How to install and use Jitsi Meet on Ubuntu server

September 2022 · 2 minute read

Jitsi Meet (https://jitsi.org/) is a free and open source video conferencing application available for use online or with desktop software.

Like Google Meet and Zoom, you can easily create a Jitsi meeting in the browser after a few seconds without having to install additional software or extensions.

Jitsi Meet does not require an account to use any features such as:

  • Share screen
  • Group chat
  • Collaborative document editing
  • Integration with Google and Microsoft Calendar
  • Integrate with other popular collaboration software including Slack and MatterMost
  • There is also the Jitsi Meet app for Apple and Android mobile devices. Jitsi is a great option for quickly setting up a remote conference.

    Install Jitsi Meet on Ubuntu Server

    1. Connect the server via SSH with root privileges

    2. Install Jitsi repository key (Jitsi repo) with the command:

     wget -qO - https://download.jitsi.org/jitsi-key.gpg.key | sudo apt-key add - 

    3. Create a source file for the new Jitsi repo - sources.list.d - with the command:

     sudo sh -c "echo 'deb https://download.jitsi.org stable/' > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/jitsi-stable.list" 

    4. Install apt-transport-https to access packages with SSL (HTTPS) connection:

     apt-get install apt-transport-https 

    5. Updating package list for Ubuntu server:

     sudo apt-get -y update 

    6. Install the full Jitsi Meet toolkit:

     sudo apt-get -y install jitsi-meet 

    7. When prompted, enter the hostname or domain name intended for Jitsi URL.

    8. Choose to use your own self-signed SSL certificate (Let's Encrypt) or SSL

    Create a meeting

    1. After installing Jitsi Meet, visit Jitsi URL to create video conference

    Picture 1 of How to install and use Jitsi Meet on Ubuntu server Access Jitsi URL

    2. In the upper right corner, select the Settings icon .

    3. Here, you can configure the camera, microphone, display name, Gravatar and language settings

    4. Select OK to save changes

    5. Add a meeting name and select GO to create a Jitsi meeting.

    Picture 2 of How to install and use Jitsi Meet on Ubuntu server Here, you can navigate all settings in the meeting

    Here, you can navigate all settings in the meeting:

  • Share screen
  • Hands up
  • Open the text
  • Activate mic and camera
  • Invite people
  • Change call quality
  • Record to Dropbox
  • Share YouTube videos
  • Open the shared Etherpad document
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