![]() I agreed to put together this sponsored post so long as I could help make some sense of the large Jitsi ecosystem of projects first and position JaaS and 8×8’s other commercial services aimed at the developer community as part of that. ![]() They asked for my help introducing their new JaaS service. That’s what this post aims to help with.Īlways eager to share their work, the Jitsi team are frequent webrtcHacks authors and always happy to review the work of other authors. However, the bad side of having so many choices is navigating all the options to figure out which one to make. ![]() The good news with that approach is that Jitsi gives you a tremendous number of choices. The team, along with the larger open source community, has added a lot and deprecated relatively little over the years. In the nearly 20 years since was started, it has amassed 140 open source repositories, a huge community, a popular free meetings service, several commercial options, and now even a Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS) with 8×8’s Jitsi as a Service (JaaS). It evolved out of SIP client software into a Selective Forwarding Unit (SFU) before evolving into a full-fledged meetings platform. You may choose to put CDN like Cloudflare or StackPath on the front to accelerate the data delivery.Jitsi was one of the first open-source WebRTC projects. Start with the small server size and scale as you grow. Choose to host your Jitsi server where you expect people to join from the most. Vultr and DO both have data centers in multiple locations worldwide. I haven’t tried their mobile apps, but I guess it would be better than a browser. You have an option to select a front or back camera, start live streaming, share screen, mute others, etc. I did a quick test with my friend and experienced good sound and video quality. This is how the client looks at the browser. I got the Jitsi setup on DO in less than 15 minutes. It got inbuilt monitoring, and pricing starts from $5 per month. Vultr offers a beautiful control panel and API to manage the server. You can get everything ready in less than 15 minutes.ĭigitalOcean gives $100 free credit. You need to enter the domain where you want to host your video conferencing and follow the on-screen instruction during setup. It gets you Ubuntu VM with Jitsi and Nginx. Launch the Jitsi server through the DO marketplace. You can choose to deploy to your nearest locations in North America, Europe, the Middle East, and China. Get Jitsi ready VM on Kamatera at as low as $4 per month. Sure, you can get it started on the following Jitsi hosting platforms in less than 15 minutes. But, if you still want to try, refer to this guide. Manual – it’ll take a little longer and is not recommended. Once you have Docker installed, you can refer to this easy-to-follow guide. Get a Cloud VM and follow the below procedure.ĭocker – is probably the easiest method. Jitsi is tested on Ubuntu/Debian, and there are two possibilities to get it installed. Jitsi looks promising, and getting started is easy. If you are curious to test the client, you can try the call. Its WebRTC is compatible and offers encryption by default. Jitsi Videobridge – an XMPP server (Prosody) capable of hosting thousands of video chats. You can join the conference using a web browser or Android/iOS apps. You can share your screen, collaborate in real-time, invite users, and more. Jitsi Meet – a JavaScript-based client application that lets you video chat. It’s a perfect alternative to Zoom private meetings. Jitsi gives you full control of the video conferencing solution as it’s hosted on your server. Try self-hosted open-source video conferencing software – Jitsi. It might be compliance, privacy, or cost. But, there would be many reasons you don’t use it in your organization. I am sure you have heard and tried Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and Google Meet they are all good and work absolutely fantastic. Video conferencing is not new but is in high demand in the current situation as most of us work from home.Īre you still having a meeting with your team or client?
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