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Quick Start

Step 1: Download script​

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ant-media/Scripts/master/install_ant-media-server.sh -O install_ant-media-server.sh  && chmod 755 install_ant-media-server.sh

Step 2: Install Ant Media Server​

Install Enterprise Edition​

sudo ./install_ant-media-server.sh -l 'your-license-key'

Install Community Edition​

sudo ./install_ant-media-server.sh

Install a specific version​

sudo ./install_ant-media-server.sh -i <ANT_MEDIA_SERVER_ZIP_FILE>

For more installation options check the help ./install_ant-media-server.sh -h.

Fast, easy installation on Cloud Marketplace​

Video tutorial of AWS marketplace installation

Video tutorial of Azure marketplace installation

Step 3: Configure SSL​

Free antmedia.cloud sub domain​

cd /usr/local/antmedia/ && sudo ./enable_ssl.sh

Custom domain name​

cd /usr/local/antmedia/ && sudo ./enable_ssl.sh -d domain.com

Step 4: Login to the Web Panel​

Navigate to https://ant-media-server:5443 and create the first user account.

Step 5: Publishing and Playing WebRTC Live Streams​

Publishing a Live Stream​

You can quickly publish a WebRTC live stream from a sample page that's available at https://domain-name:5443/LiveApp.

Playing a Live Stream​

Then playback the WebRTC live stream from another sample page available at https://domain-name:5443/LiveApp/player.html.

Sample Tools and Applications​

Access sample tools and applications here https://ant-media-server:5443/LiveApp/samples.html.

  • Multitrack conferencing
  • WebRTC Test Tool
  • DeepAR affects

Below is an example of DeepAR.

Getting Help​

If you need any help, feel free to head over to Github discussions or follow our more detailed guide, Installing Ant Media Server on Linux.