How to Create a Jitsi Meeting Updated on November 1, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor 5 Minutes, 21 Seconds to Read Learning how to create a Jitsi meeting will give you a reliable backup solution if your primary conference app fails you. Jitsi Meet, a free open source video conference web application, doesn’t require an account or personal information to get started. Because of this, Jitsi is a great way to quickly set up a teleconference. Who knows? It might become your new primary conference app. Below we’ll cover: Ways to Use Jitsi MeetMeet.Jit.si Web ApplicationJitsi Meet Desktop and Mobile AppsInstall Jitsi Meet on a Private ServerHow to Create a Jitsi MeetingHow to Start a Jitsi MeetingHow to Create Moderated Jitsi MeetingsHow to Use JitsiHow to Join a Jitsi MeetingHow to Invite Someone to a Jitsi MeetingHow to Schedule a Jitsi Meeting Ways to Use Jitsi Meet There are three ways to freely use the Jitsi Meet application: Meet.Jit.si Web Application The quickest and most common method, which we’ll cover in this guide, is to use https://Meet.jit.si. It’s important to remember that anyone can access any room by default. Therefore, room names need to be very unique to mitigate the possibility of unauthorized users dropping in. We’ll cover options for securing teleconferences later. There’s also Jitsi as a Service, a premium version from the 8×8 developers behind Jitsi. Jitsi Meet Desktop and Mobile Apps There are desktop apps available for Windows, macOS, and select Linux operating systems (OSs). It’s important to note that some of the packages haven’t been updated in months. If the app for your OS hasn’t been updated recently, we recommend using the web app instead. Smartphone users can download the Jitsi Meet app for Android or Apple devices. These apps present the same security issues as the web app. Install Jitsi Meet on a Private Server If you have Cloud Server Hosting, it may be beneficial to learn how to install Jitsi Meet on Ubuntu. With this option you have the power to control who can access and create rooms on your server. Anything that can’t be restricted (at least with ease) within Jitsi can likely be hardened in the web server. How to Create a Jitsi Meeting This section will cover how to create Jitsi meetings and manage them. How to Start a Jitsi Meeting In regular Jitsi meetings, everyone has moderator privileges which can affect other users. Visit https://Meet.jit.si in your web browser.In the upper-right corner, select the settings (gear) icon.Here you can configure your camera, microphone, display name, Gravatar email, and language settings. These settings can be adjusted during the meeting, too. You can also preview your webcam before entering a meeting and modify your screen sharing frame rate.Select OK to save changes.Type a unique meeting name and select Start Meeting. Meetings visited in your browser history will be stored in the “Recent” list at the bottom of the page.Create a Jitsi Meeting with Meet.jit.siType a unique meeting room name and click Start Meeting. Empty Jitsi Meeting How to Create Moderated Jitsi Meetings Jitsi Moderated Meetings are rooms where you decide who will be moderators or regular guests. Visit https://Moderated.jitsi.net in your browser.Select Get me to a moderated meeting!You’ll receive two auto-generated URLs. The Meet.jit.si/moderated URL is for guests. The Moderated.jitsi.net URL is for other moderators. Share the URLs with collaborators as desired.Select Join as moderator to enter the room as a moderator. How to Use Jitsi All users have the following settings at the bottom of the meeting page: Enable mic and cameraShare your screen or a single application windowOpen the text chat area on the left Open the “reactions” menu to raise/lower hand (displays on your user window in the upper-right corner)Manage participants (disable audio and video) and invite users to the meetingToggle view options Click the “…” button for a vertical menu with more options. Change video qualityGo full screenShare a YouTube video with usersAdd a virtual background to your cam feedSpeaker stats (see how long users have been active)User settings that were available before joining the meetingView keyboard shortcutsCopy HTML code to embed the meeting in a webpageGet help and send feedback Options for moderated users Moderators will have more functions available than regular participants in moderated rooms. Add a password to enter the roomEnable the lobby feature so incoming users must be manually approvedRecord conferences to DropboxMute everyoneDisable all camerasLive stream directly to YouTube, Owncast, or another application Options for moderators in moderated rooms Keep in mind that Jitsi is updated with newer features often. Features are likely to change in the future, for the better. How to Join a Jitsi Meeting It’s helpful to understand both how to invite someone to Jitsi meetings and how to join a Jitsi meeting as there’s no way for guests to view rooms they haven’t already visited. In Jitsi, the moderator for the individual rooms determines how to join Jitsi meetings. If you are a moderator, below is how to invite guests to your Jitsi meeting. How to Invite Someone to a Jitsi Meeting The “participants” button at the bottom which shows meeting participants includes an Invite Someone link to: Copy the Jitsi Meet linkOpen an email app to easily share the meeting URLView phone dial-in options for over 10 countries with a pin codeIf streaming to YouTube, share the YouTube URLShare meeting URL to a webpage with an embedded meeting Depending on room settings, guests may have to enter a password or wait for a moderator to allow them into the room. How to Schedule a Jitsi Meeting Deciding how to set up a Jitsi meeting in advance can be tricky. You can integrate a meeting URL with your Google or Microsoft calendar. There are also third party integrations for integrating Jitsi meetings with Mattermost, Moodle, and other collaborative applications. For most spontaneous situations, your best option is to create a moderated meeting shortly before the meeting and share it sometime before the start time. For those with Jitsi Meet hosting looking to truly ease the joining process for teammates, create and share a dedicated meeting URL (e.g. example.com/weekly-team-meeting). Then 302 redirect it to the Jitsi URL a few minutes prior. This way users only need to remember one URL and refresh their page to access the correct room. Share this Article InMotion Hosting Contributor Content Writer InMotion Hosting contributors are highly knowledgeable individuals who create relevant content on new trends and troubleshooting techniques to help you achieve your online goals! 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I went to the meet.jitsi.si site, but it was different from the image above and there was no Go button. Is this out of date?
Thanks for pointing it out Lucas! Yes, they changed their home page. I went ahead and updated the page to include new screenshots and the screens you would see after first starting a meeting.
