How To Install simple-whip-server on Ubuntu

Posted on April 1, 2023  (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )

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Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install simple-whip-server on Ubuntu.

What is simple-whip-server

simple-whip-server is:

Simple WHIP Server is a WHIP server using the Janus WebRTC Server as a WebRTC server backend.

WebRTC-HTTP ingestion protocol (WHIP) is a simple HTTP based protocol that will allow WebRTC based ingest of content into streaming servics and/or CDNs.

janus is a general purpose WebRTC server/gateway with a minimal footprint.

There are three methods to install simple-whip-server on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install simple-whip-server Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install simple-whip-server using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install simple-whip-server

Install simple-whip-server Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install simple-whip-server using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install simple-whip-server

Install simple-whip-server Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install simple-whip-server using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install simple-whip-server

How To Uninstall simple-whip-server on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the simple-whip-server package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove simple-whip-server

Uninstall simple-whip-server And Its Dependencies

To uninstall simple-whip-server and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove simple-whip-server

Remove simple-whip-server Configurations and Data

To remove simple-whip-server configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge simple-whip-server

Remove simple-whip-server configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove simple-whip-server configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge simple-whip-server

Dependencies

simple-whip-server have the following dependencies:

• fonts-font-awesome
• libjs-bootbox
• libjs-bootstrap
• libjs-bootswatch
• libjs-jquery
• libjs-toastr
• node-async
• node-colors
• node-cors
• node-debug
• node-express
• node-websocket
• nodejs

References

• simple-whip-server website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install simple-whip-server package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.