From e4f1f2c754e4c2a83584b4414af4ab41076477f9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Micka=C3=ABl=20Corni=C3=A8re?= Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 23:40:46 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Add information to make jitsi work with a client in LAN --- docs/configuring-playbook-jitsi.md | 15 +++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/configuring-playbook-jitsi.md b/docs/configuring-playbook-jitsi.md index d6ff1c8a4..8e28d48ba 100644 --- a/docs/configuring-playbook-jitsi.md +++ b/docs/configuring-playbook-jitsi.md @@ -49,6 +49,21 @@ matrix_jitsi_enable_auth: true matrix_jitsi_enable_guests: true ``` +## (Optional) Making your Jitsi server work on a LAN + +By default the Jitsi Meet instance does not work with a client in LAN (Local Area Network), even if others are connected from WAN. There are no video and audio. In the case of WAN to WAN everything is ok. + +The reason is the Jitsi VideoBridge git to LAN client the IP address of the docker image instead of the host. The [documentation](https://github.com/jitsi/docker-jitsi-meet#running-behind-nat-or-on-a-lan-environment) of Jitsi in docker suggest to add DOCKER_HOST_ADDRESS in enviornment variable to make it work. + +Here is how to do it in the playbook. + +Add these two lines to your `inventory/host_vars/matrix.DOMAIN/vars.yml` configuration: + +```yaml +matrix_jitsi_jvb_container_extra_arguments: + - '--env "DOCKER_HOST_ADDRESS="' +``` + ## Apply changes Then re-run the playbook: `ansible-playbook -i inventory/hosts setup.yml --tags=setup-all,start`