Kaltura Video Extension for Joomla - Installation Guide

Overview

The open source Kaltura Video extension for Joomla handles every aspect of video and rich-media, including content management, syndication, monetization, transcoding, uploading and importing content, editing and remixing of content online.

The extension is available in two flavors – either hosted by Kaltura with tier 1 hosting and streaming services and a 10 GB FREE trial, or connected to the community-supported self-hosted version of Kaltura, which is completely for free.

Pre – install Requirements

• Joomla v. 1.5 and up. For installation instructions, see: http://docs.joomla.org/Beginners

Installation Process

The Extension is comprised of 3 installables.
The following 3 zip files are available in the extension bundle, each folder represent a Joomla installable.

1. Plugin - editors-xtd
2. Plugin - content
3. Component - component

Follow these steps to install your extension

1. Download the latest release from the project page
2. Extract the release zip bundle to your disk
3. Login to the Joomla administration panel
4. Select Extensions > Install/Uninstall
5. Browse for the editors-xtd.zip file and press the “Upload File & Install” button
6. You should receive a success message
7. Repeat steps 3-5 for content.zip
8. Repeat steps 3-5 for component.zip
9. Go to Extensions > Plugin Manager
10. Enable the plugins: “Content – Kaltura Video” and “Editor Button – Kaltura Video”
11. Go to Components > Kaltura Video
12. Signup to Kaltura and obtain a Partner ID or if you have an existing Partner ID, enter your email and password.
13. Save your confirmation email as it contains credentials for logging in to the Kaltura Management Console.
14. To configure your extension to use the Kaltura hosted solution or the Kaltura self-hosted solution, go to Components > Kaltura Video and enter your local hosting URL. (The default will be the Kaltura hosted solution 10GB free trial.)

For common installation issues, please see the FAQ guide