This app is a Java-based app and similar to WebEx and other remote conference tools, it can be used for online training and many more. There are four primary audio/video options available when using OpenMeetings. These are audio + video, audio only, video only, and picture only. You can also record sessions with advanced file explorer with drag n’ drop interface, multi-whiteboard and chat, user management,nd more. For more about OpenMeetings, please visit its homepage.
Install Oracle JAVA 8
To support OpenMeetings, make sure to have Java installed. To do that, run the commands below. The easiest way to install Oracle Java JDK 8 on Ubuntu is via a third-party… To add that PPA, run the commands below. After running the commands above, you should see a prompt to accept the PPA key onto Ubuntu… accept and continue Now that the PPA repository has been added to Ubuntu, run the commands below to download Oracle Java 8 installer…. the installer should install the latest Java JDK 8 on your Ubuntu machines. When you run the commands above you’ll be prompted to access the license terms of the software… accept and continue. Set Oracle JDK8 as default, to do that, install the oracle-java8-set-default package. This will automatically set the JAVA env variable. Now that JAVA is installed, run the commands below to set its home directory. Then copy and paste the hihighlightedine below and save the file. After that run the commands below. When you run echo $JAVA_HOME you should now see Java home directory.
Install Required Dependencies for OpenMeetings
After instaling Java, run the commands below to install dependencies for OpenMeetingts.
Install MariaDB Database Server
MariaDB database server is a great place to start when looking at open source database servers to use with OpenMeetings. To install MariaDB run the commands below. After installing MariaDB, the commands below can be used to stop, start and enable the MariaDB service to always start up when the server boots. Run these on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Run these on Ubuntu 17.10 and 18.04 LTS After that, run the commands below to secure the MariaDB server by creating a root password and disallowing remote root access. When prompted, answer the questions below by following the guide.
Enter current password for root (enter for none): Just press the Enter Set root password? [Y/n]: Y New password: Enter password Re-enter new password: Repeat password Remove anonymous users? [Y/n]: Y Disallow root login remotely? [Y/n]: Y Remove test database and access to it? [Y/n]: Y Reload privilege tables now? [Y/n]: Y
Restart MariaDB server After installing MariaDB, run the commands below to create a database for OpenMeetings. To log on to the MariaDB database server, run the commands below. Then create a database called open meetings Create a database user called openmeetingsuser with a new password Then grant the user full access to the database. Finally, save your changes and exit.
Download and Install OpenMeetings
Now that Java and MariaDB are installed and configured, run the commands below to download OpenMeetings package. Once the download is completed extract the downloaded file with the following command: Next, install Java MySQL connector by running the commands below. Finally, run the commands below to start OpenMeetings process. OpenMeetings should now be started and listening on port 5080. Open your browser and browse to the server hostname or IP address followed by port 5080/openmeetings Select MySQL database connection. By default OpenMeetings uses its internal integrated Apache Derby database. in a production environment, you may want to use MySQL or MariaDB. Select it and type in the database info you created above and continue. Follow the on-screen wizard until the setup is complete. Create an admin account. Enjoy! You may also like the post below:
