Desk-obs Role¶

Description: Free and open-source desktop application for live video streaming and screen recording

Variables¶

author: Kevin Veen-Birkenbach
description: Free and open-source desktop application for live video streaming and screen recording
license: Infinito.Nexus Community License (Non-Commercial)
company: Kevin Veen-Birkenbach https://www.veen.world
galaxy_tags: [‘obs’, ‘streaming’, ‘recording’]
issue_tracker_url: https://s.infinito.nexus/issues
min_ansible_version: 2.9
platforms: [{‘name’: ‘ArchLinux’, ‘versions’: [‘all’]}, {‘name’: ‘Debian’, ‘versions’: [‘all’]}, {‘name’: ‘EL’, ‘versions’: [‘all’]}, {‘name’: ‘Fedora’, ‘versions’: [‘all’]}, {‘name’: ‘Ubuntu’, ‘versions’: [‘all’]}]

README¶

OBS Studio¶

Description¶

OBS Studio is a free, open-source application for video recording and live streaming, widely used for screencasts, broadcasting, and content creation.

Overview¶

This role installs the OBS Studio desktop application on Pacman-based workstations through the system package manager. It targets the desktop tier and does not configure scenes, capture devices, or streaming profiles.

Cosmos¶

The diagram places OBS Studio in the Infinito.Nexus cosmos: the components it deploys (capabilities), the central services it consumes (dependencies), and its outward reach (federation and bridged external networks).

flowchart LR
    subgraph role [desk-obs 💻]
        svc_obs["obs"]
    end

Solid 1:1 edges are fixed relationships; dashed 0..1 edges are conditional (enabled only in matching deployments); red 0..0 edges are turned off in this role. Node markers show the role’s deploy modes (💻 host, 🐳 compose, 🐝 swarm); ❌ marks a service that is explicitly turned off, and ⚙️ an Ansible role dependency declared in meta/main.yml.

Features¶

Streaming and recording: Provides the upstream OBS Studio binary for both live broadcasting and local recording.
Pacman integration: Installs the obs-studio package via the standard system package manager.
Workstation scope: Targets the desktop tier (desk-*) and stays out of server inventories.
No state changes beyond install: Does not enable services or write per-user OBS configuration.

Quick Setup¶

Development¶

Clone, set up the workstation, and deploy OBS Studio onto the local stack:

git clone https://github.com/infinito-nexus/core.git
cd core
make onboard
make compose-deploy mode=reinstall apps=desk-obs full_cycle=false

Production¶

Install OBS Studio directly onto the target machine: clone the repository, install the OS prerequisites and the repository toolchain, then deploy against localhost over a local connection (no SSH, no container):

git clone https://github.com/infinito-nexus/core.git
cd core
bash scripts/install/package.sh
make install
source scripts/meta/env/load.sh

APP=desk-obs
DOMAIN=<your-domain>
TLS_MODE=self_signed
SSH_PUBLIC_KEY="<your-ssh-public-key>"
INVENTORY=inventories/production
infinito administration inventory provision "$INVENTORY" \
  --inventory-file "$INVENTORY/devices.yml" \
  --host localhost \
  --include "$APP" \
  --vars "{\"TLS_MODE\": \"$TLS_MODE\", \"DOMAIN_PRIMARY\": \"$DOMAIN\", \"users\": {\"administrator\": {\"authorized_keys\": [\"$SSH_PUBLIC_KEY\"]}}}"
infinito administration deploy dedicated "$INVENTORY/devices.yml" \
  --password-file "$INVENTORY/.password" \
  --diff -vv

Further Resources¶

Credits¶

Implemented by Kevin Veen-Birkenbach. Part of the Infinito.Nexus Project and maintained by Kevin Veen-Birkenbach. Licensed under the Infinito.Nexus Community License (Non-Commercial).