How to Install SRS on Kali Linux Latest

SRS (Simple Real-Time Streaming) is an open source project that provides a low-latency and high-performance streaming server. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install SRS on Kali Linux latest release.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation process, please ensure that you have the following prerequisites:

  • Kali Linux latest release installed on your system
  • Basic knowledge of Linux command-line interface (CLI)

Step 1: Update System

First, we need to update the Kali Linux package list and upgrade the existing packages by running the following command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade -y

Step 2: Install Required Dependencies

SRS requires several dependencies to be installed on the system. Run the following command to install them:

sudo apt-get install git gcc make automake libtool openssl-dev libssl-dev libxml2-dev libpcre3-dev libudt-dev libprotobuf-dev protobuf-compiler libboost-dev libboost-thread-dev libboost-system-dev libboost-static-dev libboost-regex-dev liblog4cxx-dev -y

Step 3: Clone SRS Git Repository

After installing the dependencies, clone the SRS Git repository using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/ossrs/srs.git

Step 4: Build SRS

Once the repository has been cloned, navigate to the cloned directory and build SRS by running the following command:

cd srs/trunk
./configure --with-ssl --with-hls --with-nginx --with-ffmpeg --with-upstream --with-transcode && make

Note: This command will configure SRS with SSL, HLS, NGINX, FFmpeg, Upstream, and Transcode modules.

Step 5: Install SRS

After building SRS, install it by running the following command:

sudo make install

Step 6: Start SRS

Finally, start the SRS service by running the following command:

sudo srs -c conf/srs.conf

Note: This command will start SRS with the default configuration file.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed SRS on Kali Linux latest release. You can now configure SRS for your streaming needs by modifying the SRS configuration file.