How to install and use Jitsi Meet on Ubuntu server

Jitsi Meet (https://jitsi.org/) is a free and open source video conferencing application available for use online or with desktop software.

Like Google Meet and Zoom, you can easily create a Jitsi meeting in the browser after a few seconds without having to install additional software or extensions.

Jitsi Meet does not require an account to use any features such as:

1. Share screen
2. Group chat
3. Collaborative document editing
4. Integration with Google and Microsoft Calendar
5. Integrate with other popular collaboration software including Slack and MatterMost

There is also the Jitsi Meet app for Apple and Android mobile devices. Jitsi is a great option for quickly setting up a remote conference.

Install Jitsi Meet on Ubuntu Server

1. Connect the server via SSH with root privileges

2. Install Jitsi repository key (Jitsi repo) with the command:

 wget -qO - https://download.jitsi.org/jitsi-key.gpg.key | sudo apt-key add - 

3. Create a source file for the new Jitsi repo - sources.list.d - with the command:

 sudo sh -c "echo 'deb https://download.jitsi.org stable/' > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/jitsi-stable.list" 

4. Install apt-transport-https to access packages with SSL (HTTPS) connection:

 apt-get install apt-transport-https 

5. Updating package list for Ubuntu server:

 sudo apt-get -y update 

6. Install the full Jitsi Meet toolkit:

 sudo apt-get -y install jitsi-meet 

7. When prompted, enter the hostname or domain name intended for Jitsi URL.

8. Choose to use your own self-signed SSL certificate (Let's Encrypt) or SSL

Create a meeting

1. After installing Jitsi Meet, visit Jitsi URL to create video conference

2. In the upper right corner, select the Settings icon .

3. Here, you can configure the camera, microphone, display name, Gravatar and language settings

4. Select OK to save changes

5. Add a meeting name and select GO to create a Jitsi meeting.

Here, you can navigate all settings in the meeting:

1. Share screen
2. Hands up
3. Open the text
4. Activate mic and camera
5. Invite people
6. Change call quality
7. Record to Dropbox
8. Share YouTube videos
9. Open the shared Etherpad document