BigBlueButton is an open-source web conferencing and virtual classroom platform. In the following tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install BigBlueButton on Debian Latest.
To install BigBlueButton on Debian Latest, you will need the following:
The first step is to update the server packages.
$ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt upgrade
BigBlueButton provides a convenient installation script. To download and execute the installation script, run the following command:
$ wget https://ubuntu.bigbluebutton.org/bbb-install.sh
$ chmod +x ./bbb-install.sh
$ sudo ./bbb-install.sh
The installation process can take up to 30 minutes to complete, depending on your server's hardware specifications. Once the installation is complete, you can access the BigBlueButton server by navigating to the server's IP address with the port 80. For example, http://your_server_ip/.
BigBlueButton comes with several configuration files that you can modify to change the default settings. The primary configuration file is located at /etc/bigbluebutton/bbb-conf/ directory.
$ sudo nano /etc/bigbluebutton/bbb-conf/apply-config.sh
Within this file, you can define custom settings such as authentication, SSL certificates, and email notifications.
After modifying the configuration, you must run the following command to apply the changes:
$ sudo bbb-conf --restart
The above command will read the new configuration file and restart the BigBlueButton server.
Following these simple steps, you can successfully install BigBlueButton on your Debian Latest server. You can now provide your users with an excellent virtual classroom and web conferencing experience.
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