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Install Callaba 8.1 with NDI bridge, Xilinx, Nvidia CUDA encoder

Dec 15, 2024

Requirements

Minimal system requirements:  4CPUs, 4GB RAM,  30GB SDD

Recommended system requirements:  8CPUs, 8GB  RAM, 100 GB SSD (for stream recordings)

Recommended OS: Ubuntu 22.04

 

Step 1. Download installation files

1. Open terminal and clone the repository:

git clone https://gitlab.callabacloud.com/callaba-8/linux-8.1.git

2. Navigate to the folder:

cd linux-8.1/

 

Step 2 - Pick suitable installation option

Choose from three installation options :

  1. Video processing with CPU
  2. Processing with NVIDIA
  3. Processing with Xilinx by AMD

Option 1. - Installation with regular CPU transcoding usage

sudo bash install.sh 8.1.NDI.pre

Note: if you have problems running mDNS, run sudo apt-get upgrade and then reboot the machine.

 

Option 2. - Installation with NVIDIA GPU support

Use this option if your machine features NVIDIA GPU.

sudo bash install.sh 8.1.NDI.pre nvidia

 

Option 3. - Installation with XILINX accelerated transcoding support

Use this option if your machine features Xilinx Alveo™ accelerator card by AMD.

sudo bash install.sh 8.1.NDI.pre xilinx

 

Step 3. Launch Callaba Dashboard

After installation, please wait 2-3 minutes for the dashboard to initialize. It will be available at host IP of the machine.

 

Step 4. Login & subscribe to Callaba

Default login and password are: 

Login: admin

Password: password

Licence: use your license key

To purchase a license, use your account for on-premises version.

Get Callaba Self-Hosted

  1. → Login to Callaba
  2. Customize your subscription and subscribe
  3. Install and activate the software

 

Update or deploy a custom build version

To update Callaba, run the following command:

sudo bash update.sh VERSION GPU_TYPE (nvidia | xilinx or cpu)

 

Uninstall

To remove Callaba, run the following command. Note: This will delete all data and images:

sudo bash remove.sh

 

Reset password

To reset Callaba password, run the following command:

sudo bash reset-password.sh

 

Upgrade from Version 7

1. Export all settings from version 7 by navigating to General settingsExport settings.

2. Remove Callaba old version using the command:

bash remove.sh

3. Follow the steps in this installation guide.

 

Contact support

Use the Contact Support button directly from your dashboard.

Have questions? Send us a message at [email protected]