Jitsi Meet is a free, open-source video conferencing service that allows users to collaborate remotely with their teams. In this guide, we will walk you through the steps necessary to install Jitsi Meet on Debian Latest.
To install Jitsi Meet on Debian, you will need:
Before you can begin the installation process, ensure that your Debian system is up to date by running the following commands:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
Jitsi Meet requires an Nginx server to function properly. To install Nginx, run the following command:
sudo apt-get install nginx
Once Nginx is installed, start and enable it with the following commands:
sudo systemctl start nginx
sudo systemctl enable nginx
Verify that Nginx is running by visiting http://localhost in your browser.
Next, you need to add the Jitsi Meet repository to your system by running the following commands:
wget -qO - https://download.jitsi.org/jitsi-key.gpg.key | sudo apt-key add -
sudo sh -c "echo 'deb https://download.jitsi.org stable/' > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/jitsi-stable.list"
With the repository added to your system, you can now install Jitsi Meet by running the following commands:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install jitsi-meet
During the installation process, you will be prompted to enter a hostname. This should be the domain name of the server where you are installing Jitsi Meet. Once you have entered the hostname, the installation process will continue automatically.
Once the installation is complete, you can configure Jitsi Meet by editing the configuration file. Open the file /etc/jitsi/meet/yourhostname-config.js with a text editor.
Replace yourhostname with the domain name you entered during the installation process.
Locate the line that says // bosh: '//your.hostname.com/http-bind', and replace your.hostname.com with your domain name.
Save and close the file.
To apply the changes you have made to the configuration file, restart Nginx and Jitsi Meet with the following commands:
sudo systemctl restart nginx
sudo systemctl restart jicofo
sudo systemctl restart jitsi-videobridge2
You can now access Jitsi Meet by visiting https://yourhostname in your web browser. Replace yourhostname with the domain name you entered during the installation process.
In this tutorial, you learned how to install Jitsi Meet on Debian latest. With Jitsi Meet, you can easily collaborate with your team remotely through video conferencing. Enjoy!
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