Openmeetings is an open-source web conferencing software that allows users to set up online meetings, webinars, video conferences, and more. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Openmeetings on your Fedora server, the latest version.
Before starting the installation process, you need to ensure that your Fedora server meets the following requirements:
Before we can install Openmeetings, we need to install the Java SE Development Kit (JDK) 8 or higher. First, let's update the package list and then proceed with the installation process.
sudo dnf update
sudo dnf install java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel
Verify the Java installation by running the following command:
java -version
You can install Apache Tomcat using the following command:
sudo dnf install tomcat
After the installation is completed, start Tomcat by running the command:
sudo systemctl enable tomcat
sudo systemctl start tomcat
By default, Tomcat listens on port 8080. You can verify that Tomcat is running correctly by visiting your server's IP address followed by ":8080" in your web browser.
Now that we have Java and Tomcat installed, we can install Openmeetings. First, change to the Tomcat directory:
cd /usr/share/tomcat/
Then, download and extract the Openmeetings package using the following command:
sudo wget https://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.cgi/openmeetings/5.0.0/bin/apache-openmeetings-5.0.0.tar.gz
sudo tar xf apache-openmeetings-5.0.0.tar.gz
Next, rename the extracted directory:
sudo mv apache-openmeetings-5.0.0 openmeetings
Finally, set the required permissions for Openmeetings by running the following command:
sudo chown -R tomcat:tomcat openmeetings
Openmeetings comes with a preconfigured database, which uses Hypersonic SQL. If you prefer to use a different database, such as MySQL or PostgreSQL, you can change the database settings in the webapps/openmeetings/WEB-INF/applicationContext.xml file.
To access the Openmeetings web interface, we need to create a new Tomcat context for Openmeetings using the following command:
sudo vi /etc/tomcat/Catalina/localhost/openmeetings.xml
Add the following XML to the new openmeetings.xml file:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Context path="/openmeetings" docBase="/usr/share/tomcat/openmeetings/webapps/openmeetings">
</Context>
To access Openmeetings from the internet, you need to configure a reverse proxy server such as NGINX or Apache. Below is the sample virtual host configuration for NGINX:
server {
listen 80;
server_name example.com;
location /openmeetings {
proxy_pass http://localhost:8080/openmeetings/;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
proxy_set_header Host $http_host;
}
}
After you have completed the configuration, restart your NGINX (or Apache) web server and Tomcat service:
sudo systemctl restart nginx
sudo systemctl restart tomcat
You can now access your Openmeetings installation by visiting https://your-server-ip/openmeetings/ in your web browser. When you access it for the first time, you will be prompted to create a new administrator account.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Openmeetings on a Fedora server, configure the web server, and access Openmeetings. You now have a functional web conferencing platform where you can host online meetings, webinars, video conferences, and more.
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