Jitsi
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Hi all!
We have managed to get an initial Jitsi package out. It does not yet have LDAP integration, but that will come. Further the STUN and TURN servers are set, but not yet fully working. There is still the port 443 issue for this in certain circumstances. We have to see how far we can get there.
We have published it as unstable for now to gather initial feedback. As always unstable versions might not properly migrate existing data.
Forum section: https://forum.cloudron.io/category/139/jitsi
Docs: https://docs.cloudron.io/apps/jitsi/
App Library: https://www.cloudron.io/store/org.jitsi.cloudronapp.html
Package Repo: https://git.cloudron.io/cloudron/jitsi-appAnd of course many thanks to @Benoit and https://medias-cite.coop/ for sponsoring the packaging!
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We had our first call yesterday in 'unstable' jitsi, went surprisingly well! no glitches, it was just 3 participants though.
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Hi all!
We have managed to get an initial Jitsi package out. It does not yet have LDAP integration, but that will come. Further the STUN and TURN servers are set, but not yet fully working. There is still the port 443 issue for this in certain circumstances. We have to see how far we can get there.
We have published it as unstable for now to gather initial feedback. As always unstable versions might not properly migrate existing data.
Forum section: https://forum.cloudron.io/category/139/jitsi
Docs: https://docs.cloudron.io/apps/jitsi/
App Library: https://www.cloudron.io/store/org.jitsi.cloudronapp.html
Package Repo: https://git.cloudron.io/cloudron/jitsi-appAnd of course many thanks to @Benoit and https://medias-cite.coop/ for sponsoring the packaging!
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I haven't noticed any issues yet. Thanks @staff for all the hard work on this!
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P plusone-nick referenced this topic on
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Just in case - it seems like there is still an issue on having Jitsi working in NAT-ed environments (https://forum.cloudron.io/topic/7473/no-sound-in-jitsi/42)
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A little bit off-topic: Mailbox.org is switching away from Jitsi according to their recent newsletter:
We would like to inform you about an important change to our
video conferencing services. [...] From March 1, 2024, we will only offer OpenTalk and discontinue Jitsi.Jitsi was once introduced as a temporary solution during the pandemic, but in our opinion is no longer fit for the future in terms of user-friendliness, security security and performance.
[...]
Your advantages with OpenTalk
Compared to Jitsi, OpenTalk offers an intuitive, friendly interface and improved voice and image quality. It can be used directly in the browser as usual. (And what will please technicians: It has a modern software architecture and is written in Rust, a programming language
programming language Rust). -
A little bit off-topic: Mailbox.org is switching away from Jitsi according to their recent newsletter:
We would like to inform you about an important change to our
video conferencing services. [...] From March 1, 2024, we will only offer OpenTalk and discontinue Jitsi.Jitsi was once introduced as a temporary solution during the pandemic, but in our opinion is no longer fit for the future in terms of user-friendliness, security security and performance.
[...]
Your advantages with OpenTalk
Compared to Jitsi, OpenTalk offers an intuitive, friendly interface and improved voice and image quality. It can be used directly in the browser as usual. (And what will please technicians: It has a modern software architecture and is written in Rust, a programming language
programming language Rust). -
A little bit off-topic: Mailbox.org is switching away from Jitsi according to their recent newsletter:
We would like to inform you about an important change to our
video conferencing services. [...] From March 1, 2024, we will only offer OpenTalk and discontinue Jitsi.Jitsi was once introduced as a temporary solution during the pandemic, but in our opinion is no longer fit for the future in terms of user-friendliness, security security and performance.
[...]
Your advantages with OpenTalk
Compared to Jitsi, OpenTalk offers an intuitive, friendly interface and improved voice and image quality. It can be used directly in the browser as usual. (And what will please technicians: It has a modern software architecture and is written in Rust, a programming language
programming language Rust).@necrevistonnezr said in Jitsi:
Mailbox.org is switching away
One bit of context that is not in the post is that OpenTalk is developed by the same people/company that are operating mailbox.org
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@necrevistonnezr said in Jitsi:
Mailbox.org is switching away
One bit of context that is not in the post is that OpenTalk is developed by the same people/company that are operating mailbox.org
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What about https://github.com/element-hq/element-call instead?
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What about https://github.com/element-hq/element-call instead?
@potemkin_ai Doesn't seem like it's ready standalone: https://github.com/element-hq/element-call#host-it-yourself
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@potemkin_ai Doesn't seem like it's ready standalone: https://github.com/element-hq/element-call#host-it-yourself
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@robi you got to build it first, yep; going to follow that direction soon
@potemkin_ai cool, hopefully you can build it without the homeserver caveats.
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@potemkin_ai cool, hopefully you can build it without the homeserver caveats.
@robi hope so; and what are the 'homeserver caveats' you mean?
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@robi hope so; and what are the 'homeserver caveats' you mean?
@potemkin_ai they're detailed at the link above
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@robi hope so; and what are the 'homeserver caveats' you mean?
@potemkin_ai in case you didn’t get a chance to find it (regarding the homeserver caveats):
By default, the app expects you to have a Matrix homeserver (such as Synapse) installed locally and running on port 8008…
Element Call requires a homeserver with registration enabled without any 3pid or token requirements, if you want it to be used by unregistered users…
Therefore, to use a self-hosted homeserver, this is recommended to be a new server where any user account created has not joined any normal rooms anywhere in the Matrix federated network.
It is for this reason that Element Call, while a robust and impressive solution the Matrix ecosystem, isn’t really a replacement (yet) for similar services. That being said, when deployed as part of an integrated Element Matrix solution such as Element Server Suite alongside Element X, it is incredible.
Jitsi Meet VideoBridge is crashing anytime more than two people join on any service that used it. It’s good that Element was working on Element Call before that. @girish and @nebulon, how was Cloudron able to run Jitsi so smoothly before when no other service could? Is that why the Cloudron version remained an older version?
