How to Install SRS on OpenBSD

SRS (Simple-RTMP-Server) is a powerful open-source RTMP server designed for high-performance live streaming, VOD, and transcoding. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing SRS on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

  1. An OpenBSD system with root access
  2. Basic knowledge of the command line interface

Installation

  1. Open the terminal and log in as root
  2. Install the required dependencies by entering the following command:
# pkg_add git gcc cmake pcre libxml2 libmaxminddb
  1. Clone the SRS repository from the official github repository using Git:
# git clone https://github.com/ossrs/srs.git
  1. Change directory to the SRS repository:
# cd srs/trunk
  1. Build SRS by running the following command:
# make
  1. After the compilation is complete, you can verify that the binary has been created by executing the following command:
# ls objs/srs
  1. Configure the SRS server by making a copy of the etc/srs.conf configuration file:
# cp -f conf/srs.conf conf/srs.conf.orig
# cp -f conf/srs.conf.sample conf/srs.conf

  1. Edit the conf/srs.conf configuration file to match your streaming needs.

  2. If needed, change the file permission for SRS binary:

# chmod 755 objs/srs
  1. (Optional) Configure SRS to automatically start at boot.
# echo "/usr/local/bin/srs" >> /etc/rc.local
  1. Start the SRS server by running the following command:
# /usr/local/bin/srs -c /usr/local/srs/conf/srs.conf
  1. Verify that SRS server is running by opening the SRS status page at http://your-server-ip:8080/api/v1 in your web browser.

Conclusion

You have now successfully installed SRS on OpenBSD. You can now configure the server to your streaming needs and start broadcasting live video content with the confidence that your server is secure and performing at a high level.