How to Install Jitsi Meet on Elementary OS

Jitsi Meet is an open-source video conferencing solution that allows users to communicate securely and easily online. In this tutorial, we are going to learn how to install Jitsi Meet on Elementary OS.

Requirements

• Elementary OS Latest with sudo access
• Webserver (nginx/apache) and SSL certificate

Installation Process

1. Install Jitsi Meet's package repository key:

Run the following commands in the terminal:

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

2. Add Jitsi Meet's package repository:

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

3. Install the Jitsi Meet packages:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get -y install jitsi-meet

4. Configuring the Web Server

For Jitsi Meet to work, it needs a webserver with a valid SSL certificate. We recommend using nginx, but apache can also be used.

4.1. Install nginx:

sudo apt-get -y install nginx

4.2. Configuring nginx:

Create a new nginx virtual host file, jitsi.example.com.conf and add the following:

server {
      listen 80;
      server_name jitsi.example.com;
      return 301 https://$host$request_uri;
}

server {
      listen 443 ssl;
      server_name jitsi.example.com;
      ssl_certificate /path/to/cert.pem;
      ssl_certificate_key /path/to/privkey.pem;

      location / {
          proxy_pass https://localhost:8443;
          proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $remote_addr;
      }
}

Note that jitsi.example.com should be replaced with your domain and /path/to/cert.pem and /path/to/privkey.pem should be replaced with the actual path to your SSL certificate files.

4.3. Enable and start nginx:

sudo systemctl enable nginx
sudo systemctl start nginx

5. Testing Jitsi Meet:

You can now test if Jitsi Meet is installed correctly by visiting https://jitsi.example.com in your web browser.

Important Note: The first time you visit the site, the server will generate a self-signed SSL certificate. You should ignore any SSL warnings and proceed with the connection. You can replace this self-signed SSL certificate with your own SSL certificate.

Summary

In this tutorial, we have learned how to install Jitsi Meet on Elementary OS latest. We also configured a webserver with a valid SSL certificate for Jitsi Meet to work.