How to install SRS on Ubuntu Server Latest

In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install SRS (Sipture Route Server) on Ubuntu Server Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, you need to create and log in to a Ubuntu Server Latest instance. You also need to update the package lists and upgrade any existing packages by running the following commands:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

Step 1: Install necessary dependencies

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

sudo apt-get install git build-essential libpcre3 libpcre3-dev libssl-dev zlib1g-dev

Step 2: Download and build SRS

Fetch the source code from the official GitHub repository by running the following command:

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

Next, navigate to the SRS directory and build the project using the following commands:

cd srs/trunk
./configure --with-ssl --with-research
make

Step 3: Install and configure SRS

After the build has completed successfully, install SRS and create the necessary directories by running the following commands:

sudo make install
sudo mkdir /usr/local/srs /usr/local/srs/conf /usr/local/srs/log
sudo touch /usr/local/srs/objs/nginx/html/version.txt

Next, copy the sample configuration file to the conf directory:

sudo cp conf/srs.conf /usr/local/srs/conf/

Edit the configuration file with your favorite editor and make any necessary changes.

sudo nano /usr/local/srs/conf/srs.conf

Finally, start the SRS service using the following command:

sudo /usr/local/srs/objs/srs -c /usr/local/srs/conf/srs.conf

Conclusion

You have now successfully installed SRS on Ubuntu Server Latest and configured it to your liking. SRS is a powerful open-source streaming server that provides many advanced features such as live transcoding, DVR, and more. Happy streaming!