Note: This is the official and supported way.
ffplayout provides *.deb and *.rpm packages, which makes it easier to install and use, but there are still some steps to follow.
- Download the latest ffplayout from the release page and place the package in the /tmp folder
- Install it with
apt install /tmp/ffplayout_<VERSION>_amd64.deb - Install ffmpeg/ffprobe, or compile and copy them to /usr/local/bin/
- Initialize the defaults and add a global admin user:
sudo -u ffpu ffplayout -i - Use a reverse proxy for SSL; the port is 8787
- Log in with your browser. The address without a proxy would be: http://[IP ADDRESS]:8787
Note: This is for advanced users only.
- Install ffmpeg/ffprobe, or compile and copy them to /usr/local/bin/
- Download the latest archive from the release page
- Copy the ffplayout binary to
/usr/bin/ - Copy assets/ffplayout.yml to
/etc/ffplayout - Create the folder
/var/log/ffplayout - Create the system user ffpu
- Give ownership of
/etc/ffplayoutand/var/log/ffplayoutto ffpu - Copy assets/ffplayout.service to
/etc/systemd/system - Copy assets/ffplayout.1.gz to
/usr/share/man/man1/ - Copy the public folder to
/usr/share/ffplayout/ - Activate the service and run it:
systemctl enable --now ffplayout - Initialize the defaults and add a global admin user:
sudo -u ffpu ffplayout -i