Jitsi Meet is a free and open-source video conferencing application that allows you to host online meetings, webinars, and video calls. It is compatible with many operating systems, including NetBSD. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Jitsi Meet on NetBSD.
Before we proceed with the installation of Jitsi Meet, we need to install some required packages. To install the packages, open a terminal and run:
pkgin -y install openjdk11 nginx
This command will install OpenJDK and NGINX, which are required to run Jitsi Meet.
Download the Jitsi Meet package using the following command:
cd /usr/local/share && \
ftp https://download.jitsi.org/jitsi-meet/pkg/install-jitsi-meet.sh
Then, run the installation script:
chmod +x install-jitsi-meet.sh && \
./install-jitsi-meet.sh
The installation script will guide you through the installation process. You will be prompted for some basic settings, such as the domain name and SSL certificate.
Once Jitsi Meet is installed, we need to configure NGINX to serve Jitsi Meet. Open the NGINX configuration file using any text editor:
vi /usr/pkg/etc/nginx/nginx.conf
Append the following lines to the configuration file:
server {
listen 80;
server_name meet.example.com;
return 301 https://$server_name$request_uri;
}
server {
listen 443 ssl;
server_name meet.example.com;
...
}
Replace meet.example.com with your chosen domain name.
Save the file and restart NGINX:
service nginx restart
Finally, start the Jitsi Meet service:
service jitsi-videobridge2 start && \
service jicofo start && \
service prosody start
That's it! You have successfully installed Jitsi Meet on NetBSD. You can now access Jitsi Meet by visiting your domain name in a web browser.
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