How to install ReadyMedia on OpenBSD

ReadyMedia, previously known as MiniDLNA, is a simple media server software that allows you to stream media files to networked devices. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install ReadyMedia on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure your OpenBSD system is up-to-date by running the following commands:

# pkg_add -u
# pkg_add -uU

Install Required Packages

Next, we need to install some dependencies before we can install ReadyMedia. Use the following command to install the required packages:

# pkg_add libid3tag libavformat libavcodec libavutil libvorbis libogg libexif libjpeg libid3tag libmad libmp3lame

Download ReadyMedia

Download the latest version of ReadyMedia from the official website or by using the following command:

# ftp https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/minidlna/minidlna/1.3.0/minidlna-1.3.0.tar.gz

Extract and configure ReadyMedia

You can extract the downloaded file using the following command:

# tar zxvf minidlna-1.3.0.tar.gz

Navigate to the extracted directory:

# cd minidlna-1.3.0

Next, run the configure script to configure ReadyMedia:

# ./configure

Compile and Install ReadyMedia

Once the configure script has completed successfully, we can compile and install ReadyMedia using the following commands:

# make
# make install

Create and Configure ReadyMedia Configuration File

ReadyMedia configuration file is usually located at /usr/local/etc/minidlna.conf. To create the configuration file, use the following command:

# touch /usr/local/etc/minidlna.conf

Open the configuration file in your preferred text editor, and insert the following:

media_dir=/path/to/media/directory
friendly_name=My Media Server
port=8200
network_interface=your_network_interface

Note that you need to replace /path/to/media/directory with the directory path to your media files, My Media Server with your preferred server name, 8200 with your preferred port number, and your_network_interface with your system's network interface name.

Save and close the configuration file.

Start ReadyMedia

To start ReadyMedia, use the following command:

# minidlna -f /usr/local/etc/minidlna.conf -R

And that’s it! Your media server is now up and running, and you should be able to access it from any networked device in your home.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have gone through the steps to install and configure ReadyMedia on OpenBSD. You should now be able to stream media files from your OpenBSD system to any networked device.