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Learn How to Integrate Jitsi Meet with Moodle for eLearning Video Conferencing! This article discusses how to integrate Jitsi Meet with Moodle for eLearning video conferencing. Below is a complete, start-to-finish how-to guide for integrating a self-hosted Jitsi Meet server with Moodle. This includes installation, configuration, recommended security options, and full Moodle plugin setup. 🔧 How to Integrate Jitsi Meet with Moodle for eLearning Video Conferencing Integrating Jitsi Meet with Moodle allows you to provide live video conferencing directly inside your LMS—fully under your control, with no reliance on external SaaS providers. This guide will walk you through installing Jitsi Meet on your own VPS and connecting it to Moodle using the official Jitsi plugin. ✅ Prerequisites Server Requirements Self-hosted Jitsi Meet Fully qualified domain name (FQDN) e.g., meet.yourdomain.com DNS A record pointing the FQDN → your VPS IP SSL configured and installed on hostname Software Requirements Moodle Installation: Moodle 3.9+ (works with Moodle 4.x as well) Administrator access to Moodle Root/SSH access to your VPS Secure Jitsi with JWT Authentication By default, anyone can create a room. For Moodle integration, JWT authentication is the most secure—Moodle will generate JWT tokens and users cannot join unless authenticated. Enable Prosody Modules sudo nano /etc/prosody/conf.avail/meet.example.com.cfg.lua Find the VirtualHost section and edit: Add internal auth domain VirtualHost "auth.meet.example.com" authentication "internal_plain" Enable token authentication on main host Inside the main VirtualHost: modules_enabled { "bosh"; "pubsub"; "ping"; "speakerstats"; "turncredentials"; "conference_duration"; "muc_lobby_rooms"; "token_verification"; } Add token settings: app_id "moodle" app_secret "change_me_secret_key_2025" allow_empty_token false Save and exit. Register Prosody User sudo prosodyctl register jitsi_user auth.meet.example.com strongpassword123 Configure Jicofo Edit configuration: sudo nano /etc/jitsi/jicofo/jicofo.conf Add: jicofo { authentication { enabled true type XMPP login-url "auth.meet.example.com" } } Restart Services sudo systemctl restart prosody sudo systemctl restart jicofo sudo systemctl restart jitsi-videobridge2 Install the Moodle Jitsi Plugin The official plugin: 🔗 https://moodle.org/plugins/mod_jitsi You can install via GUI or command line. Install via Moodle Admin UI Login to Moodle as admin Navigate: Site administration → Plugins → Install plugins Upload the ZIP file from the plugin page Click Install plugin Moodle will check dependencies, then install. Configure Moodle to Use Your Jitsi Server Navigate to: Site administration → Plugins → Activity modules → Jitsi Configure the following: 1. Jitsi server URL https://meet.example.com 2. Use JWT Authentication Enable: ✔ Use JWT authentication ✔ Send user info ✔ Send avatar information 3. Enter JWT Credentials Using the same values as in Prosody: App ID: moodle App Secret: change_me_secret_key_2025 4. Enable Secure Domain Set: Secure Domain: Yes 5. Security Options Recommended: ✔ Only teachers can create rooms ✔ Students can join without password ✔ Enable lobby mode ✔ Enable end-to-end encryption (optional; limits features) ✔ Allow screen sharing Test the Integration Add a New Jitsi Activity Go to a course Click Add an activity or resource Select Jitsi Configure: Meeting name Start time Duration Participant permissions Validate Jitsi Opens Inside Moodle When clicking the activity: Moodle generates JWT Browser opens an embedded Jitsi meeting Users join automatically using their Moodle name Check Authentication Try: Access as teacher → should open correctly Access as student → should join room if allowed Try opening room URL directly → should NOT work without JWT This confirms Jitsi is secured. Optional Add-Ons 📌 Enable Recording (Jibri) If you want cloud recording: Deploy a second server (Jibri) Install Google Chrome + FFmpeg Integrate with Prosody/Jitsi Add credentials Recording is resource-heavy; use a separate dedicated server. 📌 Add TURN Server for NAT Users Install coturn: sudo apt install coturn -y Configure at /etc/turnserver.conf: realmmeet.example.com use-auth-secret static-auth-secretturnSecretKey cert/etc/letsencrypt/live/meet.example.com/fullchain.pem pkey/etc/letsencrypt/live/meet.example.com/privkey.pem Increase meeting reliability dramatically. 📌 Custom Branding Replace logos/backgrounds: /usr/share/jitsi-meet/images/ /usr/share/jitsi-meet/css/ Troubleshooting 🔧 Video/Audio Not Connecting Enable or install TURN server. 🔧 JWT Authentication Fails Check: allow_empty_token false Matching app_id and app_secret Prosody logs: journalctl -u prosody 🔧 Moodle Says “Unable to Create Meeting” Make sure teacher role has mod/jitsi:addinstance capability enabled. 🔧 Jitsi Does Not Load in Moodle Enable: iframe embedding in Moodle Whitelist your Jitsi domain Site admin → Security → HTTP Security → Allowed Iframes Add: https://meet.example.com 🎉 Integration Complete! You now have: ✅ Your own self-hosted Jitsi Meet server ✅ Secured with JWT ✅ Fully integrated into Moodle ✅ Automatic login for teachers/students ✅ Optional recording, lobby, and E2EE Conclusion You now know how to integrate Jitsi Meet with Moodle for eLearning video conferencing.

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