From f5bac377e595d29dfe0790d8f4b44aafc9d6f378 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul van Tilburg Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2024 14:50:42 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add post about Jitsi Meet being dropped --- _posts/2024-01-16-jitsi-meet-dropped.md | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+) create mode 100644 _posts/2024-01-16-jitsi-meet-dropped.md diff --git a/_posts/2024-01-16-jitsi-meet-dropped.md b/_posts/2024-01-16-jitsi-meet-dropped.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f68120e --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/2024-01-16-jitsi-meet-dropped.md @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +--- +title: Jitsi Meet dropped +layout: post +--- + +We have (silently) dropped the hosting of our own Jitsi Meet service last week. +The rather big resource costs did not weigh up to the infrequent usage. + +## Any alternatives? + +As an alternative for group (video) calls, you could use Jitsi's own public +service on [meet.jit.si](https://meet.jit.si){:target="_blank"}, switch to +something different like Element Call on +[call.element.io](https://call.element.io){:target="_blank"}, or just create a +public call via the +[Talk app](https://cloud.luon.net/apps/spreed/){:target="_blank"} in Luon +Cloud. + +## What about Matrix/Element? + +Our [Element Web](https://chat.luon.net){:target="_blank"} instance was +configured to use our own Jitsi Meet service but will now use Jitsi's public +service instead. Android/iOS Element already used Jitsi's public service. +Note that one-to-one calls are still peer-to-peer without using Jitsi! + +All Element clients are currently being modified to use +[Element Call](https://call.element.io) instead of Jitsi Meet for group calls. +We will also host our own instance of that in the future, but it is not just +there yet. We will keep you posted!