How to Prepare the Server for ClipBucket

ClipBucket is an open-source script that allows you to host your own video-sharing website similar to Youtube. This article will cover how to configure your server to install ClipBucket in a CentOS environment with cPanel. If you'd like to install the ClipBucket software, please refer to our guide: How to install ClipBucket.

You'll need to be logged into your server via SSH before proceeding.

Step 1: Add the following repository using nano

nano /etc/yum.repos.d/linuxtech.repo

Step 2: Add the following to the file that you just created

[linuxtech]
name=LinuxTECH
baseurl=http://pkgrepo.linuxtech.net/el6/release/
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=http://pkgrepo.linuxtech.net/el6/release/RPM-GPG-KEY-LinuxTECH.NET

Step 3: Save by using CTRL+X then Y then Enter

Step 4: Update the server via the following command

yum -y update

Step 5: Install FFMPEG

yum -y install ffmpeg

Step 6: Install MP4Box

yum -y install freetype-devel SDL-devel freeglut-devel
cd /usr/local/src/
wget http://repo.bstack.net/mp4box/gpac-0.4.5.tar.gz
wget http://repo.bstack.net/mp4box/gpac_extra_libs-0.4.5.tar.gz
tar -zxvf gpac-0.4.5.tar.gz
tar -zxvf gpac_extra_libs-0.4.5.tar.gz
cd gpac_extra_libs
cp -r * /usr/local/src/gpac/extra_lib
cd ../gpac
chmod 755 configure
./configure
make lib
make apps
make install lib
make install
cp bin/gcc/libgpac.so /usr/lib
install -m644 bin/gcc/libgpac.so /usr/local/lib/libgpac.so
chmod +x /usr/local/lib/libgpac.so
ldconfig

Step 7: Install FLVTOOL2 by executing the following

/scripts/installruby
gem install flvtool2

Step 8: Verify That cPanel is Still Functioning Correctly by executing the following

cd /
/scripts/upcp

Step 9: Install FLVTOOL++

cd
yum install wget boost-devel gcc gcc-c++ -y
rpm -ivh http://repo.bstack.net/scons/scons-1.3.1-1.noarch.rpm
mkdir flvtool++
cd flvtool++
wget http://repo.bstack.net/flvtool++/flvtool++-1.2.1.tar.gz
tar zxf flvtool++-1.2.1.tar.gz
scons
mv flvtool++ /usr/local/bin

Step 10: Install the PsuedoStreaming Apache Module by issuing the following commands in order

cd ~
wget http://h264.code-shop.com/download/apache_mod_h264_streaming-2.2.7.tar.gz
tar -zxvf apache_mod_h264_streaming-2.2.7.tar.gz
cd ~/mod_h264_streaming-2.2.7
./configure
make
sudo make install

Step 11: Login to WHM

Step 12: Locate and click Apache Configuration

Step 13: Click Include Editor

Step 14: Under Pre-Main Include select All Versions

Step 15: Add the following to the end of the Editor.

LoadModule h264_streaming_module /usr/local/apache/modules/mod_h264_streaming.so
AddHandler h264-streaming.extensions.flv

Step 16: Click Update

Step 17: Restart Apache

Step 18: Search for restart in the WHM search bar

Step 19: Select HTTP Server (Apache)

Step 20: Click Yes

Step 21: Set the PHP Limits

Step 22: Search for PHP Configuration Editor in the WHM search bar

Step 23: Select PHP Configuration Editor

Step 24: Change upload_max_filesize to the maximum size video that you'd like to be uploaded.

Step 25: Click Save

Your Server is now Ready for Clipbucket PsudoStreaming!

Below are the paths for these Requirements:

/usr/bin/ffmpeg
/usr/local/bin/MP4Box
/usr/bin/flvtool2
/usr/local/bin/flvtool++