--- title: Open Build Service in Debian | daily.dev description: A hands-on tutorial for setting up Open Build Service (OBS) on Debian Stretch to build Debian packages using the Download on Demand (DoD) service. Covers... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/open-build-service-in-debian-jhqj3nxcf twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Open Build Service in Debian | daily.dev og:description: A hands-on tutorial for setting up Open Build Service (OBS) on Debian Stretch to build Debian packages using the Download on Demand (DoD) service. Covers... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/open-build-service-in-debian-jhqj3nxcf og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/jHqJ3nXcf.png og:image:alt: Open Build Service in Debian og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Open Build Service in Debian **[Collabora Blog](https://daily.dev/sources/collabora)** · 9 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A hands-on tutorial for setting up Open Build Service (OBS) on Debian Stretch to build Debian packages using the Download on Demand (DoD) service. Covers installing obs-server, obs-api, obs-worker, and osc from the experimental repository, configuring MySQL and Apache2, enabling the OBS worker, creating a meta project for Debian 8, setting up project configuration with preinstall and support package lists, and adding a package (hello) to build. Includes journalctl commands for monitoring build logs and notes on known web UI issues. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How do I install Open Build Service on Debian Stretch from the experimental repository? Install OBS on Debian Stretch by adding the experimental repository to apt sources, then running `apt-get install obs-server obs-api obs-worker osc`. During installation, provide a MySQL password and set 'opensuse' as the obs-api database password. The obs-api package automatically configures Apache2 with HTTPS to serve the OBS web UI, using default credentials Admin/opensuse. _Developers packaging for Debian can track OBS setup guides and Debian ecosystem news on daily.dev._ ### What is the default admin login for Open Build Service web UI after a fresh install? The default login credentials for the Open Build Service web UI after a fresh install are username 'Admin' and password 'opensuse'. These same credentials are used when accessing OBS via the command-line tool osc with `osc -A https:// ls`. _Teams deploying OBS internally find community tips and configuration gotchas shared on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [OBS is one of the most useful apps on my PC even if I've never streamed anything](https://daily.dev/posts/obs-is-one-of-the-most-useful-apps-on-my-pc-even-if-i-ve-never-streamed-anything-0yqcjq1su) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Following Up on ARMv9 Build Infrastructure](https://daily.dev/posts/following-up-on-armv9-build-infrastructure-ffgree0yg) · openSUSE · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Release OBS Studio 32.1.0 Beta 1 · obsproject/obs-studio](https://daily.dev/posts/release-obs-studio-32-1-0-beta-1-obsproject-obs-studio-seunoy6jz) · Hacker News · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Hands-On: Setting Up My First Production-Ready Ubuntu Server](https://daily.dev/posts/hands-on-setting-up-my-first-production-ready-ubuntu-server-bbfuvve1z) · Medium · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/open-build-service-in-debian-jhqj3nxcf) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Open Build Service in Debian","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/open-build-service-in-debian-jhqj3nxcf","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/open-build-service-in-debian-jhqj3nxcf"},"datePublished":"2026-08-11T08:57:07.282Z","dateModified":"2026-08-11T09:41:05.366Z","description":"A hands-on tutorial for setting up Open Build Service (OBS) on Debian Stretch to build Debian packages using the Download on Demand (DoD) service. 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