BigBlueButton 2.3 Docker

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Important

This Repository - and BBB 2.3 itself - are still in an early state. Don't use it in production yet!
Testing and further development welcome :)

you can find a stable bbb-docker release for 2.2 here: https://github.com/alangecker/bigbluebutton-docker

Features

• Easy installation
• Greenlight included
• TURN server included
• Fully automated HTTPS certificates
• Full IPv6 support
• Runs on any major linux distributon (Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS,...)

What does not work

• probably a lot - it's in an alpha state!
• Load balancing of html5 meteor processes
• bbb-lti

Install

1. Install docker-ce & docker-compose
   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. Install docker-compose: https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/
   4. Ensure docker-compose works and that you use a version ≥ 1.28 : $ docker-compose --version
2. Clone this repository

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

3. Run setup:

   $ ./scripts/setup
   

4. (optional) Make additional configuration adjustments

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

5. Start containers:

   $ docker-compose up -d
   

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

   $ docker-compose exec greenlight bundle exec rake admin:create
   

Further How-To's

• Upgrading
• Running behind NAT
• BBB-Docker Development
• Integration into an existing web server