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• evolve2k 7y ago
  Ok this looks good. Open-source web conferencing system. Focussed around “students” and “teachers”. But seems to have the needed features; including ability to unlock a session and share a URL for access. Intro video on host features here: https://bigbluebutton.org/teachers/ https://bigbluebutton.org/teachers/ As it’s open source I think this means it needs to be self hosted. Not sure on usual expect video experience as you’re relying on own smaller infrastructure but do get back full privacy I imagine.
  • codegeek 7y ago
    BigBlueButton or BBB is pretty good. We use it for our clients (edtech). If you need any advice on hosting, happy to give some guidance. They have a install script that does everything in one go for you. You just need a decent server with Ubuntu 16.04 (specifically that version) installed on it. Min. requirements for server are 2 core CPU and 8 GB RAM. We use at least 4 cores though and 16 GB per server and that can handle 50-100 users concurrently give or take depending on what you are doing. Completely HTML5 and webrtc based so nothing to install. Runs like a charm.
    • evolve2k 7y ago
      Great Thankyou. I’ll also add they list breakout rooms as a key feature. How’s that to use as a teacher/facilitator?
      • codegeek 7y ago
        It works great. You can select a few users from the existing room to create the breakout room.