How to Install Streama on NixOS Latest

Streama is an open-source media streaming server that allows users to watch and organize their media files in a responsive web application. In this tutorial, we'll guide you through the process of installing Streama on NixOS Latest using the command-line interface.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure that you have the following:

  • A server or VM running NixOS Latest
  • A user account with admin privileges
  • A stable Internet connection to download required packages
  • Basic knowledge of the command-line interface

Step 1 - Install Required Dependencies

In the first step, we need to install the required dependencies for installing Streama on NixOS. We'll start by opening the terminal and running the following command:

sudo nix-env -i nodejs-12.x

This will install Node.js 12.x, which is required to run Streama. Next, we need to install some additional packages, including Git and SQLite3. Run the following command to install the required packages:

sudo nix-env -i git sqlite3

Step 2 - Clone Streama Repository

After installing the required dependencies, we need to clone the Streama repository from GitHub. To do this, run the following command:

git clone https://github.com/streamaserver/streama.git

This will download the Streama code to your current directory.

Step 3 - Install Streama

Next, navigate to the Streama directory by using the following command:

cd streama

Now, install Streama by running the following command:

npm install

This command will install all of the required dependencies for Streama to run correctly.

Step 4 - Configure Streama

After installing Streama, we need to configure it to run on our NixOS server. To do this, we'll configure the database settings by editing the application.properties file. Start by navigating to the config directory:

cd src/main/resources/

Then, open the application.properties file in your text editor:

nano application.properties

In this file, replace the existing database configuration with the following:

spring.datasource.url=jdbc:sqlite:/var/lib/streama/streama.sqlite
spring.datasource.driverClassName=org.sqlite.JDBC
spring.datasource.username=
spring.datasource.password=
spring.jpa.generate-ddl=true
spring.jpa.hibernate.ddl-auto=create-drop

Save and close the file when finished.

Step 5 - Start Streama

Now that Streama is installed and configured correctly, it's time to start the application. To do this, run the following command:

npm start

This command will start the Streama web application on port 8080. You can access it by opening a web browser and entering your server's IP address, followed by ":8080" in the address bar.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Streama on your NixOS server. Now you can begin organizing your media files and watching your favorite TV shows and movies using Streama's intuitive web interface.