BigBlueButton¶

In this article

• BigBlueButton. Key Features
• Deployment Features
• Connection Details
• Getting Started After BigBlueButton Deployment
• Administrator Account Settings and Panel Operations
• Basic operations for managing a video conference
• Ordering BigBlueButton using the API

BigBlueButton. Key Features¶

• Video conferencing. BigBlueButton allows organizers and participants to stream high-resolution Full HD (up to 1080p) video from their webcams. The layout and size of each participant's video windows can be customized. It is possible to show not only webcam footage but also screen sharing. Video and audio can be turned on/off with a single click.
• Audio conferencing. It supports audio communication between participants through speakerphone and echo cancellation technologies. Participants can also join via phone, enabling full audio conferencing capabilities.
• Presentations and screen sharing. The organizer can upload presentations in PPT, PPTX, PDF formats and demonstrate them to participants. An interactive whiteboard is available where participants can collaboratively edit presentations. It's also possible to broadcast the presenter's desktop or specific applications.
• Virtual whiteboard. An interactive whiteboard on which participants can draw and make annotations using various tools. Images can be imported onto the whiteboard. At the end of a session, the whiteboard content can be saved as an image.
• Chat. Built-in chat allows participants to exchange text messages and send files and images to each other. It is also possible to create separate chats between specific participants.
• Recording and streaming. BigBlueButton allows conferences to be recorded and saved on the server for later viewing. Recordings can be made available via a hyperlink.

Deployment Features¶

Connection Details¶

After payment, a notification confirming the server is ready will be sent to the email address provided during registration. This email will contain the VPS IP address, as well as the login and password for connection.

The service is managed via the BigBlueButton web interface panel, accessible through the link in Invapi.

Authorization credentials can be found either in the Info >> Tags tab of the server control panel or in the sent email:

• Link: found in the webpanel tag;
• Password: sent to your email address once the software deployment is complete and the server is ready;
• Login: to access the Administrator account, use the email [email protected].

The web interface will be available at: https://bbb{Server_ID_from_Invapi}.hostkey.in

Getting Started After BigBlueButton Deployment¶

1. Open a web browser and navigate to the link found in the webpanel tag;

   

2. Press Enter

3. In the window that opens, enter:

   • Email field: [email protected]
   • Password field: the password from the email

4. Press Enter

   

5. You will be redirected to the main dashboard screen and can begin working.

   

Administrator Account Settings and Panel Operations¶

To access Administrator functions, use the Administrator menu.

Administrator Account Configuration¶

Account configuration is performed in the Profile menu.

In this menu, you can manage Administrator account settings:

• change name and avatar
• change password
• configure preferred language profile

Panel Operations¶

To access panel settings, use the Administrator Panel menu.

In this section, you can:

• add, remove, and modify users
• create rooms
• configure both the conference appearance and user permission settings for connections

Basic operations for managing a video conference¶

To create a new conference, click the New Room button:

Then enter the conference name and click the Create Room button:

After creating the conference, it can be started by clicking the Start button:

Before starting the conference, each participant will be prompted to choose their mode (it can be changed during the conference):

• Microphone - This mode allows participants to enable their microphones and speak during the conference. When a participant's microphone is enabled, other participants can hear it. To enable/disable the microphone, click on the microphone icon at the bottom of the screen. If the microphone is disabled, the icon will be crossed out. The conference organizer can disable the microphones of all participants to prevent background noise.
• Listen only - In this mode, participants can only listen to the conference. Their microphones are automatically disabled. In listen-only mode, participants cannot enable their microphones, share their screens, or use the chat. They are passive listeners. This mode is useful when the organizer wants participants to simply listen, for example, during a presentation or lecture.

Management of conference settings¶

To access the conference settings menu, click on (3 Vertical Dots) in the top-right corner of the screen and select Settings:

The settings are divided into three groups:

• Application - basic conference settings;
• Notification - notification settings;
• Data Savings - settings for displayed data.

Conference screen:

• 1 - conference recording;
• 2 - switch between slides;
• 3 - enable/disable microphone, screen sharing;
• 4 - functionality for interaction with materials (drawing, text, etc.);
• 5 - switch to full-screen mode, take screenshots, customize panels.

Conference recordings can be viewed after the conference ends in the Recordings tab:

In this tab, various operations can be performed for managing video recordings:

Recording statuses:

• Public - the video recording is available to all users. This is the default status for new recordings;
• Protected - the video recording is available only to room moderators where the recording was made;
• Published - the video recording has been published and can be accessed according to its Public or Protected status.
• Unpublished - the video recording is hidden from users, even if it has a Public status. It is only available to moderators.

Management of the participants¶

The link to invite participants is located in the left side of the screen:

View a list of users¶

The list of all participants connected to the conference is displayed on the left side of the screen. The list shows participants' names and roles (moderator, viewer, etc.):

Assignment of roles to users¶

Hover over a user's name in the list and choose the desired role: moderator, viewer, etc.:

Here you can remove a user from the conference.

Ordering BigBlueButton using the API¶

To install this software using the API, follow these instructions

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