BigBlueButton is a web conferencing software that allows you to host online meetings, webinars, and virtual classrooms. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install BigBlueButton on macOS.
To get started, we need to install certain dependencies which are required for BigBlueButton to function correctly. Open your terminal and run the following command to install dependencies using Homebrew:
$ brew install gnupg ant node
BigBlueButton requires a MongoDB database to store and manage its data. Run the following command to install MongoDB on your macOS:
$ brew install mongodb-community
You can download the latest version of BigBlueButton from their official website or by running the following command in your terminal:
$ wget https://bigbluebutton.org/releases/bigbluebutton-2.3.9.zip
To extract the downloaded archive, run the following command in your terminal:
$ unzip bigbluebutton-2.3.9.zip
Go to the extracted BigBlueButton directory by running the following command in your terminal:
$ cd bigbluebutton-2.3.9
Run the following command to install BigBlueButton:
$ sudo ./install.sh
Once the installation is complete, you will see the message, "BigBlueButton installed successfully" in your terminal.
To start the BigBlueButton server, run the following command in your terminal:
$ sudo systemctl start bigbluebutton
You can check the status of the BigBlueButton server using the following command:
$ sudo systemctl status bigbluebutton
If the server is running successfully, you will see the message, "Active: active (running)" in your terminal.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed BigBlueButton on your macOS. You can now start hosting online meetings, webinars, and virtual classrooms using BigBlueButton.
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