### Install Confluent Platform

Source: https://docs.nvidia.com/metropolis/deepstream/dev-guide/text/DS_Installation.html

Sets up the Confluent Platform repository and installs it. This is a prerequisite for librdkafka.

```bash
sudo mkdir -p /etc/apt/keyrings

wget -qO - https://packages.confluent.io/deb/8.0/archive.key | gpg \
--dearmor | sudo tee /etc/apt/keyrings/confluent.gpg > /dev/null

CP_DIST=$(lsb_release -cs)
echo "Types: deb
URIs: https://packages.confluent.io/deb/8.0
Suites: stable
Components: main
Architectures: $(dpkg --print-architecture)
Signed-by: /etc/apt/keyrings/confluent.gpg

Types: deb
URIs: https://packages.confluent.io/clients/deb/
Suites: ${CP_DIST}
Components: main
Architectures: $(dpkg --print-architecture)
Signed-By: /etc/apt/keyrings/confluent.gpg" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/confluent-platform.sources > /dev/null

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install confluent-platform
```

--------------------------------

### Install GStreamer and Development Packages

Source: https://docs.nvidia.com/metropolis/deepstream/dev-guide/text/DS_3D_Depth_Camera.html

Installs necessary GStreamer and development libraries for the application. Ensure these are installed before proceeding.

```bash
sudo apt-get install libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-dev libgstreamer1.0-dev \
 libgstrtspserver-1.0-dev libx11-dev libyaml-cpp-dev

```

--------------------------------

### Example: Grant CAP_NET_RAW to gst-launch-1.0

Source: https://docs.nvidia.com/metropolis/deepstream/dev-guide/text/DS_plugin_gst-nvdsudpsink.html

Example command to grant CAP_NET_RAW capability to the gst-launch-1.0 executable.

```bash
sudo setcap CAP_NET_RAW=ep /usr/bin/gst-launch-1.0

```

--------------------------------

### Install NVIDIA Driver

Source: https://docs.nvidia.com/metropolis/deepstream/dev-guide/text/DS_Installation.html

Use these commands to make the NVIDIA driver executable and install it. Ensure Xorg service is stopped before installation.

```bash
$ chmod 755 NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-590.48.01.run
$ sudo ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-590.48.01.run --no-cc-version-check
```

--------------------------------

### Setup Sample Data

Source: https://docs.nvidia.com/metropolis/deepstream/dev-guide/text/Pipetuner-guide.html

Unzip the sample data and run the setup script. Choose either the 'deepstream' or 'metropolis' option based on your usage.

```bash
$ unzip pipe-tuner-sample.zip
$ cd pipe-tuner-sample/scripts

$ # DeepStream or Metropolis Microservices users should run only one of the following two commands based on their usage
$ bash setup.sh deepstream            # DeepStream users

$ bash setup.sh metropolis            # Metropolis Microservices users

```

--------------------------------

### Compile and Install gst-nvdsdynamicsrcbin Plugin

Source: https://docs.nvidia.com/metropolis/deepstream/dev-guide/text/DS_plugin_gst-nvdsdynamicsrcbin.html

Set the CUDA version and run make commands to compile and install the plugin. Ensure you have root permissions for the installation step.

```bash
export CUDA_VER=13.1
# or
# CUDA_VER=13.0
$ sudo make
$ sudo make install
```

--------------------------------

### Install GStreamer Prerequisites

Source: https://docs.nvidia.com/metropolis/deepstream/dev-guide/text/DS_FAQ.html

Install necessary packages for migrating to a newer GStreamer version.

```bash
apt-get install python3-pip
pip3 install meson
pip3 install ninja
apt-get install libmount-dev
apt-get install flex
apt-get install flex bison
apt-get install libglib2.0-dev
```

--------------------------------

### Install Confluent Platform for Kafka

Source: https://docs.nvidia.com/metropolis/deepstream/dev-guide/text/DS_Installation.html

Sets up the Confluent Platform repository and installs it, which is a prerequisite for installing librdkafka. This enables Kafka protocol support for message brokers.

```bash
sudo mkdir -p /etc/apt/keyrings

wget -qO - https://packages.confluent.io/deb/8.0/archive.key | gpg \
--dearmor | sudo tee /etc/apt/keyrings/confluent.gpg > /dev/null

CP_DIST=$(lsb_release -cs)
echo "Types: deb
URIs: https://packages.confluent.io/deb/8.0
Suites: stable
Components: main
Architectures: $(dpkg --print-architecture)
Signed-by: /etc/apt/keyrings/confluent.gpg

Types: deb
URIs: https://packages.confluent.io/clients/deb/
Suites: ${CP_DIST}
Components: main
Architectures: $(dpkg --print-architecture)
Signed-By: /etc/apt/keyrings/confluent.gpg" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/confluent-platform.sources > /dev/null

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install confluent-platform

```

--------------------------------

### Build and Install DeepStream Lidar Inference App

Source: https://docs.nvidia.com/metropolis/deepstream/dev-guide/text/DS_3D_Lidar_Inference.html

Navigate to the application source directory and execute the make commands to build and install the application. Ensure you have the necessary build tools installed.

```bash
$ sudo make
$ sudo make install

```

--------------------------------

### List Installed WSL Distributions

Source: https://docs.nvidia.com/metropolis/deepstream/dev-guide/text/DS_on_WSL2.html

After installation or potential restart, verify that Ubuntu has been successfully installed by listing all available WSL distributions.

```bash
$ wsl --list
```

--------------------------------

### Compile and Install GStreamer

Source: https://docs.nvidia.com/metropolis/deepstream/dev-guide/text/DS_FAQ.html

Steps to remove older GStreamer versions, clone, compile, and install a new version.

```bash
#Remove older version
apt-get remove *gstreamer*
mkdir /tmp/gst-<gst-version>

cd /tmp/gst-<gst-version>
#Clone the repository
git clone https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer.git
cd gstreamer

#Switch to gst-version
git checkout <gst-version-branch>

meson build --prefix=/usr
ninja -C build/
cd build/
ninja install
cd

rm -rf <directory created in step 2>
```

--------------------------------

### Verify Docker Installation

Source: https://docs.nvidia.com/metropolis/deepstream/dev-guide/text/DS_on_WSL2.html

Confirm that Docker is installed and running correctly by executing the 'hello-world' container. This should output a confirmation message.

```bash
$ sudo docker run hello-world
```

--------------------------------

### Install RealSense SDK

Source: https://docs.nvidia.com/metropolis/deepstream/dev-guide/text/DS_3D_Depth_Camera.html

Installs the RealSense SDK utilities and development files. Ensure the SDK version is 2.48 or later.

```bash
sudo apt-get install librealsense2-utils librealsense2-dev

```

--------------------------------

### Install Nginx and RTMP module

Source: https://docs.nvidia.com/metropolis/deepstream/dev-guide/text/DS_AVSync.html

Installs Nginx and the RTMP module, then configures Nginx to serve RTMP streams. This is a prerequisite for setting up RTMP input streams.

```bash
$ apt-get update
$ apt-get install nginx -y
$ apt-get install libnginx-mod-rtmp -y
$ vim /etc/nginx/nginx.conf #add below content
  rtmp {
    server {
    listen 1935;
    chunk_size 4096;
    application live {
    live on;
    record off;
    }
   }
  }
$ service nginx restart

```

--------------------------------

### Install Dependencies and Run Application Inside Container

Source: https://docs.nvidia.com/metropolis/deepstream/dev-guide/text/DS_AI_Agent_Skill.html

After entering the container, install any required Python packages using requirements.txt and then execute your application script with its arguments.

```bash
pip install -r requirements.txt   # if generated
```

```bash
python3 <app_script>.py [arguments]
```

--------------------------------

### Install NVIDIA Driver on Linux

Source: https://docs.nvidia.com/metropolis/deepstream/dev-guide/text/DS_Installation.html

Make the NVIDIA driver executable and install it, bypassing version checks. Ensure display services are stopped before running.

```bash
chmod 755 NVIDIA-Linux-aarch64-590.48.01.run
sudo ./NVIDIA-Linux-aarch64-590.48.01.run --no-cc-version-check

```

--------------------------------

### Sample Startup Info Response

Source: https://docs.nvidia.com/metropolis/deepstream/dev-guide/text/DS_RestServer.html

Example JSON output for a successful startup status check.

```json
{
     "startup-info" :
     {
             "ds-startup" : "YES"
     },
     "reason" : "GET_STARTUP_INFO_SUCCESS",
     "status" : "HTTP/1.1 200 OK"
}
```

--------------------------------

### Example DeepStream Pipeline with Gst-nvstreammux

Source: https://docs.nvidia.com/metropolis/deepstream/dev-guide/text/DS_troubleshooting.html

This is an example of a DeepStream pipeline that includes the Gst-nvstreammux plugin, which is required starting with DeepStream 4.0.

```bash
Gst nvv4l2decoder --> Gst nvstreammux --> Gst nvinfer --> Gst nvtracker --> Gst nvmultistreamtiler --> Gst nvvideoconvert --> Gst nvosd --> Gst nveglglessink
```

--------------------------------

### Install Prerequisite Packages for DeepStream

Source: https://docs.nvidia.com/metropolis/deepstream/dev-guide/text/DS_Installation.html

Installs essential packages required for DeepStream functionality, including SSL, cURL, GStreamer, and JSON/YAML libraries. Ensure these are installed before proceeding with DeepStream setup.

```bash
$ sudo apt install \
libssl3 \
libssl-dev \
libcurl4-openssl-dev \
libgstreamer1.0-0 \
gstreamer1.0-tools \
gstreamer1.0-plugins-good \
gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad \
gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly \
gstreamer1.0-libav \
libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-dev \
libgstrtspserver-1.0-0 \
libjansson4 \
libyaml-cpp-dev \
libmosquitto1

```

--------------------------------

### Run 12-Camera MV3DT Example

Source: https://docs.nvidia.com/metropolis/deepstream/dev-guide/text/DS_MV3DT.html

Execute the 12-camera sample workflow for MV3DT. Ensure prerequisites are met and the container has display access.

```bash
sudo xhost + # Grant container access to display
./scripts/test_12cam_ds.sh
```

--------------------------------

### Running Generated DeepStream App (Bare Metal)

Source: https://docs.nvidia.com/metropolis/deepstream/dev-guide/text/DS_AI_Agent_Skill.html

Instructions for running a generated DeepStream Python application on a bare metal system with DeepStream SDK installed. Includes virtual environment setup and dependency installation.

```bash
cd <generated_app_directory>/

# Create and activate a virtual environment (recommended)
python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate

# Install dependencies listed by the agent
pip install -r requirements.txt   # if generated

# Run the application
python3 <app_script>.py [arguments]

```

--------------------------------

### Multi-View Configuration with Render Graph

Source: https://docs.nvidia.com/metropolis/deepstream/dev-guide/text/DS_3D_Custom_Manual.html

Example configuration for a multi-view setup using a render graph, displaying a 2D color image and Lidar data in separate views.

```yaml
config_body:
  window_width: 1280 # window size
  window_height: 360 # window size
  color_clear: true
  window_title: DS3D-Lidar-6-Cameras-BEVFusion
  render_graph:
    - texture3d_render: # 2D texture view
        layout: [0, 0, 640, 360] # layout [x0, y0, x1, y1]
        max_vertex_num: 6
        color_clear: false
        texture_frame_key: DS3D::ColorFrame_2 # image data key
    - lidar3d_render: # lidar top view
        layout: [640, 0, 1280, 360] # layout [x0, y0, x1, y1]
        color_clear: false
        view_position: [0, 0, 30]
        view_target: [0, 0, 0]
        view_up: [0, 1, 0]
        lidar_color: [0, 0, 255]
        lidar_data_key: DS3D::LidarXYZI
        lidar_bbox_key: DS3D::Lidar3DBboxRawData
        element_size: 4
```

--------------------------------

### Run 4-Camera MV3DT Example

Source: https://docs.nvidia.com/metropolis/deepstream/dev-guide/text/DS_MV3DT.html

Execute the 4-camera sample workflow for MV3DT. Ensure prerequisites are met and the container has display access.

```bash
sudo xhost + # Grant container access to display
./scripts/test_4cam_ds.sh
```

--------------------------------

### Test gst-nvdsdynamicsrcbin with Sample Application

Source: https://docs.nvidia.com/metropolis/deepstream/dev-guide/text/DS_plugin_gst-nvdsdynamicsrcbin.html

Navigate to the sample application directory, clone the reference apps repository, compile the test application, and run it. This demonstrates pipeline setup, dynamic source addition, and frame processing.

```bash
cd /opt/nvidia/deepstream/deepstream/sources/apps/sample_apps/
git clone https://github.com/NVIDIA-AI-IOT/deepstream_reference_apps
cd deepstream-dynamicsrcbin-test
sudo make
./deepstream-dynamicsrcbin-test
```

--------------------------------

### PipeTuner Console Output Example

Source: https://docs.nvidia.com/metropolis/deepstream/dev-guide/text/Pipetuner-guide.html

This shows a typical console log output during PipeTuner operation, including dependency installation, server launch, progress updates, and optimization completion messages.

```text
Installing dependencies...
Installing dependencies (1/2)
Installing dependencies (2/2)
Launch BBO client...
Launch BBO server...
PipeTuner started successfully!

!!!!! To stop tuning process in the middle, press CTRL+C !!!!!

adding: DsAppServer (deflated 63%)
2024-03-19 08:09:52,108 root           INFO    seq_list: ['Retail_Synthetic_Cam01', 'Retail_Synthetic_Cam02', 'Retail_Synthetic_Cam03', 'Retail_Synthetic_Cam04', 'Retail_Synthetic_Cam05', 'Retail_Synthetic_Cam06', 'Retail_Synthetic_Cam07', 'Retail_Synthetic_Cam08']
2024-03-19 08:09:52,169 root           INFO    Writing configs to <path>/output/SDG_sample_PeopleNet-ResNet34_NvDCF-ResNet50_MOT_test.yml_output/results/configs_03-19-2024_08-09-52
2024-03-19 08:09:52,169 root           INFO    send backend init
2024-03-19 08:09:52,170 root           INFO    creating optimizers...
2024-03-19 08:09:52,170 root           INFO    done. created 2
 * Serving Flask app 'ds_bbo_frontend_server' 
 * Debug mode: on
2024-03-19 08:09:52,186 root           INFO    init jobs done
2024-03-19 08:09:52,187 root           INFO    progress: 0% (0/4)
2024-03-19 08:09:52,193 root           INFO    wait backend ready
...
2024-03-19 08:12:15,232 root           INFO    progress: 25% (1/4) ETA 00:07:09
2024-03-19 08:12:25,447 root           INFO    progress: 25% (1/4) ETA 00:07:39
...
2024-03-19 08:13:47,190 root           INFO    progress: 50% (2/4) ETA 00:03:55
2024-03-19 08:13:57,413 root           INFO    progress: 75% (3/4) ETA 00:01:21
...
2024-03-19 08:14:58,719 root           INFO    progress: 100% (4/4) ETA 00:00:00
2024-03-19 08:14:58,720 root           INFO    OPTIMIZATION DONE!
…
stopping workers...
number of workers to stop: 2
number of workers to stop: 0
done.

!!!!! Press CTRL+C key to end PipeTuner !!!!!


```

--------------------------------

### Install Prerequisite Packages for DeepStream SDK

Source: https://docs.nvidia.com/metropolis/deepstream/dev-guide/text/DS_Installation.html

Install essential packages required before installing the DeepStream SDK. This command installs libraries for SSL, curl, GStreamer, JSON, and build tools.

```bash
sudo apt install \
libssl3 \
libssl-dev \
libcurl4-openssl-dev \
libgles2-mesa-dev \
libgstreamer1.0-0 \
gstreamer1.0-tools \
gstreamer1.0-plugins-good \
gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad \
gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly \
gstreamer1.0-libav \
libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-dev \
libstrtspserver-1.0-0 \
libjansson4 \
libyaml-cpp-dev \
libjsoncpp-dev \
protobuf-compiler \
libmosquitto1 \
gcc \
make \
git \
python3
```

--------------------------------

### NvMOT_Init Sample Implementation

Source: https://docs.nvidia.com/metropolis/deepstream/dev-guide/text/DS_plugin_gst-nvtracker.html

Sample implementation for the NvMOT_Init function, responsible for initializing the custom tracker context. Users should add error handling and additional logic as needed.

```c++
NvMOTStatus NvMOT_Init(NvMOTConfig *pConfigIn,
                         NvMOTContextHandle *pContextHandle,
                         NvMOTConfigResponse *pConfigResponse)
{
     if(pContextHandle != nullptr)
     {
          NvMOT_DeInit(*pContextHandle);
     }

     /// User-defined class for the context
     NvMOTContext *pContext = nullptr;

     /// Instantiate the user-defined context
     pContext = new NvMOTContext(*pConfigIn, *pConfigResponse);

     /// Pass the pointer as the context handle
     *pContextHandle = pContext;

     /**
      * return NvMOTStatus_Error if something is wrong
      * return NvMOTStatus_OK if everything went well
      */
}
```

--------------------------------

### Start Kafka Server and Create Topic

Source: https://docs.nvidia.com/metropolis/deepstream/dev-guide/text/DS_3D_MultiModal_Lidar_Camera_BEVFusion.html

Initialize a Kafka server and create a topic for messaging tests. These commands are used to set up the Kafka environment required for IoT messaging.

```bash
$ docker run -p 9092:9092 apache/kafka:3.7.0 # start kafka server with port 9092

```

```bash
$ bin/kafka-topics.sh --create --topic quick-test --bootstrap-server localhost:9092 # creat topic 'quick-test'

```

--------------------------------

### Sample Readiness Info Response

Source: https://docs.nvidia.com/metropolis/deepstream/dev-guide/text/DS_RestServer.html

Example JSON output for a successful readiness check.

```json
{
     "ready-info" :
     {
             "ds-ready" : "YES"
     },
     "reason" : "GET_READY_INFO_SUCCESS",
     "status" : "HTTP/1.1 200 OK"
}
```

--------------------------------

### Install Python 3.12 for Inference Builder

Source: https://docs.nvidia.com/metropolis/deepstream/dev-guide/text/DS_troubleshooting.html

When `typed-ast` fails to build during Python dependency installation for Inference Builder, ensure Python 3.12 is installed. This command installs the necessary development and virtual environment packages for Python 3.12.

```bash
sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y python3.12-dev python3.12-venv

```

--------------------------------

### NvMOTContext Constructor Sample

Source: https://docs.nvidia.com/metropolis/deepstream/dev-guide/text/DS_plugin_gst-nvtracker.html

Sample code for the NvMOTContext constructor, demonstrating initialization steps such as setting the CUDA device, instantiating a localizer, and processing frame information.

```c++
NvMOTContext::NvMOTContext(const NvMOTConfig &config, NvMOTConfigResponse& configResponse)
{
     // Set CUDA device as needed
     cudaSetDevice(m_Config.miscConfig.gpuId)

     // Instantiate an appropriate localizer/tracker implementation
     // Load and parse the config file for the low-level tracker using the path to a config file
     m_pLocalizer = LocalizerFactory::getInstance().makeLocalizer(config.customConfigFilePath);

     // Set max # of streams to be supported
     // ex) uint32_t maxStreams = config.maxStreams;

     // Use the video frame info
     for(uint i=0; i<m_Config.numTransforms; i++)
     {
          // Use the expected color format from the input source images
          NvBufSurfaceColorFormat configColorFormat = (NvBufSurfaceColorFormat)m_Config.perTransformBatchConfig[i].colorFormat;

          // Use the frame width, height, and pitch as needed
          uint32_t frameHeight = m_Config.perTransformBatchConfig[i].maxHeight;
          uint32_t frameWidth = m_Config.perTransformBatchConfig[i].maxWidth;
          uint32_t framePitch = m_Config.perTransformBatchConfig[i].maxPitch;

          /* Add here to pass the frame info to the low-level tracker */
     }

     // Set if everything goes well
     configResponse.summaryStatus = NvMOTConfigStatus_OK;

}
```

--------------------------------

### Build and Install DeepStream Can Orientation App

Source: https://docs.nvidia.com/metropolis/deepstream/dev-guide/text/DS_Can_Orientation.html

Navigate to the application's source directory and use make commands to build and install the application. Ensure you are in the correct directory before running these commands.

```bash
make
make install
```

--------------------------------

### End-to-End VLM Microservice Setup

Source: https://docs.nvidia.com/metropolis/deepstream/dev-guide/text/DS_AI_Agent_MCP.html

Initiate a project using the DeepStream Inference Builder to create a video summarization/caption microservice with Qwen3-VL-2B-Instruct model via vllm and Deepstream accelerated decoder. Supports RTSP stream management and containerization with a smoke test.

```bash
Locate the MCP tool deepstream-inference-builder and complete the task: Start a new project under name rtvi_vlm and create a video summarization/caption microservice there using Qwen3-VL-2B-Instruct model driven by vllm backend and Deepstream accelerated decoder. The microservice supports adding/deleting RTSP streams as assets and generating video caption for added streams. The given RTSP stream will be chunked to a batch of frames with a given interval for summarization. I also want to build a container image for the microservice and run a smoke test on the container image once done.

```

--------------------------------

### Verify CUDA Installation

Source: https://docs.nvidia.com/metropolis/deepstream/dev-guide/text/DS_FAQ.html

Check if CUDA is installed correctly by querying its version.

```bash
$ nvcc --version
```

--------------------------------

### Set Up Inference Builder Virtual Environment

Source: https://docs.nvidia.com/metropolis/deepstream/dev-guide/text/DS_Inference_Builder.html

Creates and activates a Python virtual environment, updates git submodules, and installs project dependencies from requirements.txt.

```bash
cd inference_builder
git submodule update --init --recursive
python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip3 install -r requirements.txt
```

--------------------------------

### Download Model and Run Video Summarization Test

Source: https://docs.nvidia.com/metropolis/deepstream/dev-guide/text/DS_AI_Agent_MCP.html

Download the Qwen3-VL-2B-Instruct model from Hugging Face and execute a video summarization test.

```bash
Download the Qwen3-VL-2B-Instruct model from Hugging Face and run a video summarization test.

```

--------------------------------

### Pipetuner Sample Directory Structure

Source: https://docs.nvidia.com/metropolis/deepstream/dev-guide/text/Pipetuner-guide.html

Illustrates the final directory structure of the 'pipe-tuner-sample' after setup, showing configuration files, data, models, and scripts.

```bash
pipe-tuner-sample
├── configs
│   ├── config_CameraMatrix
│   ├── config_GuiTool
│   ├── config_MTMC
│   ├── config_PGIE
│   ├── config_PipeTuner
│   └── config_Tracker
├── data
│   ├── SDG_1min_utils
│   └── SDG_1min_videos
├── models
├── ngc_download
├── multi-camera-tracking (only for Metropolis Microservice)
└── scripts

```

--------------------------------

### Install librdkafka-dev

Source: https://docs.nvidia.com/metropolis/deepstream/dev-guide/text/DS_Installation.html

Installs the librdkafka development package, which is required for the Kafka protocol adaptor.

```bash
sudo apt-get install librdkafka-dev
```

--------------------------------

### Install OpenTelemetry C++ SDK

Source: https://docs.nvidia.com/metropolis/deepstream/dev-guide/text/DS_Installation.html

Builds and installs the OpenTelemetry C++ client library, enabling telemetry collection for DeepStream applications. This process involves cloning the repository, configuring the build with CMake, and installing the library.

```bash
$ cd ~
$ mkdir otel_src && cd otel_src && git clone --branch v1.23.0 --recurse-submodules https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-cpp
$ cd opentelemetry-cpp
$ mkdir build && cd build
$ sudo apt install cmake
$ cmake .. -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON -DWITH_OTLP_GRPC=ON -DWITH_OTLP_HTTP=ON
$ cmake --build . --parallel $(nproc)
$ ctest -V (Optional: run tests for verification)
$ sudo cmake --install .

```

--------------------------------

### Basic nvdsdynamicsrcbin Pipeline Setup

Source: https://docs.nvidia.com/metropolis/deepstream/dev-guide/text/DS_plugin_gst-nvdsdynamicsrcbin.html

Demonstrates the creation and linking of nvdsdynamicsrcbin with a fakesink in a GStreamer pipeline. Ensure elements are added to the bin and linked correctly before setting the pipeline state to PLAYING.

```c
GstElement *pipeline = gst_pipeline_new("dynamicsrcbin-test");
GstElement *src = gst_element_factory_make("nvdsdynamicsrcbin", "src");
GstElement *sink = gst_element_factory_make("fakesink", "sink");

gst_bin_add_many(GST_BIN(pipeline), src, sink, NULL);
gst_element_link_many(src, sink, NULL);

gst_element_set_state(pipeline, GST_STATE_PLAYING);

```

--------------------------------

### Prepare Sample Data

Source: https://docs.nvidia.com/metropolis/deepstream/dev-guide/text/DS_Can_Orientation.html

Run this script to un-compress can test and reference images and generate raw sample image data files. Use sudo if file permission issues arise.

```bash
$ ./prepare_sample_data.sh

```

--------------------------------

### Example: Grant CAP_NET_RAW to deepstream-app

Source: https://docs.nvidia.com/metropolis/deepstream/dev-guide/text/DS_plugin_gst-nvdsudpsink.html

Example command to grant CAP_NET_RAW capability to the deepstream-app executable.

```bash
sudo setcap CAP_NET_RAW=ep /opt/nvidia/deepstream/deepstream/bin/deepstream-app

```

--------------------------------

### Run 3D Action Recognition Example

Source: https://docs.nvidia.com/metropolis/deepstream/dev-guide/text/DS_3D_Action.html

Command to execute the 3D action recognition sample application using the specified configuration file.

```bash
$ deepstream-3d-action-recognition -c deepstream_action_recognition_config.txt


```

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### Compile Sample App

Source: https://docs.nvidia.com/metropolis/deepstream/dev-guide/text/DS_3D_MultiModal_Lidar_Camera_V2XFusion.html

Compiles the `deepstream-3d-lidar-sensor-fusion` sample application. Use `sudo` for installation if not in a Docker container.

```bash
$ make
$ sudo make install (sudo not required in case of docker containers)

```

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### Install System Dependencies for DeepStream

Source: https://docs.nvidia.com/metropolis/deepstream/dev-guide/text/DS_Libraries.html

Execute this script to install necessary system packages required for DeepStream Libraries.

```bash
sudo sh scripts/install_sys_pkgs.sh
```

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### Install V2XFusion Dependencies

Source: https://docs.nvidia.com/metropolis/deepstream/dev-guide/text/DS_3D_MultiModal_Lidar_Sensor_Fusion.html

Installs necessary Python packages for V2XFusion. Use sudo if running on a Jetson host.

```bash
$ pip install gdown python-lzf # with sudo if running on Jetson host
```

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### Download and Prepare Models

Source: https://docs.nvidia.com/metropolis/deepstream/dev-guide/text/DS_3D_MultiModal_Lidar_Sensor_Fusion.html

Download the required models, move the zip file to the designated directory, and build TensorRT engine files on x86 with dGPU.

```bash
mkdir -p bevfusion/model_root
sudo cp {PATH TO YOUR model.zip DOWNLOAD} /opt/nvidia/deepstream/deepstream/sources/apps/sample_apps/deepstream-3d-lidar-sensor-fusion/bevfusion/model_root/model.zip
bevfusion/docker_run_generate_trt_engine_models.sh bevfusion/model_root
```

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### Start Docker Service

Source: https://docs.nvidia.com/metropolis/deepstream/dev-guide/text/DS_on_WSL2.html

If the Docker service is not running, start it using this command before attempting to run Docker containers.

```bash
$ sudo dockerd &
```

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### Create Workspace-Level Skills Directory

Source: https://docs.nvidia.com/metropolis/deepstream/dev-guide/text/DS_AI_Agent_Skill.html

Create the directory for workspace-level skill installation, scoped to a single project. Replace .cursor with your tool's specific directory if necessary.

```bash
# Or workspace-level
mkdir -p <workspace>/.cursor/skills/

```

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### Get Metrics Info

Source: https://docs.nvidia.com/metropolis/deepstream/dev-guide/text/DS_RestServer.html

Retrieve performance metrics for streams and system statistics. This is a GET request to the /api/v1/metrics endpoint.

```bash
curl -XGET 'http://localhost:9000/api/v1/metrics'
```

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### Launch PipeTuner Tuning Process

Source: https://docs.nvidia.com/metropolis/deepstream/dev-guide/text/Pipetuner-guide.html

Execute the launch.sh script with the image name and PipeTuner configuration file to start the tuning process.

```bash
$ bash launch.sh [deepstream or mdx-perception image name or id] [config_pipetuner.yml]
```

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### Install Additional DeepStream Packages

Source: https://docs.nvidia.com/metropolis/deepstream/dev-guide/text/DS_FAQ.html

Run this script inside DeepStream Docker containers to install packages for multimedia operations.

```bash
$ /opt/nvidia/deepstream/deepstream/user_additional_install.sh
```

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### Install DeepStream Libraries Package

Source: https://docs.nvidia.com/metropolis/deepstream/dev-guide/text/DS_Libraries.html

Install the DeepStream Libraries package using pip after downloading the wheel file from NGC.

```bash
pip3 install deepstream_libraries-1.3-cp312-cp312-linux_x86_64.whl
```

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### Install Python Dependencies for DeepStream

Source: https://docs.nvidia.com/metropolis/deepstream/dev-guide/text/DS_Libraries.html

Install the Python packages required for DeepStream Libraries within the activated virtual environment.

```bash
sh scripts/install_python_pkgs.sh
```

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### SV3DT Configuration Example

Source: https://docs.nvidia.com/metropolis/deepstream/dev-guide/text/DS_plugin_gst-nvtracker.html

Configuration section for enabling the ObjectModelProjection feature, specifying camera calibration files.

```yaml
ObjectModelProjection:
  cameraModelFilepath:  # In order of the source streams
    - 'camInfo-01.yml'
    - 'camInfo_02.yml'
    ...
```