Ubuntu install deployment Mediasoup

1. Prepare

First, find a linux server, recommended for Ubuntu, install the latest version of NodeJS and NPM, installation method, see the "Installing the latest version NodeJS and NPM" article.

Installation and deployment process need to download the source code on GitHub, so the need to install git, use the following command to install git

sudo apt-get install git -y

2. Install Mediasoup

Use the following command to install mediasoup

sudo npm install mediasoup

3. Installation Mediasoup-client

Use the following command to install mediasoup-client

sudo npm install mediasoup-client

4. Installation Mediasoup-demo

4.1 Download Source

Clones with the command on the source GitHub

git clone https://github.com/versatica/mediasoup-demo.git

4.2 Installation Configuration Server

Directory into the Server

cd mediasoup-demo/server

Installation Server

npm install

Copy config.example.jsrename config.js, and you can customize settings

cp config.example.js config.js

4.3 install the browser App

Into the browser app directory

cd mediasoup-demo/app

Install the browser APP

npm install

Global installation gulp-cli(may need to use sudo):

npm install -g gulp-cli

5. Run Mediasoup Demo Project

1, first of all, open a terminal, run server:

cd mediasoup-demo/server
node server.js

2, in another terminal open start app:

cd mediasoup-demo/app
gulp live

3, can then browse the browser, as shown below, two browsers accessing the same room
https://172.16.72.147:3000/?roomId=gvuxkens , wherein:

https://172.16.72.147:3000/ is Mediasoup Demo program access address
gvuxkens id number for the conference room

4, the parameters can be set via the URL, and the URL parameter related to the chart below:

parameter	Explanation
roomId	Conference room ID, an arbitrary string
displayName	Current user nickname, an arbitrary string
I pEndpoint	Whether the SIP terminal, true- is, false- No, default false
simulcast	Whether to open Simulcast, true- Shi, false- No, default true
forceTcp	Whether to force the use of TCP, true- Shi, false- No, default false
spy	Whether spy, true- Shi, false- No, default false
forceH264	Whether to force the current terminal use H264 coding, true- Shi, false- No, default false

For example: Open the following addresses can be set below

The current terminal into the conference room ID is: 123456
The current terminal nickname: cgs
The current terminal opened Simulcast
H264 encoded using the current terminal (default is VPx encoding)
https://172.16.72.147:3000/?roomId=123456&displayName=cgs&simulcast=true&forceH264=true

6. Run results

The red block out audio format used by the terminal, the video format and video resolution information
( note: since a Simulcast function, different decoding capabilities of the terminal, sent and received video resolution there is a difference )