Skip to main content
D The Drew Archive One house, many rooms

Jitsi

A note on self-hosting Jitsi as a private video-conferencing alternative to centralized services like Zoom.

Originally published on 2021-10-01.

Drew’s Video Conferencing Server
#

Now hosted locally as a service. I created an instance of Jitsi and wrote about it here as part of the archive’s record.

What is Jitsi?
#

Jitsi is a set of open-source projects that allows you to easily build and deploy secure video conferencing solutions. It is a good private, federated, and libre alternative to Zoom or any other centralized video conferencing software. There is no complicated login process and you do not need to hand over your personal identifiable information with usernames and passwords. You can create calls just by typing the URL.

Resources
#

For further information on how I setup Calibre/Calibre-Web consult the following resources:

Explore beyond this room

Terminal Essay

RSS-Bridge

Why Drew set up RSS-Bridge for himself, and how it helps reconnect the web by generating feeds for sites that refuse to provide them.

Gymnasium Essay

4:30 AM

Why Drew treats waking up early as a practical discipline for protecting time, responsibility, and personal focus.

Library Essay

Latin

Why Drew wants to learn Latin, how he plans to study it, and how that pursuit connects to reading the Great Books more deeply.

Library Essay

Drew's Personal Library

A living catalog of the books in Drew's personal library, arranged as a chronological shelf of what he owns and hopes to read.