PeerTube/support/doc/dependencies.md

Dependencies

• Debian / Ubuntu and derivatives
• Arch Linux
• CentOS 7
• Fedora
• FreeBSD
• macOS
• Gentoo
• Other distributions

Debian / Ubuntu and derivatives

1. On a fresh Debian/Ubuntu, as root user, install basic utility programs needed for the installation

   # apt-get install curl sudo unzip vim
   

2. It would be wise to disable root access and to continue this tutorial with a user with sudoers group access

3. Install certbot (choose instructions for nginx and your distribution) : https://certbot.eff.org/all-instructions

4. Install NodeJS 8.x: https://nodejs.org/en/download/package-manager/#debian-and-ubuntu-based-linux-distributions

5. Install yarn, and be sure to have a recent version: https://yarnpkg.com/en/docs/install#linux-tab

6. Run:

   $ sudo apt update
   $ sudo apt install nginx ffmpeg postgresql postgresql-contrib openssl g++ make redis-server git python-dev
   $ ffmpeg -version # Should be >= 3.x
   $ g++ -v # Should be >= 5.x
   

If you still have a 2.x version of FFmpeg on Ubuntu:

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jonathonf/ffmpeg-3
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt install ffmpeg

Now that dependencies are installed, before running PeerTube you should start PostgreSQL and Redis:

$ sudo systemctl start redis postgresql

Arch Linux

1. Run:

   $ sudo pacman -S nodejs-lts-dubnium yarn ffmpeg postgresql openssl redis git wget unzip python2 base-devel npm nginx
   

Now that dependencies are installed, before running PeerTube you should start PostgreSQL and Redis:

$ sudo systemctl start redis postgresql

CentOS 7

1. Install NodeJS 8.x: https://nodejs.org/en/download/package-manager/#enterprise-linux-and-fedora
2. Install yarn: https://yarnpkg.com/en/docs/install
3. Install or compile ffmpeg:
   • Install - https://linoxide.com/linux-how-to/install-ffmpeg-centos-7/
   • Compile - https://gist.github.com/mustafaturan/7053900#file-latest-ffmpeg-centos6-sh

4. Run:

   $ sudo yum update
   $ sudo yum install epel-release centos-release-scl
   $ sudo yum update
   $ sudo yum install nginx postgresql postgresql-server postgresql-contrib openssl gcc-c++ make redis git devtoolset-7
   

5. You need to use a more up to date version of G++ in order to run the yarn install command, hence the installation of devtoolset-7.

   $ sudo scl enable devtoolset-7 bash
   

Later when you invoke any node command, please prefix them with CC=/opt/rh/devtoolset-7/root/usr/bin/gcc CXX=/opt/rh/devtoolset-7/root/usr/bin/g++, such as with:

$ sudo -H -u peertube CC=/opt/rh/devtoolset-7/root/usr/bin/gcc CXX=/opt/rh/devtoolset-7/root/usr/bin/g++ yarn install --production --pure-lockfile

Now that dependencies are installed, before running PeerTube you should start PostgreSQL and Redis:

$ sudo service redis start
$ sudo service postgresql start

Fedora

1. Upgrade your packages:

   dnf upgrade
   

2. Add a user with sudoers group access:

   useradd my-peertube-user
   passwd my-peertube-user
   usermod my-peertube-user -a -G wheel	# Add my-peertube-user to sudoers
   su my-peertube-user
   

3. (Optional) Install certbot (choose instructions for nginx and your distribution) : https://certbot.eff.org/all-instructions

4. Install NodeJS 8.x: https://nodejs.org/en/download/package-manager/#enterprise-linux-and-fedora

5. Install yarn: https://yarnpkg.com/en/docs/install

6. Enable RPM Fusion for Fedora (available for x86, x86_64, armhfp)

   sudo dnf install https://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-$(rpm -E %fedora).noarch.rpm
   

   This is necessary because ffmpeg is not in the Fedora repos.

7. Run:

   sudo dnf install nginx ffmpeg postgresql-server postgresql-contrib openssl gcc-c++ make redis git
   ffmpeg -version # Should be >= 3.x
   g++ -v # Should be >= 5.x
   

8. Post-installation

from PostgreSQL documentation:

Due to policies for Red Hat family distributions, the PostgreSQL installation will not be enabled for automatic start or have the database initialized automatically.

# PostgreSQL
sudo postgresql-setup initdb
sudo systemctl enable postgresql.service
sudo systemctl start postgresql.service
# Nginx
sudo systemctl enable nginx.service
sudo systemctl start nginx.service
# Redis
sudo systemctl enable redis.service
sudo systemctl start redis.service

1. Firewall

By default, you cannot acces your server via public IP. To do so, you must configure firewall:

# Ports used by peertube dev setup
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --zone=public --add-port=3000/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --zone=public --add-port=9000/tcp
# Optional
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --zone=public --add-service=http
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --zone=public --add-service=https
# Reload firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

1. Configure max ports

This is necessary if you are running dev setup, otherwise you will have errors with nodemon

echo fs.inotify.max_user_watches=582222 | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf && sudo sysctl -p

More info

FreeBSD

On a fresh install of FreeBSD, new system or new jail:

1. bootstrap pkg, initialize db and install peertube's dependencies, always as root (sudo not yet installed):

   # pkg
   # pkg update
   # pkg install -y sudo bash wget git python nginx pkgconf vips postgresql96-server postgresql96-contrib redis openssl node npm yarn ffmpeg unzip
   

2. Allow users in the wheel group (hope you don't forgot to add your user on wheel group!) to use sudo

   # visudo
   

   Uncomment the line 90

   %wheel ALL=(ALL) ALL
   

3. Enable nginx, redis, postgresql services and initialize database

   # sysrc postgresql_enable="YES"
   # sysrc redis_enable="YES"
   # sysrc nginx_enable="YES"
   

   Initialize database and start services

   # service postgresql initdb
   # service postgresql start
   # service redis start
   # service nginx start
   

macOS

• Add the packages:

  brew install ffmpeg nginx postgresql openssl gcc make redis git yarn
  

• Run the services:

  brew services run postgresql
  brew services run redis
  

Gentoo

• Add this to /etc/portage/sets/peertube:

  net-libs/nodejs
  sys-apps/yarn
  media-video/ffmpeg[x264] # Optionnally add vorbis,vpx
  dev-db/postgresql
  dev-db/redis
  dev-vcs/git
  app-arch/unzip
  dev-lang/python:2.7
  www-servers/nginx
  media-libs/vips[jpeg,png,exif]
  
  # Optionnal, client for Let’s Encrypt:
  # app-crypt/certbot
  # app-crypt/certbot-nginx
  

• Compile the peertube set:

  emerge -a @peertube
  

• Initialize the PostgreSQL database if you just merged it:

  emerge --config postgresql
  

• (For OpenRC) Enable and then start the services (replace with the correct PostgreSQL slot):

  rc-update add redis
  rc-update add postgresql-11
  rc-service redis start
  rc-service postgresql-11 start
  

Other distributions

Feel free to update this file in a pull request!