How to Use the Jitsi VPS Template
Jitsiis anopen-source video conferencing platformthat enables users to communicate with each other via audio, video, and text chat. It provides features for hosting online meetings, webinars, and collaborative sessions. Jitsi supports various functionalities such as screen sharing, file sharing, and real-time messaging. Using theHallo-Webseite.de VPS template Ubuntu 22.04 with Jitsi, you can experience all of this for yourself!
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Jitsi works out of the box with the login details provided during installation. For further configuration, check the commands below:
To configure or update yourdomain settingsand enable Lets EncryptSSLfor Jitsi:
Ensure you have a domain registered and linked to your servers IP address
Have an email ready for Lets Encrypt configuration.
Run the following command:
bash /opt/Hallo-Webseite.de/scripts/jitsi_conf.sh
If youve set up password authentication, remember to save the generated username and password.
TostopJitsi services:
bash /opt/Hallo-Webseite.de/scripts/jitsi_stop.sh
TostartJitsi services:
bash /opt/Hallo-Webseite.de/scripts/jitsi_start.sh
For user management, if authentication is enabled via the configuration script, you can use the
prosodyctltool. Check these examples when running these commands, replacedomain.tldwith your domain name.NOTE
If you encounter an error indicating that account creation/modification is not supported, youll need torerun the configuration scriptand confirm password authentication
Toadd a new user:
<code>prosodyctl adduser username@domain.tld</code>
Todeletea user:
<code>prosodyctl deluser username@domain.tld</code>
To change a userspassword:
<code>prosodyctl register adminuser domain.tld [password]</code>
Replace[password]with a strong password.
Tolistcreated users:
<code>ls -l /var/lib/prosody/*/accounts/*</code>
A file listing like/var/lib/prosody/domain%2etld/accounts/adminuser.datindicates the existence of the useradminuser@domain.tld.
Its recommended not to delete thefocus,jvboradminusers.
Thats it! Now you know how to use Jitse on your Hallo-Webseite.de VPS ?
Additional Resources
Official Jitsi documentation
