JM
- Category
- Video calls · Self-host
- Cost
- Self-host
- Country
- US
- Licensing
- FOSS
# PROS AND CONS
+ what works
- +Apache 2.0 licensed, no proprietary components in the core stack
- +No account required for participants to join a call
- +Optional E2EE for audio, video, and screen sharing in supported browsers
- +Runs entirely in the browser, with mobile apps available
− watch out for
- −Default mode is not end-to-end encrypted; the videobridge sees decrypted media in memory
- −Production self-hosting at scale needs Jicofo, Prosody, Videobridge, and reverse proxy tuning
- −meet.jit.si now requires moderator login to create rooms, narrowing its anonymous use
- −E2EE does not cover chat, polls, or recordings
# PRIVACY NOTES
Self-hosting puts call data on infrastructure you control, with operational privacy defined by the operator and the host's jurisdiction. By default, media uses DTLS-SRTP transport encryption, which the videobridge terminates in memory to route streams; optional end-to-end encryption (Chromium-based browsers and the Electron client) covers audio, video, and screen sharing but not chat. The free public instance at meet.jit.si is operated by 8x8 in the United States, requires moderator authentication via Google, GitHub, or Facebook to create rooms, and runs third-party analytics (Amplitude, Datadog, Crashlytics).
# REPLACES
google-meetmicrosoft-teamsfacetime
# TAGS
#foss · #webrtc · #video-conferencing · #apache-2.0 · #browser-based
# DOES THIS WORK FOR YOU
# NOTES FROM PEOPLE WHO TRIED IT
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