Jitsi

This guide explains how moeny uses Jitsi Meet as an alternative to Zoom for Video Conferencing. Jitsi Meet is an open-source, secure, and feature-rich video conferencing solution that can be self-hosted.

Moeny Roadmap - To Add

SIP Gateway
Further Documentation of Deployment
Waiting Room - Default?

Overview

Jitsi Meet provides:

Secure, encrypted video conferencing
No account required for basic meetings
Screen sharing capabilities
Chat functionality
Recording options
Mobile apps available

System Requirements

Debian 10 (Buster) or newer
Ubuntu 22.04 (Jammy Jellyfish) or newer
Root/sudo access
Required ports:
- 80 TCP (SSL certificate verification)
- 443 TCP (HTTPS access)
- 10000 UDP (Audio/Video)
- 22 TCP (SSH)
- 3478 UDP (STUN server)
- 5349 TCP (Fallback TCP)

Installation Steps

Update System and Install Dependencies

sudo apt update
sudo apt install apt-transport-https
sudo apt-add-repository universe

Add Prosody Repository

sudo curl -sL https://prosody.im/files/prosody-debian-packages.key -o /etc/apt/keyrings/prosody-debian-packages.key
echo "deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/prosody-debian-packages.key] http://packages.prosody.im/debian $(lsb_release -sc) main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/prosody-debian-packages.list
sudo apt install lua5.2

Add Jitsi Repository

curl -sL https://download.jitsi.org/jitsi-key.gpg.key | sudo sh -c 'gpg --dearmor > /usr/share/keyrings/jitsi-keyring.gpg'
echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/jitsi-keyring.gpg] https://download.jitsi.org stable/" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/jitsi-stable.list

Configure Firewall

sudo ufw allow 80/tcp
sudo ufw allow 443/tcp
sudo ufw allow 10000/udp
sudo ufw allow 22/tcp
sudo ufw allow 3478/udp
sudo ufw allow 5349/tcp
sudo ufw enable

Install Jitsi Meet
```
sudo apt install jitsi-meet
```

During installation, you'll be prompted to:

Choose SSL/TLS certificate option (recommended: Let's Encrypt)
Enter your hostname (e.g., meet.moeny.com)

Additional customizing

/usr/share/jitsi-meet and /etc/jitsi have numerous files you can tweak and adjust to your preference.

Usage

Starting a Meeting
- Visit your Jitsi Meet URL (e.g., https://meet.moeny.ai)
- Enter a room name
- Click "Start Meeting"
Joining a Meeting
- Share the meeting URL with participants
- No account required for basic meetings
- Participants can join via web browser or mobile app
Meeting Features
- Click the camera icon to toggle video
- Click the microphone icon to toggle audio
- Use the chat icon for text messaging
- Click the screen icon to share your screen
- Use the recording icon to record the meeting

Security Considerations

All meetings are encrypted by default
Meeting rooms can be password-protected
No data is stored on Jitsi servers
Self-hosted solution ensures data privacy

Troubleshooting

If you encounter issues:

Check firewall settings
Verify SSL certificate is valid

Check system logs:

/var/log/jitsi/jvb.log
/var/log/jitsi/jicofo.log
/var/log/prosody/prosody.log

Additional Features

SIP Gateway (Optional)

Jigasi

To enable SIP gateway functionality:

sudo apt install jigasi

This allows regular phone calls to join meetings.

Support

For additional support or questions, please refer to:

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