How to Install Jitsi Meet on FreeBSD Latest

Jitsi Meet is a free and open-source video conferencing platform. This tutorial will guide you through the installation process of Jitsi Meet on FreeBSD Latest.

Prerequisites

• A user account with sudo privileges.
• A running and updated FreeBSD Latest machine.

Step 1: Install the Required Dependencies

First, we need to install the dependencies required to run Jitsi Meet:

sudo pkg install nginx ejabberd jitsi-meet

This will install Nginx, Ejabberd, and Jitsi Meet.

During the installation process, you will be asked to enter your domain name. Enter your fully qualified domain name, for example, meet.example.com.

Step 2: Configure Nginx

Once installed, we need to configure Nginx to work with Jitsi Meet.

Open the Nginx configuration file /usr/local/etc/nginx/nginx.conf with your preferred text editor:

sudo nano /usr/local/etc/nginx/nginx.conf

Add the following configuration block inside the http block:

server {
    listen              80;
    listen              [::]:80;
    server_name         meet.example.com;
    return              301 https://$host$request_uri;
}

server {
    listen              443 ssl http2;
    listen              [::]:443 ssl http2;
    server_name         meet.example.com;

    ssl_certificate     /usr/local/etc/letsencrypt/live/meet.example.com/fullchain.pem;
    ssl_certificate_key /usr/local/etc/letsencrypt/live/meet.example.com/privkey.pem;

    location / {
        proxy_pass          http://127.0.0.1:8080;
        proxy_set_header    Host            $host;
        proxy_set_header    X-Real-IP       $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header    X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header    X-Forwarded-Proto https;
        proxy_read_timeout  90;
        proxy_connect_timeout 90;
        proxy_redirect      http:// https://;
    }
}

Make sure to replace meet.example.com with your own domain name, and the paths to the SSL certificate and key. Save and close the file.

Step 3: Configure Ejabberd

Next, we need to configure Ejabberd to work with Jitsi Meet.

Open the Ejabberd configuration file /usr/local/etc/ejabberd/ejabberd.yml with your preferred text editor:

sudo nano /usr/local/etc/ejabberd/ejabberd.yml

Find the hosts block and add a new line for your domain name:

hosts:
  - localhost
  - meet.example.com

Save and close the file.

Step 4: Start the Services

Now we're ready to start the Nginx and Ejabberd services.

sudo service nginx start
sudo service ejabberd start

Step 5: Access Jitsi Meet

Jitsi Meet is now installed and configured on your FreeBSD Latest machine. To access it, open your web browser and navigate to https://meet.example.com.

You can now start a new video conference, join an existing one, or customize the settings according to your preferences.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Jitsi Meet on FreeBSD Latest.

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