add the package-utils bundle to have access to the "pkg-config" command, which is a dependency required for the OvenMediaEngine installation.

Step 2 - Install the Required Dependencies

Next, we will install the required dependencies for OvenMediaEngine.

sudo swupd bundle-add development-tools
sudo swupd bundle-add c-basic
sudo swupd bundle-add multimedia
sudo swupd bundle-add devpkg-openssl
sudo swupd bundle-add devpkg-x264
sudo swupd bundle-add devpkg-libxml2
sudo swupd bundle-add devpkg-libsoup
sudo swupd bundle-add devpkg-zlib

Step 3 - Install Go

OvenMediaEngine is written in Go programming language, so we need to install Go on our system.

sudo swupd bundle-add go-basic

Step 4 - Download and Install OvenMediaEngine

Now we can download and install OvenMediaEngine. We will use the "go get" command to download and install OvenMediaEngine.

sudo -E go get -u github.com/AirenSoft/OvenMediaEngine

Note that we are using the "-E" option with "sudo" to preserve the user's environment variables. It is necessary to set the "GOPATH" environment variable to allow the "go get" command to download and install OvenMediaEngine.

Once the installation is complete, the OvenMediaEngine binary will be located in "/root/go/bin".

Step 5 - Run OvenMediaEngine

We can now start OvenMediaEngine by running the following command:

sudo /root/go/bin/ovenmediaengine

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and run OvenMediaEngine on Clear Linux Latest.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have learned how to install OvenMediaEngine on Clear Linux Latest. OvenMediaEngine is a powerful and robust streaming engine that can handle high-quality video streaming over the internet. With Clear Linux's performance and security optimizations, OvenMediaEngine can perform exceptionally well, delivering the best video streaming experience.