Jitsi Meet is a free and open-source video conferencing system that provides secure and encrypted communication. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Jitsi Meet on Manjaro.
Before starting, make sure you have the following prerequisites installed on your system:
Before you start, ensure that your system is up to date by running the following command:
sudo pacman -Syu
To install Jitsi Meet, we need to add the official repository of Jitsi Meet. Run the following command:
sudo pacman -S jitsi-meet
Jitsi Meet requires a web server to run correctly. In this tutorial, we will use Apache as our web server. Run the following command to install Apache:
sudo pacman -S apache
After installation of Apache, we have to create and set up SSL Certification on our server. Run the following command to create a self-signed SSL Certificate:
sudo mkdir /etc/apache2/cert
sudo openssl req -x509 -nodes -days 365 -newkey rsa:2048 -keyout /etc/apache2/cert/apache.key -out /etc/apache2/cert/apache.crt
When prompted to enter information, ensure to provide your domain name as the Common Name.
Now, edit the SSL configuration file by running the following command:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/extra/httpd-ssl.conf
Uncomment the following lines in the configuration file:
SSLCertificateFile "/etc/ssl/certs/ssl-cert-snakeoil.pem"
SSLCertificateKeyFile "/etc/ssl/private/ssl-cert-snakeoil.key"
Once done, restart the apache service:
sudo systemctl restart apache2
After installation of all the components, restart Jitsi service:
sudo systemctl restart jitsi-videobridge2
Now, Jitsi Meet is installed and ready to use. Enter your server domain name in the web browser you have created the SSL key for. It will take you to the Jitsi Meet interface page.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Jitsi Meet on Manjaro. You can now use Jitsi Meet as an open-source video conferencing system to conduct secure and encrypted communication.
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