Jitsi — Private Video Conferencing

What it is

Jitsi Meet is an open source video conferencing platform. We run our own instance, meaning your call metadata and media streams pass through our server, not 8x8 or any other commercial provider.

No account or registration is required to start or join a call. Create a room by visiting the instance and typing a room name. Share the link with whoever you want to invite. When the last participant leaves, the room is gone.

Features

• Video and audio conferencing in the browser, no plugin required
• Screen sharing and presentation mode
• Text chat during the call
• Password-protected rooms
• Lobby mode: participants wait until the host admits them
• Tile view and speaker view layouts
• DTLS-SRTP encryption for media transport
• No server-side call recording enabled on our instance
• Mobile apps available (iOS and Android) — connect to our instance by entering jitsi.virebent.art as the server

Limitations

Jitsi uses a Selective Forwarding Unit (SFU) architecture. For calls with more than two participants, media passes through our server. It is encrypted in transit but the server processes the encrypted streams to route them. For small groups (≤4 people) browser-based E2EE using insertable streams is available and recommended.

For very sensitive calls, we suggest enabling E2EE within Jitsi and confirming the encryption key match with all participants verbally.