How to Install Tuber on NetBSD

Tuber is a secure, self-hosted video chat application developed by Trail of Bits. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install Tuber on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

  • A server running NetBSD
  • Root access to the server
  • Internet connection

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Tuber relies on several software packages to function properly. To install them, run the following command:

pkgin update && pkgin install gcc gmake pkg-config python38 py38-virtualenv py38-pip py38-cffi py38-setuptools py38-wheel

This command will update your package manager and then install gcc, gmake, pkg-config, Python 3.8, virtualenv, pip, cffi, setuptools, and wheel packages.

Step 2: Clone Tuber Repository

Next, clone the Tuber repository to your server and switch to the tuber directory:

git clone https://github.com/trailofbits/tuber.git && cd tuber

Step 3: Install Virtual Environment

Create a virtual environment for Tuber and activate it:

python3 -m venv env && . env/bin/activate

Step 4: Install Tuber Dependencies

Install Tuber dependencies using pip:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Step 5: Configure Tuber

Create a configuration file for Tuber:

cp config.example.yaml config.yaml

Then, open config.yaml in your favorite text editor and add the necessary configuration values. For example, you will need to specify the hostname and port for your Tuber server, as well as the IP address of your TURN server.

Step 6: Configure Firewall

Change your firewall settings to allow traffic through TCP and UDP on the port you specified in the Tuber configuration file. For example, if you specified that your Tuber server would listen on port 4444, you would use the following commands to open that port on your firewall:

iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 4444 -j ACCEPT
iptables -A INPUT -p udp --dport 4444 -j ACCEPT
iptables-save > /etc/ipf.rules

Step 7: Run Tuber

Finally, start the Tuber server with the following command:

./tuber.py

If everything was configured correctly, you should see Tuber running in your terminal.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we covered the steps to install Tuber on NetBSD. Tuber is a powerful video chat application that can be self-hosted, giving you full control over your data and privacy.