How To Install Jitsi Own Server For Video Conference On Ubuntu 18.0410 min read

by Admin · Published March 26, 2020 · Updated November 18, 2020

Jitsi is an open source video conferencing software. So now I want to share how to install on your own server ubuntu 18.04 vps or local server. My server is local but you can use same code for your vps server.

My server details :

OS type : Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
LAN IP : 10.66.30.20
WAN IP : 45.251.231.171
RAM : 2GB
DISK : 50GB
vCPU : 2
Service : Jitsi Meet

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Network description from official site.

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+      +                           + 				 +
+                  |                           |		 + 
+                  |                           |		 + 	
+                  v                           |		 +
+                 443                  	       |		 + 			 
+              +-------+                       |		 +
+              |       |                       |		 +
+              | Nginx |                       |		 +
+              |       |                       |		 +
+              +--+-+--+                       |		 +
+                 | |                          |		 +
++------------+   | |    +--------------+      |		 +
+|           |    | |    |              |      |		 +
+|jitsi-meet +<---+ +--->+ prosody/xmpp |      |		 +
+|           |files 5280 |              |      |		 +
++------------+          +--------------+      v		 +
+                    5222,5347^    ^5347   4443,10000	 	 +	
+               +--------+    |    |    +-------------+	 	 +
+               |        |    |    |    |             |	 	 +
+               | jicofo +----^    ^----+ videobridge |	 	 +
+               |        |              |             |	 	 +
+               +--------+              +-------------+	 	 +
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Step #01: For ready hosts file and hostname.

root@video:~# vi /etc/hosts

Insert below line

10.66.30.20 video.technologyrss.com

root@video:~# vi /etc/hostname

Insert below line this is hostname

video

Then update & upgrade your server.

root@video:~# apt update && apt upgrade -y

When complete this then reboot your server.

root@video:~# reboot

Step #02: Install web server (nginx) & install jitsi server using below command.

root@video:~# ufw disable
root@video:~# apt-get -y install nginx
root@video:~# wget -qO - https://download.jitsi.org/jitsi-key.gpg.key | sudo apt-key add -
root@video:~# sudo sh -c "echo 'deb https://download.jitsi.org stable/' > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/jitsi-stable.list"
root@video:~# sudo apt-get -y update

Or If you using apache web server so use below command for install apache web server.

root@video:~# apt-get -y install apache2 apache2-utils

Now install jitsi server using command

root@video:~# sudo apt-get -y install jitsi-meet

When run jitsi-meet command so you see popup for enter your hostname like as below image.

Then you see SSL certificate for the Jitsi Meet instance so you choose I want to use my own certificate.

restart nginx web server using command

root@video:~# service nginx restart

Step #03: Check for required service up or down.

root@video:~# service jvb status
root@video:~# service jitsi-videobridge status
root@video:~# service jicofo status
root@video:~# service nginx status

If you see any service down so start this service.

N.B: Must be stop nginx or apache service then run step #04 successful

Step #04 : Now Setup let’s encrypt free ssl service for Jitsi meet server.

root@video:~# add-apt-repository ppa:certbot/certbot
root@video:~# apt-get update
root@video:~# apt-get install letsencrypt -y
root@video:~# wget https://dl.eff.org/certbot-auto -P /usr/local/bin
root@video:~# chmod a+x /usr/local/bin/certbot-auto
root@video:~# export DOMAIN="video.technologyrss.com"
root@video:~# export EMAIL_ALERT="[email protected]"

N.B: if your server local so must be open 80 and 443 from your router. Then run below command.

Must be point your server name to public address properly like

video.technologyrss.com > 45.251.231.171

I am use cloudflare dns. If you use any dns manager like domain dns manager.

root@video:~# /usr/local/bin/certbot-auto certonly --standalone -d $DOMAIN  --preferred-challenges http --agree-tos -n -m  $EMAIL_ALERT --keep-until-expiring

But first time install all required package not properly install let’s encrypt free ssl.

Because of your server running 80 and 443 port. So must be stop this port for install free let’s encrypt certificate. For check run port using command.

root@video:~# netstat -pan | grep ":80" 
root@video:~# netstat -pan | grep ":443"

If you your server run this port so quick kill this process using below command.

root@video:~# pkill -f nginx
root@video:~# pkill -f java
root@video:~# pkill -f TIME_WAIT

Then again run for get ssl certificate from let’s encrypt free ssl.

root@video:~# /usr/local/bin/certbot-auto certonly --standalone -d $DOMAIN  --preferred-challenges http --agree-tos -n -m  $EMAIL_ALERT --keep-until-expiring

I hope you successfully install free ssl let’s encrypt.

For confirmation message like below

Creating virtual environment...
Installing Python packages...
Installation succeeded.
Saving debug log to /var/log/letsencrypt/letsencrypt.log
Plugins selected: Authenticator standalone, Installer None
Obtaining a new certificate
Performing the following challenges:
http-01 challenge for video.technologyrss.com
Waiting for verification...
Cleaning up challenges

IMPORTANT NOTES:
 - Congratulations! Your certificate and chain have been saved at:
   /etc/letsencrypt/live/video.technologyrss.com/fullchain.pem
   Your key file has been saved at:
   /etc/letsencrypt/live/video.technologyrss.com/privkey.pem
   Your cert will expire on 2019-11-14. To obtain a new or tweaked
   version of this certificate in the future, simply run certbot-auto
   again. To non-interactively renew *all* of your certificates, run
   "certbot-auto renew"
 - If you like Certbot, please consider supporting our work by:

   Donating to ISRG / Let's Encrypt:   https://letsencrypt.org/donate
   Donating to EFF:                    https://eff.org/donate-le

Edit your certificate file location from below config file. Open this file and update let’s encrypt certificate file then save it.

root@video:~# vi /etc/nginx/sites-available/video.technologyrss.com.conf

Remove old auto generated line then insert below line into this file then save it.

ssl_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/video.technologyrss.com/fullchain.pem
ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/live/video.technologyrss.com/privkey.pem

Now nginx web server stop and start. See full file text like as below.

root@video:~# service nginx stop
root@video:~# service nginx start
root@video:~# service nginx status

Now ready your own Jitsi server. So you can use it for free video conferencing.

Or If your web server apache so see this

root@video:~#  vi /etc/apache2/sites-available/video.technologyrss.com.conf

Remove old auto generated line then insert below line into this file then save it.

SSLCertificateFile /etc/letsencrypt/live/demo.technologyrss.com/fullchain.pem
SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/letsencrypt/live/demo.technologyrss.com/privkey.pem

Now apache web server stop and start.

root@video:~# service apache2 stop
root@video:~# service apache2 start
root@video:~# service apache2 status

Must be run below service otherwise not use this service.

root@video:~# service jvb status
root@video:~# service jitsi-videobridge status
root@video:~# service jicofo status
root@video:~# service nginx status

Note: latest version service jitsi-videobridge2 status

Must be audio udp port 10000-20000 enable from your router.

Also see how to remove home link & logo from jitsi meet

If any problem arise so please see first my YouTube video then you start this installation process.

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