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Install Required Software

After we can connect to our Droplet server, there are some Applications that we need to install on our Droplet to run the Megoolive Livestreaming Server.

  • Nginx: A powerful web server that will handle incoming connections and route traffic to our streaming service
  • Docker: A platform that lets us run our streaming streaming Application in an isolated container, making it easy to deploy and manage

Install Nginx​

We use Nginx to handle incoming connections and route traffic to our Streaming Application, let's install it by running the following command:

sudo apt install nginx

if you get ask to install the dependencies, just type Y and press enter.

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to check if Nginx is installed correctly, we can run the following command:

systemctl status nginx
  • to make sure Nginx is running, try to open your ip address in your browser, if you see the Nginx welcome page, that means Nginx is running correctly.

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Install Docker​

Docker is a platform that lets us run our streaming streaming Application in an isolated container, making it easy to deploy and manage.

To install Docker, we can run the following command:

sudo apt install apt-transport-https ca-certificates curl software-properties-common
  • Next we will install gpg key for Official Docker Repository
curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo apt-key add -
  • Next we will add Docker repository to our system
sudo add-apt-repository "deb [arch=amd64] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu focal stable"
  • Finally we will install Docker by running the following command:
sudo apt-get install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin docker-compose-plugin
  • To make sure Docker is installed correctly, we can run the following command:
sudo systemctl status docker

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  • Now we have installed all the required software, next we will setup the SSL Domain.