Installing Jitsi Meet on Debian Buster

• compute
• mediaserver
• media
• video-sharing
• conference-call
• Jitsi-Meet
• Debian-Buster

Jitsi Meet fully encrypted, open source video conferencing tool that does not require subscription or the need to create an account.

The tool provides features like:

• screen sharing
• presentations
• inviting users to a conference through a custom URL
• editing documents together using Etherpad
• integrated chat

Installing Jitsi Meet

1. Configure the hostname of the server corresponding to your domain or subdomain.

   hostnamectl set-hostname jitsi
   sed -i 's/^127.0.1.1.*$/127.0.1.1 jitsi.mydomain.tld jitsi/g' /etc/hosts
   sed -i 's/^127.0.0.1.*$/127.0.0.1 localhost jitsi.mydomain.tld jitsi/g' /etc/hosts
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2. Update the apt packet cache and upgrade the software installed on the instance to the latest version available on the Debian repositories.

   apt update && apt upgrade
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3. Install an Nginx web server. The Jitsi installation tool handles the Nginx configuration if it is present on the system.

   apt install -y nginx
   systemctl start nginx.service
   systemctl enable nginx.service
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   Important:

   If Nginx or Apache are not installed, Jitsi Meet will automatically install Jetty during the installation.

4. Download the APT key and set up the repositories of Jitsi:

   wget -qO - https://download.jitsi.org/jitsi-key.gpg.key | apt-key add -
   sh -c "echo 'deb https://download.jitsi.org stable/' > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/jitsi-stable.list"
   apt update
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5. Launch the installation of Jitsi Meet.

   apt install -y jitsi-meet
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   When asked, enter:

   • The FQDN of your instance. For example jitsi.mydomain.tld and press Enter.
   • When asked about the SSL certificate choose the Generate a new self-signed certificate (You will later get a chance to obtain a Let's Encrypt certificate) option and press Enter.

6. Run the following script to generate a Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate for your instance:

   /usr/share/jitsi-meet/scripts/install-letsencrypt-cert.sh
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   Tip:

   If the generation of the Let’s Encrypt certificate fails, run the following command: dpkg-reconfigure jitsi-meet-web-config to reconfigure the package jitsi-meet-web-config before relaunching the certificate request.

7. Open a Web-browser and type the FQDN of your instance, for example: https://jitsi.mydomain.tld. The following screen displays:

   

   

8. Enter a name for your conference and press Start meeting to enter the conference room.