Linux Packages - Kernel Media Server

Kernel publishes .deb and .rpm packages that install a systemd service, so the server starts on boot and restarts on upgrade automatically.

Debian / Ubuntu (APT)

curl -fsSL https://apt.kernelmedia.tv/gpg-public.key | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/kernelmedia.gpg
echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/kernelmedia.gpg] https://apt.kernelmedia.tv stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/kernelmedia.list
sudo apt update
sudo apt install kernelmediaserver

RHEL / Fedora (YUM/DNF)

sudo rpm --import https://yum.kernelmedia.tv/gpg-public.key
sudo tee /etc/yum.repos.d/kernelmedia.repo <<'EOF'
[kernelmedia]
name=Kernel Media Server
baseurl=https://yum.kernelmedia.tv
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
EOF
sudo dnf install kernelmediaserver

What gets installed

Path	Purpose
`/opt/kernelmediaserver/kernelmediaserver`	Server binary
`/opt/kernelmediaserver/binaries/`	Bundled ffmpeg
`/opt/kernelmediaserver/data`, `/log`	Database and logs
`/etc/systemd/system/kernelmediaserver.service`	systemd unit (preserved across upgrades)
`/etc/kernelmediaserver/kernelmediaserver.env`	Environment overrides (preserved across upgrades)

The package runs the service as a dedicated kernelmediaserver system user and enables + starts it automatically:

sudo systemctl status kernelmediaserver
sudo journalctl -u kernelmediaserver -f

apt purge (not remove) deletes /opt/kernelmediaserver/data and /log, along with the kernelmediaserver user. Use apt remove if you want to keep your data.

Updating

Packages set KERNEL_MANAGED=apt (or yum), which disables the in-app updater. Upgrade with your package manager instead. See Updating.

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade kernelmediaserver
# or
sudo dnf upgrade kernelmediaserver

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