Ampache is a free, open-source web-based audio/video streaming application. It works like a file manager and allows anyone to stream and access their music and videos from anywhere around the world with Internet access. With Apache, you can browse and manage your music collection, listen to your music and watch your videos from any device from a simple web interface. Whether you’re a small one-person DJ or independent music streaming company, Ampache software has features that can help you broadcast your music to your fans directly from the internet for free. To get started with installing Ampache on Ubuntu, follow the steps below:
Install Nginx
Nginx HTTP Server is probably the second most popular web server in use today. Go and install Nginx since Ampache will need it to stream content over the Internet. To install Nginx HTTP on the Ubuntu server, run the commands below. After installing Nginx, the commands below can be used to stop, start and enable the Nginx service to always start up with the server boots. To test the Nginx setup, open your browser and browse to the server hostname or IP address and you should see the Nginx default test page as shown below.
Install MariaDB
MariaDB database server is a great place to start when looking at open-source database servers to use with Ampache. Ampache uses a database to store its audio/video content. To install MariaDB run the commands below. After installing MariaDB, the commands below can be used to stop, start and enable the MariaDB service always to start up when the server boots. After that, run the commands below to secure the MariaDB server by creating a root password and disallowing remote root access. When prompted, answer the questions below by following the guide.
Enter current password for root (enter for none): Just press the Enter Set root password? [Y/n]: Y New password: Enter password Re-enter new password: Repeat password Remove anonymous users? [Y/n]: Y Disallow root login remotely? [Y/n]: Y Remove test database and access to it? [Y/n]: Y Reload privilege tables now? [Y/n]: Y
To test if MariaDB is installed, type the commands below to logon into the MariaDB server Then type the password you created above to sign on… if successful, you should see MariaDB welcome message
Install PHP 7.4-FPM
PHP 7.4-FPM may not be available in Ubuntu default repositories. To install it, you will have to get it from third-party repositories. Run the commands below to add the below third party repository to upgrade to PHP 7.4-FPM Then update and upgrade to PHP 7.4-FPM Next, run the commands below to install PHP 7.2-FPM and related modules. After installing PHP 7.4-FPM, run the commands below to open the PHP default config file for Nginx. Then make the changes on the following lines below in the file and save. The value below is a great setting to apply in your environment.
Create Ampache Database
Now that you’ve installed all the packages that are required for Ampache to function, continue below to start configuring the servers. First, run the commands below to create a blank Ampache database. To log on to the MariaDB database server, run the commands below. Then create a database called ampache Create a database user called ampacheuser with a new password Then grant the user full access to the database. Finally, save your changes and exit.
Download and Install Ampache
Download the Ampache package from its download page. You can simply run the commands below to create an Ampache directory, and extract the content into the directory its home directory. Next, run the commands below to change the root folder permissions.
Configure Apache Site
Next, configure Nginx virtual host for the Ampache site. This file will control how users access Ampache content. Run the commands below to create a new configuration file called ampache.conf Then copy and paste the content below into the file and save it. Replace the highlighted line with your domain name and directory root location. Save the file and exit. After configuring the VirtualHost above, enable it by running the commands below and restarting Nginx. Finally, open your browser and go to the URL. http://example.com You should see the Ampache setup wizard. Choose the installation language and start the configuration. Next, make sure that all PHP requirements are met and continue. After typing in the database name, database username, and password. Then continue with the wizard. Next, choose the Subsonic backend for Ampache and continue. After that create an initial admin account and continue. That should complete the setup. When the setup is done, log in with the admin account you created above. Log in and begin setting up your environment. That should do it! Conclusion: This post showed you how to install Ampache on Ubuntu with the Nginx web server. If you find any error above, please use the comment form below to report.
