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In the following we will explain how to install and configure your new ViMP software. Additional help and how-tos can be found in our FAQ.
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First, your server has to be equipped with the necessary webserver software. Normally your server should already be pre-configured with a LAMP system (Linux-Apache-MySQL-PHP).
Shouldn't that be the case, please install the required packages.
If you use another Linux distribution, please consult the respective support pages of the manufacturer.
To run ViMP Light, ViMP Community, ViMP Professional, ViMP Ulitmate [Standard] and ViMP Corporate editions, you need to install the free SourceGuardian extension.
The trickiest part of the ViMP installation might be the installation of the transcoding tools. Uploaded videos will be transformed into web compliant formats by the Open Source transcoding tool ffmpeg.
Normally the open source transcoding tools won't be installed on your server yet. So, this has to be done once before the actual installation of ViMP.
The use of our professional Transcoding Service doesn't require any installation of the Open Source tools and moreover you benefit from additional performance and quality advantages. Find out more here!
version) in order to support all formats.
After the webserver is set up and the transcoding tools are installed, we finally can install the acutal ViMP software: Installation of the ViMP package.
At the end, don't forget to install the cron job for converting uploaded media (how to install the transcoding cron job) and the dashboard cron job (how to install the dashboad cron job).
Congratulations! If all above steps have been finished successfully, ViMP is now installed on your server and you can start using it.
First, call ViMP by entering the domain of your server into the address bar of your browser.
In the opening form enter the old password once and a new password of your choice twice and submit it. Now you successfully changed the most important access to your portal - the administrator account.
Now you secured your ViMP portal against unauthorised access by changing the passwords of the three default user accounts.
If you don't need the "user" and "moderator" users, you can delete them without hesitation. Just pay attention to keep one administrator user, because otherwise you will shut yourself out of the portal!
In the next step, check the most important ViMP configuration settings. In the backend click the "Configuration" link on the top right corner and then the submenu item "Portal".
type to "ViMP Transcoding Service". All further settings will be configured by us within your transcoding service account.
Now you set up the most important settings of ViMP. How about going back to the frontend and start uploading your first video right now?
Download the ViMP Administration Guide to read detailed explanations of all backend functions. Download the ViMP Starter Guide for a quick overview of the most important frontend features.