# Installation
System Requirements
Most of Linux distributions are supported to install the X Acceleration Codec, But recommend you to use CentOS, RHEL, Fedora, Ubuntu or Debian. We are packing all required binaries and libraries in the software, so it won't break your system, all the software installation files are under /opt/xaccel-codec.
Here is the link for check the number of NVDEC/NVENC chips inside your Nvidia GPU: https://developer.nvidia.com/video-encode-and-decode-gpu-support-matrix-new (opens new window)
Notice
Please make sure you are the root user before start to install.
- Install the required packages.
- Install the Nvidia Driver if the server has Nvidia GPU inside.
- Install the X Acceleration Codec panel.
wget http://ftp.xaccel-codec.com/releases/xaccel-codec-5.1.22.sh
bash ./xaccel-codec-5.1.22.sh -i
- Open the browser and enter
http://server
for login to the panel. The default username and password are:admin
. Then you can go to theServers > Manage Servers
tab, click the icon at settings column for open the license page, and activate the license key.
TIP
If you can not open the panel or failed to install, please send us a ticket or contact the Skype supports directly.