Jitsi Meet is a free, open-source video conferencing software that allows you to host video conferences and chat with friends, colleagues, and family. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Jitsi Meet on OpenBSD.
Before we begin with the installation process, make sure that you have the following installed on your OpenBSD machine:
To install Jitsi Meet on OpenBSD, follow the steps below.
Update your OpenBSD system by running the following command in the terminal:
sudo sysupgrade -r
This command will update the system to the latest available packages.
Jitsi Meet requires an Apache web server to run. Install the Apache web server by running the following command in the terminal:
sudo pkg_add apache-httpd
Jitsi Meet is available in the OpenBSD package repositories. Install Jitsi Meet by running the following command in the terminal:
sudo pkg_add jitsi-meet
Start the Apache and Jitsi Meet services by running the following commands in the terminal:
sudo rcctl enable httpd
sudo rcctl start httpd
sudo rcctl enable jitsi-videobridge
sudo rcctl start jitsi-videobridge
sudo rcctl enable jicofo
sudo rcctl start jicofo
sudo rcctl enable prosody
sudo rcctl start prosody
Open your web browser and go to the following address:
https://yoursite.com/
Replace yoursite.com with your server's domain name or IP address. You should see the Jitsi Meet homepage.
That's it! You have successfully installed Jitsi Meet on your OpenBSD machine. You can now host video conferences and chat with friends, colleagues, and family.
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