Openmeetings is a web-based video conferencing and collaborative platform that allows you to conduct online meetings, webinars, and online training sessions. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Openmeetings on FreeBSD.
Before installing Openmeetings, it is important to update your FreeBSD system to the latest version. You can run the following commands to update the FreeBSD system:
sudo pkg update
sudo pkg upgrade
Once the FreeBSD system is updated, you can proceed with the next step.
Openmeetings requires Java to run. You can install Java on your FreeBSD system by running the following command:
sudo pkg install openjdk8
Once Java is installed, you can verify the Java version installed on your system by running the following command:
java -version
Apache Tomcat is a web server and servlet container that is used to run Java web applications. You can install Apache Tomcat on your FreeBSD system by running the following command:
sudo pkg install tomcat9
Once the installation is complete, you can start the Apache Tomcat service by running the following command:
sudo /usr/local/etc/rc.d/tomcat9 start
You can verify the Apache Tomcat service status by running the following command:
sudo /usr/local/etc/rc.d/tomcat9 status
If the service is running, you will see the following output:
tomcat9 is running as pid
To install Openmeetings on your FreeBSD system, you can follow the below steps:
Download Openmeetings package from https://openmeetings.apache.org/index.html.
Extract the downloaded package by running the following command:
tar -zxvf apache-openmeetings-x.x.x.tar.gz
sudo mv apache-openmeetings-x.x.x /usr/local/apache-tomcat-9.0.40/webapps/openmeetings
sudo chown -R tomcat:tomcat /usr/local/apache-tomcat-9.0.40/webapps/openmeetings
sudo /usr/local/etc/rc.d/tomcat9 restart
Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080/openmeetings.
You will be prompted to enter the Admin Account settings. Provide the required details and click on the "Install" button.
Once the installation process is complete, you can log in to the Openmeetings dashboard by entering the Admin Account credentials you provided earlier.
In this tutorial, we have guided you through the steps to install Openmeetings on FreeBSD. With Openmeetings, you can easily conduct online meetings, webinars and online training sessions, and collaborate with your team remotely.
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