

We recommend deploying Jitsi on a Vultr High Frequency server for better performance. Low-latency video requires adequate CPU for the expected number of users. Jitsi, like all video streaming servers, is resource hungry. To start Jitsi: # /opt/vultr/startjitsi.sh You'll find other helpful scripts to manage your Jitsi server in /opt/vultr.
#Jitsi remote control password#
If so, please run the configure_jitsi.sh script and respond Y when prompted to allow password authentication. If you did not use the configure_jitsi.sh script and allow passwords, you may see the following message: Error: Account creation/modification not supported. do not delete the first three entries: focus, jvb, and admin./var/lib/prosody/ jitsi%2eexample%2ecom/accounts/ johndoe.dat.The bold sections indicate the username and domain of the user account. rw-r- 1 prosody prosody 217 Apr 20 17:39 /var/lib/prosody/jitsi%2eexample%2ecom/accounts/johndoe.dat rw-r- 1 prosody prosody 217 Apr 20 17:28 /var/lib/prosody/jitsi%2eexample%2ecom/accounts/admin.dat rw-r- 1 prosody prosody 40 Apr 20 17:27 /var/lib/prosody/auth%2ejitsi%2eexample%2ecom/accounts/jvb.dat This returns a directory listing such as: -rw-r- 1 prosody prosody 48 Apr 20 17:27 /var/lib/prosody/auth%2ejitsi%2eexample%2ecom/accounts/focus.dat List Users: # ls -l /var/lib/prosody/*/accounts/* For example, to change the admin password to "newpassword", use: # prosodyctl register admin newpassword If you chose to enable password authorization, you can manage users with the prosodyctl utility.Īdd a new user: # prosodyctl adduser a user: # prosodyctl deluser user password:Ĭhange any users password with this command. USERNAME: adminĪll done! To host a meeting, navigate to your domain with your favorite browser. Your administrator account is shown if you chose to use passwords.

Please enter your email address for Let's Encrypt Registration: about a minute, you'll see a confirmation screen. Would you like to enable password authorization? y Please specify which domain you would like to use: # /opt/vultr/configure_jitsi.shĮnter your domain, your preference for passwords, and your email address. Next, SSH to the server as root and run the configure_jitsi.sh script. To make this simple, Vultr provides a script to configure Jitsi.įirst, create a DNS record for your server at your registrar. However, you may prefer to use a friendly domain name and valid SSL/TLS certificate. The Jitsi server works out-of-the-box with an IP address. See our instructions to bypass the HTTPS warning for self-signed SSL/TLS certificates. To get started, connect to your Jitsi server's IP address, such as. If you haven't launched a Jitsi server yet, head over to Vultr's One-Click library and set one up today.

You can start a video conference immediately in your favorite web browser without installing any client software. Vultr's One-Click Jitsi server is ready to run without any additional setup.
