Jitsi Video Bridge is a web conferencing solution that allows users to host and join video calls, chat, and share their screens. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of the Jitsi Video Bridge on the latest version of Pop! OS.
Before proceeding to install Jitsi Video Bridge, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:
The first step is to ensure that your system is up to date by running the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
Jitsi Video Bridge requires Java Development Kit (JDK) to run. Run the following command to install the JDK:
sudo apt install openjdk-8-jdk
To install Jitsi Video Bridge, you will need to add the Jitsi repository to your system. Run the following commands to add the Jitsi repository:
wget -qO - https://download.jitsi.org/jitsi-key.gpg.key | sudo apt-key add -
sudo sh -c "echo 'deb https://download.jitsi.org stable/' > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/jitsi-stable.list"
Update the package list by running:
sudo apt update
Finally, install Jitsi Video Bridge with the following command:
sudo apt install jitsi-videobridge
By default, Jitsi Video Bridge is ready to use after being installed. However, you can configure it to suit your specific needs. The configuration file is located at /etc/jitsi/videobridge/sip-communicator.properties.
In this tutorial, we have guided you through the installation process of Jitsi Video Bridge on the latest version of Pop! OS. We hope that you found this tutorial helpful in setting up Jitsi Video Bridge on your machine.
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