Install ffplayout

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.

1. Download the latest ffplayout from the 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 them to /usr/local/bin/
4. Initialize the defaults and add a global admin user: sudo -u ffpu ffplayout -i
5. Use a reverse proxy for SSL; the port is 8787
6. Log in with your browser. The address without a proxy would be: http://[IP ADDRESS]:8787

Manual Install

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/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 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