Introduction

Jitsi is a collection of free and open-source multiplatform voice (VoIP), video conferencing, and instant messaging applications for the web platform, Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS, and Android. The Jitsi project began with the Jitsi Desktop (previously known as SIPCommunicator). Jitsi is free for community use.

In this article, we will show how to install Jitsi-meet on Debian 11.

Note:- This installation guide does not provide support for Debian 10.

Install Jitsi Meet

1. Before starting, it is a good idea to update your system's package to the latest version.

   $ sudo apt update -y
   $ sudo apt upgrade -y

2. First, install all the required dependencies with the following command.

   $ sudo apt install wget curl gnupg2 apt-transport-https -y

3. Next, add the Jitsi MEET repository to the APT source list file using the following command.
   

   $ echo 'deb https://download.jitsi.org stable/' >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/jitsi-stable.list

4. Import the Jitsi GPG key using the following command.
   

   $ wget -qO - https://download.jitsi.org/jitsi-key.gpg.key | apt-key add -

5. Update the repository.

   $ sudo apt update -y 

6. Install thejitsi-meetpackage.
   

   $ sudo apt install jitsi-meet -y
   

7. During the installation of the Jitsi-meet package, you will be prompted to add the domain name 
   (your_instance_ip_address or domain/server name)
   
   
   Click 'OK' and a new dialog box will be displayed.
8. Select 'Generate a new self-signed certificate' from the dialog box and click the 'OK' link.
   
9. Open the browser and enter the following below URL to start the meeting.

   (your_instance_ip_address or domain/server name)

   Output