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Ask HN: Open-Source alternative to Zoom – Teams – Google meet and so on

7 points by open-source 5y ago

Please help me find some viable alternatives. Thanks.

f0e4c2f7 5y ago
I've never tried it but I've always been curious about MatterMost. It's an open source slack knock off. I believe they even have some API integration with other services the way slack does.
- open-source 5y ago
  Very Interesting, and pretty much like Slack, thank you very much.
open-source 5y ago
I found Jitsi: https://github.com/jitsi/jitsi-meet https://github.com/jitsi/jitsi-meet but is a very big projects and not easy to understand. I need some other alternative solutions, with much fewer codes, that has features like: [1] webcam streaming [2] audio streaming [3] screen sharing [4] file sharing [5] messaging [6] whiteboard [7] recording Any help is very appreciated. Thanks
- alsobrsp 5y ago
  I have been using Jitsi since the start of lockdowns. It works very well and has a very active development. The install instructions were pretty straight forward and I had it up in less than an hour on a base Vultr Debian vm.
  - open-source 5y ago
    Thank you very much, I tried it is not bad, but it seems that there is a lack of file sharing between the participants and the collaborative whiteboard.
open-source 5y ago
What I also noticed is that Jitsi is a great app but it lacks file sharing and collaborative whiteboard, which are very important to me.
open-source 5y ago
And another question, is it possible to also have remote screen control in addition to screen sharing? I don't even know if there is such a thing?
mirotalk 5y ago
Hey, You can try MiroTalk P2P [1] or MiroTalk SFU [2] [1] https://github.com/miroslavpejic85/mirotalk https://github.com/miroslavpejic85/mirotalk [2] https://github.com/miroslavpejic85/mirotalksfu https://github.com/miroslavpejic85/mirotalksfu Live Demo: [1] https://mirotalk.up.railway.app/ https://mirotalk.up.railway.app/ [2] https://sfu.mirotalk.org/ https://sfu.mirotalk.org/ It's fulfill All the functions you requested.
- open-source 5y ago
  Wow, Thank you so much, Very interesting! Seems to satisfy what I was looking for. The UI looks great and is very simple to use. Is it also possible to have remote screen control?
  - mirotalk 5y ago
    Actually, There are no APIs in WebRTC about remote screen control. But if it can help you look at this [1] [1] https://github.com/miroslavpejic85/p2p https://github.com/miroslavpejic85/p2p
    - open-source 5y ago
      Thanks for sharing
      - mirotalk 5y ago
        U welcome
gego 5y ago
Look at the open source office tools from faircom... Scroll down a little https://www.fairkom.eu/en/fairapps https://www.fairkom.eu/en/fairapps
- open-source 5y ago
  Thanks, I don't understand how to start a video call session, but I'll calmly get there :)
  - gego 5y ago
    It's basically a free jitsu instance to use and test https://www.fairkom.eu/en/fairmeeting https://www.fairkom.eu/en/fairmeeting
    - open-source 5y ago
      Thanks, I have already tried Jitsi, but as I said, the file transfer and the whiteboard are missing, MiroTalk seems the most complete for now.
codegeek 5y ago
For learning, there is BigBlueButton https://bigbluebutton.org https://bigbluebutton.org
- open-source 5y ago
  Thank you very much, but it seems to have a 60 minute limitation for each meeting and disabled recording, and also requires registration. It's popup this message: Due to increased demand, recordings are temporarily disabled and the maximum duration of a meeting has been reduced to 60 minutes on this server. (k8s).
  - codegeek 5y ago
    That is the hosted demo version. You can self host with no restrictions. It is open source https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton
  - elkos 5y ago
    That's for the demo site. These limitations aren't inherent to the bigbluebutton platform. If you deploy it on your own machine (It's suggested to do it on servers not VMs but for small teams it may be more than enough) without such limitations.
    - open-source 5y ago
      But I'm Not sure it have file sharing and collaborative whiteboard?
open-source 5y ago
Waiting for other alternatives. Thank you guys for the sharing.
jvanveen 5y ago
Still alpha software, but may be usable already: https://github.com/garage44/pyrite https://github.com/garage44/pyrite
- open-source 5y ago
  Thanks i will try

7 points by open-source 5y ago

Please help me find some viable alternatives. Thanks.

I've never tried it but I've always been curious about MatterMost. It's an open source slack knock off. I believe they even have some API integration with other services the way slack does.

open-source 5y ago
Very Interesting, and pretty much like Slack, thank you very much.

open-source 5y ago

I found Jitsi: https://github.com/jitsi/jitsi-meet https://github.com/jitsi/jitsi-meet but is a very big projects and not easy to understand. I need some other alternative solutions, with much fewer codes, that has features like: [1] webcam streaming [2] audio streaming [3] screen sharing [4] file sharing [5] messaging [6] whiteboard [7] recording Any help is very appreciated. Thanks

alsobrsp 5y ago
I have been using Jitsi since the start of lockdowns. It works very well and has a very active development. The install instructions were pretty straight forward and I had it up in less than an hour on a base Vultr Debian vm.
- open-source 5y ago
  Thank you very much, I tried it is not bad, but it seems that there is a lack of file sharing between the participants and the collaborative whiteboard.

open-source 5y ago

What I also noticed is that Jitsi is a great app but it lacks file sharing and collaborative whiteboard, which are very important to me.

open-source 5y ago

And another question, is it possible to also have remote screen control in addition to screen sharing? I don't even know if there is such a thing?

mirotalk 5y ago

Hey, You can try MiroTalk P2P [1] or MiroTalk SFU [2] [1] https://github.com/miroslavpejic85/mirotalk https://github.com/miroslavpejic85/mirotalk [2] https://github.com/miroslavpejic85/mirotalksfu https://github.com/miroslavpejic85/mirotalksfu Live Demo: [1] https://mirotalk.up.railway.app/ https://mirotalk.up.railway.app/ [2] https://sfu.mirotalk.org/ https://sfu.mirotalk.org/ It's fulfill All the functions you requested.

open-source 5y ago
Wow, Thank you so much, Very interesting! Seems to satisfy what I was looking for. The UI looks great and is very simple to use. Is it also possible to have remote screen control?
- mirotalk 5y ago
  Actually, There are no APIs in WebRTC about remote screen control. But if it can help you look at this [1] [1] https://github.com/miroslavpejic85/p2p https://github.com/miroslavpejic85/p2p
  - open-source 5y ago
    Thanks for sharing
    - mirotalk 5y ago
      U welcome

gego 5y ago

Look at the open source office tools from faircom... Scroll down a little https://www.fairkom.eu/en/fairapps https://www.fairkom.eu/en/fairapps

open-source 5y ago
Thanks, I don't understand how to start a video call session, but I'll calmly get there :)
- gego 5y ago
  It's basically a free jitsu instance to use and test https://www.fairkom.eu/en/fairmeeting https://www.fairkom.eu/en/fairmeeting
  - open-source 5y ago
    Thanks, I have already tried Jitsi, but as I said, the file transfer and the whiteboard are missing, MiroTalk seems the most complete for now.

codegeek 5y ago

For learning, there is BigBlueButton https://bigbluebutton.org https://bigbluebutton.org

open-source 5y ago
Thank you very much, but it seems to have a 60 minute limitation for each meeting and disabled recording, and also requires registration. It's popup this message: Due to increased demand, recordings are temporarily disabled and the maximum duration of a meeting has been reduced to 60 minutes on this server. (k8s).
- codegeek 5y ago
  That is the hosted demo version. You can self host with no restrictions. It is open source https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton
- elkos 5y ago
  That's for the demo site. These limitations aren't inherent to the bigbluebutton platform. If you deploy it on your own machine (It's suggested to do it on servers not VMs but for small teams it may be more than enough) without such limitations.
  - open-source 5y ago
    But I'm Not sure it have file sharing and collaborative whiteboard?

open-source 5y ago

Waiting for other alternatives. Thank you guys for the sharing.

jvanveen 5y ago

Still alpha software, but may be usable already: https://github.com/garage44/pyrite https://github.com/garage44/pyrite

open-source 5y ago
Thanks i will try