How do you start ffserver when the server starts up?

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I have ffmpeg's ffserver installed on Ubuntu but want to start it as a daemon feeding it a config file when the server boots, how do I go about doing so?

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 14 '13 at 08:05

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You can use update-rc.d command to do the same

sudo update-rc.d ffserver defaults

Check the man pages of update-rc.d for more details

answered Mar 14 '13 at 08:05

Pradheep

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Only ffserver does not install anything under `/etc/init.d`, at least not on Ubuntu. – Alexis Wilke Mar 01 '18 at 03:45

How do you start ffserver when the server starts up?

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