# Setting up Jitsi on a GoDaddy VPS Ubuntu build. Get your GoDaddy VPS here – https://www.godaddy.com/hosting/vps-hosting
# Self-Hosting guide for Debian/Ubuntu Server from Jitsi can be found here for refrence – rebrand.ly/sg6geqo
# get the server up to date
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade# reboot server
sudo reboot# check if VPS is running a supported build to run Jitsi; Jitsi requires that Ubuntu OS to be 18.04 and newer.
lsb_release -d# If VPS is running an older build and needs to be upgraded. I recommend you do this part via the Recovery console in the GoDaddy dashboard of your VPS.
sudo do-release-upgrade# Get server up to date.
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade# Jitsi pre-req install of ‘gnupg2’
sudo apt install gnupg2# Jitsi pre-req install of ‘nginx-full’
sudo apt install nginx-full# Ensure support for apt repositories served via HTTPS
sudo apt install apt-transport-https# make sure ‘universe’ package is installed
sudo apt-add-repository universe# check for latest packages
sudo apt update# install openjdk8
sudo apt install openjdk-8-jdk# set hostname
sudo hostnamectl set-hostname meet.domain.com# edit hosts file
sudo nano /etc/cloud/templates/hosts.debian.tmpl# reboot server
sudo reboot# add Jitis repository
sudo curl https://download.jitsi.org/jitsi-key.gpg.key | sudo sh -c 'gpg --dearmor > /usr/share/keyrings/jitsi-keyring.gpg'sudo echo 'deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/jitsi-keyring.gpg] https://download.jitsi.org stable/' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/jitsi-stable.list > /dev/null# update package sources
sudo apt update# setup ufw
sudo ufw allow 80/tcp
sudo ufw allow 443/tcp
sudo ufw allow 10000/udp
sudo ufw allow 22/tcp
sudo ufw allow 3478/udp
sudo ufw allow 5349/tcp
sudo ufw allow 2224/tcp
sudo ufw enable# check firewall status
sudo ufw status verbose# jitsi-meet installation
sudo apt install jitsi-meet# reboot box
sudo reboot# setup Let’s Encrypt
sudo /usr/share/jitsi-meet/scripts/install-letsencrypt-cert.sh# now open a web browser and type in your hostname and enjoy Jitsi!
meet.domain.com
This was a fun little project, now an option to offer to family, clients, customers, their own platform to video conference on.
Check out my screenshot here –https://prnt.sc/xehqgh
