Jitsi Meet is a completely free, secure, open-source video conferencing platform that one can install and use in their environment. For businesses and individuals looking for a completely free video conferencing service, Jitsi Meet might just be a great alternative. It’s encrypted, and open source, and you don’t need an account. You can access Jitsi Meet directly via a web browser and make free calls, chat, send files or share your screen using the SIP or XMPP protocol. Below is how to install Jitsi Meet on Ubuntu Linux.
How to install Jitsi Meet video conferencing software on Ubuntu Linux
As described above, Jitsi Meet is a completely free, secure open-source secure video conferencing platform that one can install and use in their environment. Below is how to install and use it in Ubuntu Linux.
Install prerequisite
Before installing Jitsi Meet, make sure to install these packages. They should help you install and run Jitsi Meet. Now that the packages are installed above, continue below to install Jitsi Meet.
Add Jitsi Meet repository and install
Out of the box, Jitsi Meet packages are not available in Ubuntu default repositories. You can’t simply run the apt-get command to install. If you want to install Jitsi Meet, you must add its official repository, and the steps below show you how. Add the Jitsi Meet repository GPG key by running the commands below: Next, add the Jitsi Meet repository by running the commands below: After that, run the commands below to update the Ubuntu package index and install Jitsi Meet. During the installation, you’ll be prompted to specify the system domain name or hostname. You can also choose to generate a self-signed certificate if you are going to be testing it. However, in a production environment, you may probably want to install a publicly trusted certificate. For the dev environment, choose a self-signed certificate. Production environment, select Let’s Encrypt. However, if you are choosing Let’s Encrypt, make sure the domain is accessible. In a production environment, you can run the commands below to generate a free Let’s Encrypt certificate.
Configure Jitsi Meet
Now that you have installed Jitsi Meet, the default configuration for your site will be located at the path below with the name of the domain or hostname selected above: In the file, you can configure additional settings to make all meetings private or change the authentication line to allow anonymous users. Another configuration file that you might edit is the one below: If you have an Ubuntu Linux firewall enabled, you will want to run the commands below to allow Jitsi Meet to communicate with external clients. Finally, type the domain created above to access the Jitsi Meet portal. By default, anyone with the URL will be able to create and schedule meetings. You can change that in the configuration files above. Also, if your system is behind a NAT or firewall, you will need to allow traffic to traverse the firewall. Run the commands below to open the configuration file. Add the lines into the file and save. That should do it! For more about setting up Jitsi Meet, visit its community page at the link below: https://community.jitsi.org/ Conclusion: This post showed you how to install and use the Jitsi Meet video conferencing platform in Ubuntu Linux. If you find any error above or have something to add, please use the comment form below.
