Jitsi Meet is an open-source, web-based video conferencing platform that allows users to join a meeting from their web browser, without any software installation. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Jitsi Meet on nixOS Latest.
Before installing Jitsi, you should first update your operating system to the latest version. To do this, open a terminal and type the following command:
sudo nixos-rebuild switch
This command will update your system to the latest version.
You will need to install several packages before you can install Jitsi Meet. To do this, open a terminal and type the following command:
sudo nix-env -i git make pkg-config pkgconfig openssl_1_0 openssl_1_1
This command will install the required packages.
Next, we need to clone the Jitsi Meet repository. To do this, open a terminal and type the following command:
git clone https://github.com/jitsi/jitsi-meet.git
This command will clone the Jitsi Meet repository to your local machine.
To build and install Jitsi Meet, navigate to the directory where you cloned the repository and type the following command:
cd jitsi-meet
make
This command will build and install Jitsi Meet on your machine.
To run Jitsi Meet, navigate to the jitsi-meet directory and type the following command:
make dev
This command will start the Jitsi Meet server.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Jitsi Meet on nixOS Latest. With Jitsi Meet, you can easily host video conferences and connect with others without the need for any software installation.
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