Killer Queen Seattle Streaming

Streaming OS/Software Setup

The section describes the process for installing and setting up a Beelink SER5 mini computer with an operating system and all the necessary software for streaming.

Installing the OS and base software

The operation system used for the guide is Arch Linux and it's installation guide the basis for this document. If you'd like to find out more detailed information, you can follow this link -> https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/installation_guide

Boot into the Arch Linux medium

1. Create a USB boot disk with Arch Linux
2. Boot Beelink and mash delete key to enter BIOS
3. Go to boot menu and adjust the boot order to have USB as highest priority
4. Reboot the computer with the Arch Linux medium connected

Connect to internet

root@archiso ~ # iwctl

[iwd]# station wlan0 connect Toshi

[iwd]# exit

root@archiso ~ # ping archlinux.org

Remove existing Windows partitions and create single Linux filesystem

Check existing disks and partitions

root@archiso ~ # fdisk -l

Modify MVNe drive to remove existing partitions

root@archiso ~ # fdisk /dev/nvme0n1

The existing EFI directory is small (100MB) so remove that and the Windows partitions. Add a new 1G partition and set type to EFI System. Add new partition that takes remaining space. It should default to Linux filesystem type. Write changes and exit

Create FAT32 file system for EFI

root@archiso ~ # mkfs.fat -F 32 /dev/nvme0n1p1

Create ext4 file system

Note: this might take a little bit while creating the journal. Just wait for it to complete

root@archiso ~ # mkfs.ext4 /dev/nvme0n1p2

Mount the file systems

root@archiso ~ # mount /dev/nvme0n1p2 /mnt

root@archiso ~ # mount --mkdir /dev/nvme0n1p1 /mnt/boot

Install essential packages

root@archiso ~ # pacstrap -K /mnt base linux linux-firmware vim grub efibootmgr git sudo amd-ucode

Configure the system

Fstab

root@archiso ~ # genfstab -U /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab

Chroot into system

root@archiso ~ # arch-chroot /mnt

Set time

[root@archiso /]# ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/PST8PDT /etc/localtime

[root@archiso /]# hwclock --systohc

Localization

Edit /etc/locale.gen and uncomment en_US.UTF-8

[root@archiso /]# locale-gen

Create /etc/locale.conf with the following contents

LANG=en_US.UTF-8

Network configuration

Create /etc/hostname with the following contents. Replace the number 1 with the number that is designated for the streaming computer you are setting up

kq-stream-1

Set root password

[root@archiso /]# passwd

Set up GRUB boot loader

[root@archiso /]# grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=/boot --bootloader-id="ARCH KQ Seattle Streaming"

[root@archiso /]# grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

Set up streaming user

[root@archiso /]# useradd -m stream

[root@archiso /]# passwd stream

Add streaming user to sudo

[root@archiso /]# visudo

Add in the line stream ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL

Install streaming application

[root@archiso /]# pacman -S gnome networkmanager libva-mesa-driver vlc nodejs npm

Select all selections for gnome

Select 1) noto-fonts-emoji for emoji-font

Select 2) pipewire-jack for jack

If you have issues with package signing run the following commmands

[root@archiso /]# rm -r /etc/pacman.d/gnupg

[root@archiso /]# pacman-key --init

[root@archiso /]# pacman-key --populate

[root@archiso /]# flatpak install flathub com.obsproject.Studio

Enable services and restart system

[root@archiso /]# systemctl enable gdm

[root@archiso /]# systemctl enable NetworkManager

[root@archiso /]# exit

root@archiso ~ # umount -R /mnt

root@archiso ~ # reboot

Reboot into Gnome and configure system

Connect to wifi then open console and install vscode

[stream@kq-stream-1 ~]$ flatpak install flathub com.visualstudio.code

Settings

Power settings - set Screen Blank to Never and Automatic Suspend to Off. Power Button Behavior to Power Off Appearance - Style Dark

Clone kqsea-stream GitHub repo

[stream@kq-stream-1]$ git clone https://github.com/hitoshisatow/kqsea-streaming.git

Running the hivemind client

[stream@kq-stream-1]$ npx @kqhivemind/hivemind-client ~/kqsea-streaming/cab_configs/config-4bs.json