[Discuss] Setting Up a Jitsi Meeting

[Craig Miller]

Glad you got it working, Ed.

True, for phone use, you need to install yet another app. But that is no
different than the other video conferencing solutions for phones.

Jitsi is not perfect. It distributes the video processing load to the
clients, rather than at the server, which leaves the fan on my Macbook
howling. Mark can tell you about some of the quality hours that he has
spent getting the open source server running at his house.

That said, I do like that Jitsi does not require a login, it is free, and
supports IPv6.

Craig....
-- 
IPv6 is the future!
http://ipv6hawaii.org/


On Thu, Feb 25, 2021 at 8:20 PM Ed Fletcher <ed at fletcher.ca> wrote:

> Thanks very much, it worked quite well.  I logged in a few hours early and
> sent out the link.  Just some noise problems from a couple of computers,
> one of which was mine.  :(  I think I need to look at some new hardware.
>
> Much better than Zoom, although Jitsi now forces you to install their app
> if you’re on a phone or tablet.
>
> Thanks again,
> Ed
> --
> Ed Fletcher
>
> "Where it is a duty to worship the sun it is pretty
> sure to be a crime to examine the laws of heat."
> - Christopher Morley
>
> > On Feb 25, 2021, at 07:10, Gordon M. Celesta <gordon at celesta.ca> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Ed,
> >
> > Yes, just pick a secure name and hope. I sometimes start the session and
> keep it open with my microphone and webcam turned off. I've never been
> bumped for being idle too long. You can also set a password for your
> session but it only lasts until everyone logs out. Then the session name
> becomes available again, without a password.
> >
> > Take care, Gordo
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> > Gordon M. Celesta
> > http://gordon.celesta.me
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> >
> >
> >      Original Message
> >
> >
> > From: ed at fletcher.ca
> > Sent: February 25, 2021 00:09
> > To: discuss at vlug.org
> > Reply to: discuss at vlug.org
> > Subject: [Discuss] Setting Up a Jitsi Meeting
> >
> >
> > I need to setup an online meeting for 7 people and would rather avoid
> > Zoom completely.  I'm having some trouble figuring out how to do it on
> > Jitsi since there is no documentation available (just says work in
> > progress, check back soon).
> >
> > Do you just pick an obscure meeting name and hope it doesn't get used by
> > someone else before the meeting time arrives?  Or am I missing something?
> >
> > Ed
> > --
> > Ed Fletcher
> >
> > "Where it is a duty to worship the sun it is pretty
> > sure to be a crime to examine the laws of heat."
> > - Christopher Morley
> >
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