How to install Jitsi Video Bridge on Fedora CoreOS

Jitsi Video Bridge is an open source video conferencing solution that allows you to build your own high-quality and scalable video conferencing infrastructure. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install Jitsi Video Bridge on Fedora CoreOS latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, ensure that you meet the following prerequisites:

• A Fedora CoreOS latest instance
• A user with sudo privileges
• A stable internet connection

Steps

1. Update the system packages by running the following command:

sudo dnf update -y

2. Install Java Runtime Environment (JRE) by running the following command:

sudo dnf install java-11-openjdk-headless -y

3. Download and install Jitsi Video Bridge by running the following commands:

wget https://download.jitsi.org/jitsi-videobridge/linux/jitsi-videobridge-linux-x86-64-latest.deb
sudo dnf install alien -y
sudo alien jitsi-videobridge-linux-x86-64-latest.deb
sudo rpm -i jitsi-videobridge-*.rpm

4. Create a new service file to configure Jitsi Video Bridge. Run the following command:

sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/jitsi-videobridge.service

5. Paste the following code into the service file:

[Unit]
Description=Jitsi Videobridge Daemon

[Service]
ExecStart=/usr/share/jitsi-videobridge/jvb.sh --host=localhost --domain=jitsi.example.com --port=5347 --secret=YOURSECRET1
User=root
Type=forking
Restart=on-failure

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

6. Replace the following values in the ExecStart line with your own values:

--domain: Change jitsi.example.com to your own domain name.

--secret: Change YOURSECRET1 to your own shared secret.

7. Save and exit the file by pressing Ctrl + X, then Y, and Enter.

8. Reload the system daemon by running the following command:

sudo systemctl daemon-reload

9. Start the Jitsi Video Bridge service by running the following command:

sudo systemctl start jitsi-videobridge

10. Enable the service to start on boot by running the following command:

sudo systemctl enable jitsi-videobridge

11. Verify that Jitsi Video Bridge is running by checking the status of the service:

sudo systemctl status jitsi-videobridge

If the service is up and running, you should see a message that says Active: active (running).

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Jitsi Video Bridge on Fedora CoreOS latest. You can now use it to host video conferences on your own infrastructure.

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