[Bradford] Video conferencing

Thu Mar 19 15:19:18 UTC 2020

Hi John,

Done! If anyone wants to test it out - it lives here:

https://bradlug.esyou.com/BradLUG
Password (lol): windows

I'll shut that off later in the day but people are welcome to test their
mic/camera/desktop if they want to.

Many thanks, John for the server - it was really easy to set up!
Also thanks to Ben on Brightbox for answering some questions!
--
shi

On Thu, 19 Mar 2020 at 13:58, John Robert Hudson via Bradford <
bradford at mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:

> HI Shi
>
> I would be happy if you would lead on this; I agree about using
> Debian/Ubuntu
> as a look at the Jitsi repos shows that that one is the most up-to-date
> one.
>
> John
>
> On Thursday, 19 March 2020 13:16:16 GMT John Leach via Bradford wrote:
> > Thanks Shi!
> >
> > We're all remote at Brightbox anyway and mostly use Google Meet which
> > has been fine so far.
> >
> > but ok, if someone wants to lead this, just sign up at
> > https://www.brightbox.com and name the organisation Bradlug - it'll
> > get £50 free credit immediately anyway (all new accounts do), but I'll
> > flag it as a freebie account after that anyway.
> >
> > You'll need to provide an SSH key so that when you build the server,
> > it will be automatically installed. If you add some collaborators to
> > the account first, their SSH keys will be installed on it too.
> >
> > Having looked over the Jitsi specs, I'd recommend a 1G server. You'll
> > need to map a Cloud IP to it too (unless everyone is on IPv6 :)
> >
> > Jitsu seems to push their Debian/Ubuntu packages most prominently, so
> > I'd recommend one of those distros (we generally use Ubuntu).
> >
> > John.
> >
> > On Thu, 19 Mar 2020 at 11:57, shi via Bradford
> >
> > <bradford at mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:
> > > We are remote workers and have been at the mercy of clients when it
> comes
> > > to video conferencing (zoom and skype) but it has worked ok. I have
> also
> > > been 'attending' one-to-one cello lessons using the latter software
> for a
> > > few weeks now and it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, in terms
> of
> > > logistics and clarity of facial expressions, sound, etc. Would be
> really
> > > good to try Jitsi!
> > >
> > > Many thanks for the offer, John - really appreciate it!
> > > --
> > > shi
> > >
> > > On Thu, 19 Mar 2020 at 11:51, John Robert Hudson via Bradford
> <bradford at mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:
> > >> Hi Brian
> > >>
> > >> I think we need to give John L time to respond and set things up.
> > >>
> > >> John
> > >>
> > >> On Thursday, 19 March 2020 10:55:21 GMT Brian A wrote:
> > >> > May I be so bold as to suggest that we try this out on Thursday at
> > >> > 19:30 UK
> > >> > time, if that time be convenient to interested parties. John has
> > >> > experience
> > >> > of using Jitsi,  so maybe you could set it up John and pass on
> > >> > instructions??
> > >> >
> > >> > Brian
> > >> >
> > >> > Get Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/ghei36>
> > >> >
> > >> > ________________________________
> > >> > From: Bradford <bradford-bounces at mailman.lug.org.uk> on behalf of
> John
> > >> > Robert Hudson via Bradford <bradford at mailman.lug.org.uk> Sent:
> > >> > Thursday,
> > >> > March 19, 2020 11:20:54 AM
> > >> > To: bradford at mailman.lug.org.uk <bradford at mailman.lug.org.uk>;
> > >> > bernie at skipole.co.uk <bernie at skipole.co.uk> Cc: Bernard Czenkusz
> > >> > <bernie.skipole at gmail.com>
> > >> > Subject: Re: [Bradford] Video conferencing
> > >> >
> > >> > Hi Bernie
> > >> >
> > >> > I agree. If you are happy to go down that line, John, I am sure a
> lot
> > >> > of
> > >> > people would appreciate it. When you made the original offer, I was
> > >> > wondering if it would be worth it just for BradLUG, but if it were
> > >> > practical to make the offer more widely available to non-commercial
> > >> > groups
> > >> > for the next three months, say, that might also help a lot of
> people to
> > >> > become familiar with it.
> > >> >
> > >> > John
> > >> >
> > >> > On Thursday, 19 March 2020 10:03:27 GMT Bernard Czenkusz via
> Bradford
> wrote:
> > >> > > Hi guys,
> > >> > >
> > >> > > This sounds interesting, if it works well it may be of interest to
> > >> > > Brightbox to offer it as a service, since I know my wife's Yoga
> class
> > >> > > is
> > >> > > under threat, and presumably other excercise, yoga, pilates and
> other
> > >> > > classes. All of which may be topical in the current situation.
> > >> > >
> > >> > >   Bernie
> > >> > >
> > >> > > On 18/03/2020 15:44, John Leach via Bradford wrote:
> > >> > > > Hi Brian,
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > my company, Brightbox, would be happy to give bradlug a server
> and
> > >> > > > some bandwidth for free to have a go with self-hosting Jitsi if
> > >> > > > you'd
> > >> > > > like.
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > I'm interested in Jitsi myself too so would be curious about how
> > >> > > > you
> > >> > > > get on with it
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > Let me know if that's of interest.
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > John.
> > >> > > > --
> > >> > > > https://www.brightbox.com
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > On Wed, 18 Mar 2020 at 13:27, John Robert Hudson via Bradford
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > <bradford at mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:
> > >> > > >> Hi Brian
> > >> > > >>
> > >> > > >> Jitsi certainly seemed a good option the last time I looked at
> it.
> > >> > > >>
> > >> > > >> John
> > >> > > >>
> > >> > > >> On Wednesday, 18 March 2020 10:22:05 GMT bradlug--- via
> Bradford
> wrote:
> > >> > > >>> Following John's suggestion for a virtual meeting, I have,
> this
> > >> > > >>> morning,
> > >> > > >>> taken a brief look at what is available to facilitate that.
> Jitsi
> > >> > > >>> seems
> > >> > > >>> to
> > >> > > >>> be a good option. It is free to use, self host if you want,
> and
> > >> > > >>> Open
> > >> > > >>> Source. For me that ticks all the boxes, though I am not
> > >> > > >>> suggesting
> > >> > > >>> self
> > >> > > >>> hosting due to the presumed large bandwidth required. Hence,
> the
> > >> > > >>> question
> > >> > > >>> is, do you think this is a good choice and, if so, who would
> like
> > >> > > >>> to
> > >> > > >>> try
> > >> > > >>> this out? Brian
> > >> > > >>
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