How to Install Jitsi Video Bridge on Windows 10

Jitsi Video Bridge is an open source platform that allows you to have secure video conferencing with your team or friends. In this tutorial, we will demonstrate how to install Jitsi Video Bridge on Windows 10.

Step 1: Install Java

Before installing Jitsi Video Bridge, we need to make sure that Java is installed on our system. You can download the latest version of Java from Oracle's website at https://www.java.com/en/download/.

Step 2: Download Jitsi Video Bridge

The next step is to download the Jitsi Video Bridge package from the Jitsi website. You can find the latest release at https://download.jitsi.org/stable/jitsi-videobridge-windows-x86-.zip. Replace <version> with the latest version number.

Step 3: Extract the Package

Once the download is complete, extract the contents of the ZIP file to any folder on your computer.

Step 4: Configure Jitsi Video Bridge

Before we can start using Jitsi Video Bridge, we need to configure it to work with our video conferencing setup. Open the sip-communicator.properties file located in the jvb/conf folder of the extracted package.

Edit the following parameters:

org.jitsi.videobridge.NAT_HARVESTER_LOCAL_ADDRESS=
org.jitsi.videobridge.NAT_HARVESTER_PUBLIC_ADDRESS=
org.jitsi.videobridge.xmpp.user.shard.HOSTNAME=<your_host>
org.jitsi.videobridge.xmpp.user.shard.DOMAIN=<your_domain>
org.jitsi.videobridge.xmpp.user.shard.USERNAME=jvb
org.jitsi.videobridge.xmpp.user.shard.PASSWORD=<your_password>

<your_host> is the hostname or IP address of the machine running Jitsi Video Bridge. <your_domain> is the domain name of your XMPP server. <your_password> is the password for the Jitsi Video Bridge user on your XMPP server.

Save the changes to the sip-communicator.properties file.

Step 5: Start Jitsi Video Bridge

To start Jitsi Video Bridge, open a command prompt in the jvb folder of the extracted package, and run the following command:

java -jar jitsi-videobridge.jar --host=<your_host> --domain=<your_domain> --port=5347 --secret=<your_secret>

<your_host> is the hostname or IP address of the machine running Jitsi Video Bridge. <your_domain> is the domain name of your XMPP server. <your_secret> is the secret for the Jitsi Video Bridge user on your XMPP server.

Jitsi Video Bridge will start running, and you can use it for your video conferencing sessions.

Conclusion

Jitsi Video Bridge is an excellent tool for secure video conferencing. By following these simple steps, you can install and configure Jitsi Video Bridge on your Windows 10 machine and start using it for your video conferencing needs.

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