4GB of RAM
Linux (it will not work under Windows/WSL)
Root access (bbb-docker uses host networking, so it won't work with Kubernetes, any "CaaS"-Service, etc.)
Public IPv4 (expect issues with a firewall / NAT)
firewall allows internal networking (e.g. for ufw: ufw allow 10.7.7.0/24)
git installed

Install production server

Ensure the requirements above are fulfilled (it really doesn't work without them)
Install docker-ce & docker-compose-plugin
1. follow instructions
  - Debian: https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/debian/
  - CentOS: https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/centos/
  - Fedora: https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/fedora/
  - Ubuntu: https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/ubuntu/
2. Ensure docker works with $ docker run hello-world
3. Ensure you use a docker version ≥ 23.0 : $ docker --version

Clone this repository

$ git clone https://github.com/bigbluebutton/docker.git bbb-docker
$ cd bbb-docker

# optional: use the more stable main branch (often much older)
$ git checkout main

Run setup:
```
$ ./scripts/setup
```

(optional) Make additional configuration adjustments

$ nano .env
# always recreate the docker-compose.yml file after making any changes
$ ./scripts/generate-compose

Start containers:
```
$ docker compose up -d --no-build
```

If you use greenlight, you can create an admin account with:

$ docker compose exec greenlight bundle exec rake admin:create

Development setup

Clone this repository

$  git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/bigbluebutton/docker.git bbb-dev

Start dev server
```
$ cd bbb-dev
$ ./scripts/dev
```
Use API Mate with the link presented in the console to create & join a conference

Further How-To's

Integration into an existing web server