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Getting Started with Linux

To get started with OvenMediaEngine Enterprise on Linux, check the Prerequisites below and then follow the Installation.

Prerequisites​

OS requirements​

To install OvenMediaEngine Enterprise, you need one of the following Linux versions:

  • Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  • Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  • RHEL 9
  • RHEL 8

Location​

By default, OvenMediaEngine Enterprise is installed in the following locations:

  • Binary&Config: /usr/share/ovenmediaengine
  • Log: /var/log/ovenmediaengine

Installation​

Automatic download and installation​

OvenMediaEngine Enterprise can be easily installed with a single command using the installation script.

Download the installation script​

curl -fsSL https://packages.ovenmediaengine.cloud/scripts/install-ovenmediaengine-enterprise.sh -o install-ovenmediaengine-enterprise.sh && chmod +x install-ovenmediaengine-enterprise.sh

Install or upgrade OvenMediaEngine Enterprise​

[Install]​

For the initial installation, run the installation script with a valid license key provided as a parameter.

sudo ./install-ovenmediaengine-enterprise.sh -k 'Your.License.Key'

[Upgrade]​

To upgrade to the latest version, simply run the installation script without providing a license key.

sudo ./install-ovenmediaengine-enterprise.sh

Uninstall OvenMediaEngine Enterprise​

To uninstall, use the following command:

sudo ./install-ovenmediaengine-enterprise.sh --uninstall

Install from a package​

Package Download​

OvenMediaEngine Enterprise is also provided as packages in .deb and .rpm formats. If you have received a download link for the package files from the OME Enterprise team, please download the files and follow the instructions below to install and run them.

Download the installation script​

curl -fsSL https://packages.ovenmediaengine.cloud/scripts/install-ovenmediaengine-enterprise.sh -o install-ovenmediaengine-enterprise.sh && chmod +x install-ovenmediaengine-enterprise.sh

Install from a package​

Move to the directory where the package was downloaded, and then install OvenMediaEngine Enterprise:

sudo ./install-ovenmediaengine-enterprise.sh -k 'Your.License.Key' -f <ovenmediaengine-enterprise-package-file>

Uninstall OvenMediaEngine Enterprise​

To uninstall, use the following command:

sudo ./install-ovenmediaengine-enterprise.sh --uninstall

Start/Stop OvenMediaEngine Enterprise​

You can start or stop the services by running the following command:

# Start OvenMediaEngine
sudo systemctl stop ovenmediaengine
sudo systemctl start ovenmediaengine

# Start Web Console (OvenStudio)
sudo systemctl stop ovenstudio
sudo systemctl start ovenstudio

# Start OvenMediaEngine Delivery Module
sudo systemctl stop ovenmediaengine-delivery
sudo systemctl start ovenmediaengine-delivery

Post-installation Configuration​

Changing the License Key​

If the license key was entered incorrectly or needs to be changed, you can update it using the command below.

sudo ./install-ovenmediaengine-enterprise.sh -c -k 'Your.License.Key'

Changing the Host Address​

The host address can be changed if you need to update the value automatically configured during installation, or if a domain configuration is required to enable TLS.

sudo ./install-ovenmediaengine-enterprise.sh -c -H 'Your.Host.Address'

Ports used by default​

The default configuration uses the following ports, so you need to open it in your firewall settings:

OvenMediaEngine​

PortPurpose
1935/TCPRTMP Input
9999/UDPSRT Input
4000/UDPMPEG-2 TS Input
9000/TCPOrigin Server (OVT)

80/TCP

443/TLS

Low Latency HLS (LLHLS) Streaming

* Streaming over non-TLS is not allowed with modern browsers.

80/TCP

443/TLS

WebRTC Signaling (both ingest and streaming)
3478/TCPWebRTC TCP relay (TURN Server, both ingest and streaming)
10000 - 10009/UDPWebRTC Ice candidate (both ingest and streaming)

80/TCP

443/TLS

Thumbnail Extraction

Web Console (OvenStudio)​

PortPurpose
8080/TCPRunning Web Console