Jitsi Video Bridge is an open-source video conferencing solution that allows real-time communication with high-quality audio and video streaming. In this tutorial, we will cover how to install Jitsi Video Bridge on your macOS device.
Before you begin the installation process, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:
Homebrew is a package manager that makes it easy to install and manage open-source tools on macOS. To install Homebrew, open Terminal and enter the following command:
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
Once the installation process completes, run the following command to ensure Homebrew installed correctly:
brew doctor
This command checks your system and reports any issues with your brew installation. If everything is working correctly, it should return "Your system is ready to brew."
To install Jitsi Video Bridge on your macOS device, you’ll use Homebrew to download and install the package. Open Terminal and run the following command:
brew install jitsi-videobridge
After the installation completes, you can verify that the Jitsi Video Bridge is installed on your system by checking the version with the following command:
jvb -version
This command should return the version of the installed Jitsi Video Bridge package.
To start using the Jitsi Video Bridge, run the following command:
jvb
Running this command will start the Jitsi Video Bridge, and you can now initiate video conferencing through the Jitsi Video Bridge. You can confirm that the Jitsi Video Bridge is running by navigating to http://localhost:8080/colibri/status in your web browser. This will display the Jitsi Video Bridge status page indicating the current status of Jitsi Video Bridge.
That’s all! You have successfully installed the Jitsi Video Bridge on your macOS device. With this, you can now initiate high-quality audio and video conferencing with ease.
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