How to Install Galene on Manjaro

Galene is a modern video conferencing server designed to be easily deployable on your own infrastructure. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Galene on Manjaro.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, you will need:

• A computer running Manjaro
• Root access to your Manjaro computer

Step 1: Install Dependencies

In order to install and run Galene, we need a few dependencies to be installed first. Open the terminal and run the following command to install.

sudo pacman -S git cargo sqlite postgresql libssl-dev libopus-dev libsqlite3-dev

Step 2: Clone the Galene Repository

Clone the Galene repository from GitHub.

git clone https://github.com/GaleneProject/galene

This will create a directory called galene in your current working directory.

Step 3: Build and Install Galene Server

Navigate to the galene directory and run the following command to build and install Galene:

cd galene
sudo cargo install --path=.

Step 4: Configure and Run Galene Server

Create a configuration file galene.toml with the following minimal configuration:

listen = "0.0.0.0:8443"
cert = "/path/to/server.crt"
key = "/path/to/server.key"

Replace the listen, cert, and key parameters with appropriate values for your environment.

Next run the following command to start Galene:

galene --config /path/to/galene.toml

That's it! Your Galene server should now be up and running.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we showed you how to install Galene on Manjaro. With this server, you can now host your own video conferencing platform on your own infrastructure. If you have any questions or issues, feel free to consult the official Galene documentation.