LiveSwitch

Deploy LiveSwitch Server, a self-hosted WebRTC live video streaming platform for building low-latency video, audio, and data streaming apps using WebRTC with support for P2P, SFU, MCU, recording, and SIP integration.

This app deploys a back-end demonstration server with signalling, media, and TURN services all provided by a single liveswitch-gateway container running on one server. You can use the app to test alongside the official client SDKs for .NET, .NET Core, iOS, Android, Xamarin, Maui, Unity, and more. To download these SDKs, see the Client SDK documentation.

Note: Using LiveSwitch Server may require a paid license. If you need one, contact LiveSwitch. Licenses aren't available directly through Akamai.

1. Deploy LiveSwitch

Estimated deployment time: 5–10 minutes

Follow the deployment instructions from the Get started section to configure the app, deploy it, and verify software installation.

For information on the app-specific configurations, see the Configuration options section.

Software included

Software installed on your Linode when deploying the app.

Package	Description
LiveSwitch Gateway	A main LiveSwitch service for WebRTC communication, including signalling, media, and TURN.
Docker	A platform for running the LiveSwitch containers.
Docker Compose	A tool for defining and running multi-container Docker applications.
Redis	An in-memory data structure store for signaling and messaging.
PostgreSQL	A database for LiveSwitch configuration and data.
RabbitMQ	A message broker for recording workflows.
Nginx	A web server used as reverse proxy.
Fail2ban	Software that provides protection against brute force and authentication attempts.
UFW (Uncomplicated Firewall)	A firewall utility.
Certbot	A tool used to get HTTPS/TLS/SSL certificates for the provided domain.

Base distribution and plan

Supported distribution: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
Recommended plans: All plan types and sizes can be used.

Configuration options

Configure the required options to deploy your instance. For additional customization, add advanced options.

The table maps the Cloud Manager UI fields to their corresponding API/CLI keys (stackscript_data) required for automated deployments.

StackScript ID: 1008123

UI field	API/CLI key	Description
Required options
Limited sudo user	`user_name`	Your preferred username for the limited sudo user entered without any capital letters, spaces, or special characters. When adding a limited sudo user, the user is created with a strong generated password for your new Linode instance, and the account is assigned to the `sudo` group, which provides elevated permissions when running commands with the `sudo` prefix. Note: For easier and more secure access with the sudo user, add an account SSH key for the Cloud Manager user during deployment and select that user as an `authorized_user`. Their SSH pubkey will be assigned to both the root and limited sudo users.
Email address (for the Let's Encrypt SSL certificate)	`soa_email_address`	An email address to set for the Let's Encrypt SSL certificate and receive notifications when the certificate needs to be renewed.
Advanced options
Disable root access over SSH	`disable_root`	Applies to a limited sudo user. To block the root user from logging in over SSH, select Yes. Defaults to No. Note: When you disable the root user from logging in over SSH and don't provide a valid Account SSH Key assigned to the `authorized_user`, you can still switch to the root user. To do that, log in as root via the Lish console and run `cat /home/$USERNAME/.credentials` to view the generated password for the limited sudo user.
Linode API token	`token_password`	Applies to a custom domain. The Linode API token if you want to use Linode's DNS Manager to manage DNS records for your custom domain. Follow Manage personal access tokens to get your token on your account with `Read/Write` access to `Domains`. If you provide the token along with the subdomain and domain, the installation attempts to create DNS records via the Linode API. If you don't provide the token, you need to manually configure your DNS records through your DNS provider and point them to the IP address of the new instance.
Subdomain	`subdomain`	Applies to a custom domain. The subdomain you want to use, like `blog` for `blog.example.com`. Use it only if you specify a Domain.
Domain	`domain`	Applies to a custom domain. The domain name you want to use, like `example.com`. Use it only if you specify a Linode API token.
Optional data exporter Add-ons	`add_ons`	An option to include add-ons for your deployment. Possible values are: none (default) node_exporter mysqld_exporter newrelic

Notes:

After the app deployment completes, the password for your limited sudo user is generated and stored in the .credentials file in the home directory, along with application-specific passwords. Log in to your instance as root through the Lish console or SSH, then run cat /home/$USERNAME/.credentials to view its contents.

You can automatically configure a custom domain (optional) during deployment. To do that:

First, configure your domain to use Linode’s name servers via your registrar. See Configure your domain's authoritative name servers for details.

Once you complete that, specify the Linode API token, subdomain, and domain for the app in Cloud Manager or via API/CLI/Terraform.

Use API, CLI, or Terraform

In addition to deploying the app to a new Linode instance via Cloud Manager, you can also use the Linode API, CLI, or Terraform. When running the operation, you need to provide the StackScript ID, supported Linux distribution, and app-specific fields along with the standard Linode deployment configurations.

Note: Generate a personal access token to authenticate your API, CLI, or Terraform requests.

curl --location 'https://api.linode.com/v4/linode/instances' \
    --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    --header 'Accept: application/json' \
    --header 'Authorization: Bearer abc123def456hij789klm' \
    --data-raw '{
        "region": "us-east",
        "type": "g6-standard-2",
        "image": "linode/ubuntu24.04",
        "label": "my-liveswitch-one-click-app",
        "root_pass": "@C0mpl3x#P@ssw0rd",
        "stackscript_id": 1008123,
        "stackscript_data": {
            "user_name": "jsmith",
            "soa_email_address": "jsmith@example.com"
        }
    }'

linode-cli linodes create \
    --region us-east \
    --type g6-standard-2 \
    --label my-liveswitch-one-click-app \
    --image linode/ubuntu24.04 \
    --root_pass @C0mpl3x#P@ssw0rd \
    --stackscript_id 1008123 \
    --stackscript_data '{"user_name":"jsmith", "soa_email_address":"jsmith@example.com"}'

resource "linode_instance" "my-linode" {
    region         = "us-east"
    type           = "g6-standard-2"
    label          = "my-liveswitch-one-click-app"
    image          = "linode/ubuntu24.04"
    root_pass      = "@C0mpl3x#P@ssw0rd"
    stackscript_id = 1008123
    stackscript_data = {
        "user_name"         = "jsmith",
        "soa_email_address" = "jsmith@example.com"
    }
}

2. Access LiveSwitch

After deployment, you can access your application. To do that:

In a web browser, go to https://[ip-address]/admin, replacing [ip-address] with your Linode instance’s IP address or rDNS domain, for example, 192-0-2-1.ip.linodeusercontent.com. See the Manage IP addresses on a Linode guide for information on viewing IP addresses and rDNS.
Follow the Welcome setup wizard to input your license key and create your user.

After completing the setup, you should see the main LiveSwitch Console for your installation. For details on managing your instance, see the LiveSwitch Console documentation.

Additional resources

For more information about the installed packages, see their official documentation.

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