PeerTube/support/doc/dependencies.md

Dependencies

Follow the below guides, and check their versions match required external dependencies versions. You can check them automatically via sudo npx engineslist.

note: only LTS versions of external dependencies are supported. If no LTS version matching the version constraint is available, only release versions are supported.

• Debian / Ubuntu and derivatives
• Arch Linux
• CentOS 7
• CentOS 8
• 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 NodeJS 14.x: https://nodejs.org/en/download/package-manager/#debian-and-ubuntu-based-linux-distributions

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

5. Run:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install certbot nginx ffmpeg postgresql postgresql-contrib openssl g++ make redis-server git python-dev cron wget
ffmpeg -version # Should be >= 4.1
g++ -v # Should be >= 5.x

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 12.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. Install Packages:

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 wget 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

6. Initialize the PostgreSQL database:

sudo PGSETUP_INITDB_OPTIONS='--auth-host=md5' postgresql-setup --initdb --unit postgresql

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

sudo systemctl enable --now redis
sudo systemctl enable --now postgresql

Centos 8

1. Install NodeJS 12.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://linuxize.com/post/how-to-install-ffmpeg-on-centos-8/

4. Install packages:

sudo dnf update
sudo dnf install epel-release
sudo dnf update
sudo dnf install nginx postgresql postgresql-server postgresql-contrib openssl gcc-c++ make wget redis git

5. You'll need a symlink for python3 to python for youtube-dl to work

sudo ln -s /usr/bin/python3 /usr/bin/python

6. Initialize the PostgreSQL database:

sudo PGSETUP_INITDB_OPTIONS='--auth-host=md5' postgresql-setup --initdb --unit postgresql

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

sudo systemctl enable --now redis
sudo systemctl enable --now postgresql

Rocky Linux 8.4

1. Pull the latest updates:

sudo dnf update -y

2. Install NodeJS 12.x (why 12 and not 14? Not sure...):

sudo dnf module install -y nodejs:12

3. Install yarn:

sudo npm install --global yarn

4. Install or compile ffmpeg (if you want to compile... enjoy):

sudo dnf install -y epel-release 
sudo dnf --enablerepo=powertools install -y SDL2 SDL2-devel
sudo dnf install -y --nogpgcheck https://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/el/rpmfusion-free-release-8.noarch.rpm https://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/el/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-8.noarch.rpm
sudo dnf install -y ffmpeg
sudo dnf update -y

5. Install PostgreSQL and Python3 and other stuff:

sudo dnf install -y nginx postgresql postgresql-server postgresql-contrib openssl gcc-c++ make wget redis git python3
sudo ln -s /usr/bin/python3 /usr/bin/python
sudo PGSETUP_INITDB_OPTIONS='--auth-host=md5' postgresql-setup --initdb --unit postgresql
sudo systemctl enable --now redis
sudo systemctl enable --now postgresql

6. Configure the peertube user:

sudo useradd -m -d /var/www/peertube -s /bin/bash -p peertube peertube

7. Unknown missing steps:

• Steps missing here... these were adapted from the CentOS 8 steps which abruptly ended.
• /var/www/peertube does not exist yet (expected? done in future steps? documentation?).
• Nothing about Certbot, NGINX, Firewall settings, and etc.
• Hopefully someone can suggest what is missing here with some hints so I can add it?

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 your distribution): https://certbot.eff.org/all-instructions

4. Install NodeJS 12.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 vim
ffmpeg -version # Should be >= 4.1
g++ -v # Should be >= 5.x

8. Configure nginx

sudo mkdir /etc/nginx/sites-available
sudo mkdir /etc/nginx/sites-enabled
sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/peertube /etc/nginx/conf.d/peertube.conf

9. 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 PGSETUP_INITDB_OPTIONS='--auth-host=md5' postgresql-setup --initdb --unit postgresql
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

10. Firewall

By default, you cannot access 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

11. 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 postgresql13-server postgresql13-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

1. Add the packages:

brew install bash ffmpeg nginx postgresql openssl gcc make redis git yarn

You may need to update your default version of bash.

How to change your default shell

which -a bash # Check where bash is installed
bash --version # You need a version at least as recent as 4.0
sudo vim /etc/shells # Add in this file : /usr/local/bin/bash
chsh -s /usr/local/bin/bash # To set the brew-installed bash as default bash

In a new shell, type bash --version to assert your changes took effect and correctly modified your default bash version.

2. Run the services:

brew services run postgresql
brew services run redis

On macOS, the postgresql user can be _postgres instead of postgres. If sudo -u postgres createuser -P peertube gives you an unknown user: postgres error, you can try sudo -u _postgres createuser -U peertube.

Gentoo

1. 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
www-servers/nginx

# Optional, client for Let’s Encrypt:
# app-crypt/certbot

2. If you are on a "stable" Gentoo you need to accept the testing keyword ~amd64 yarn:

mkdir -p /etc/portage/package.keywords
cat << EOF >> /etc/portage/package.keywords/peertube
# required by yarn (argument) for PeerTube
sys-apps/yarn ~amd64
EOF

3. Compile the peertube set:

emerge -a @peertube

4. Initialize the PostgreSQL database if you just merged it:

emerge --config postgresql

5. (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

OpenBSD

1. Install Packages:

pkg_add sudo bash wget git python nginx pkgconf postgresql-server postgresql-contrib redis openssl

2. Install yarn:

npm install --global yarn

3. Allow users in the wheel group to use sudo

visudo

Uncomment line #43:

%wheel ALL=(ALL) ALL

4. Enable services:

rcctl enable postgresql redis nginx

Other distributions

Feel free to update this file in a pull request!