ffplayout/docs/install.md

Install ffplayout

ffplayout provides *.deb and *.rpm packages, which makes it more easy to install and use, but there is still some steps to do.

1. download the latest ffplayout from release page and place the package in the /tmp folder.
2. install it with apt install /tmp/ffplayout_<VERSION>_amd64.deb
3. install ffmpeg/ffprobe, or compile and copy it to /usr/local/bin/
4. activate systemd services:
   • systemctl enable ffplayout
5. initial defaults and add global admin user:
   • sudo -u ffpu ffplayout -i
6. use a revers proxy for SSL, Port is 8787.
7. login with your browser, address without proxy would be: http://[IP ADDRESS]:8787

Default location for playlists and media files are: /var/lib/ffplayout/.

When playlists are created and the ffplayout output is configured, you can start the process: systemctl start ffplayout, or click start in frontend.

Manual Install

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• install ffmpeg/ffprobe, or compile and copy it to /usr/local/bin/
• download the latest archive from release page
• copy the ffplayout binary to /usr/bin/
• copy assets/ffplayout.yml to /etc/ffplayout
• create folder /var/log/ffplayout
• create system user ffpu
• give ownership from /etc/ffplayout and /var/log/ffplayout to ffpu
• copy assets/ffplayout.service to /etc/systemd/system
• copy assets/ffplayout.1.gz to /usr/share/man/man1/
• copy public folder to /usr/share/ffplayout/
• activate service and run it: systemctl enable --now ffplayout