{"id":8328,"date":"2023-12-19T05:35:13","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T05:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.infinitivehost.com\/knowledge-base\/?p=8328"},"modified":"2026-02-21T10:32:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T10:32:20","slug":"how-to-install-bigbluebutton-in-ubuntu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.infinitivehost.com\/knowledge-base\/how-to-install-bigbluebutton-in-ubuntu\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Install BigBlueButton In Ubuntu?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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If you’re looking for a virtual classroom to teach your kids, go no farther than BigBlueButton, a free, feature-rich platform with open source development. BigBlueButton is a web-based presentation tool that includes a shared whiteboard, audio\/video conferencing, desktop sharing, and chat among other features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This guide will walk you through setting up a BigBlueButton server and the client interface. This ensures that your online classroom is secure by only allowing connections via HTTPS, and it works with any browser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Minimum server requirements: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

i. 8GB RAM minimum with swap enable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ii. 4 CPU cores minimum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iii. Ubuntu 18.04\/20.04 64-bit OS running Linux kernel 5.x <\/p>\n\n\n\n

iv. 500 GB of free disk space<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Pre-installation checks: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Initially, ensure that the server’s locale is set to en_US.UTF-8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you do not observe LANG=”en_US.UTF-8,” execute the following command to set the locale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Now run the command systemctl show-environment to ensure below output.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Next, check that the server has Ubuntu is 18.04\/20.04 as its operating system. 
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3. Installing BigBlueButton.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To install BigBlueButton, use below command to install BigBlueButton with bbb-install-2.5.sh script.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c wget -qO- https:\/\/ubuntu.bigbluebutton.org\/bbb-install-2.5.sh | bash -s — -v focal-250 -s bbb.domain.com -e notice@domain.com  -a -w \u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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4. Verify the status of your server by using the following command.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

bbb-conf \u2013check<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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5. Confirm that all BigBlueButton processes have initiated and are active.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

bbb-conf \u2013status

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6. you can open https:\/\/bbb.dmain.com<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For Demo Meeting, open your browser and hit https:\/\/bbb.domain.com\/demo\/demo1.jsp and enter your name, and click ‘Join’ to join ‘Demo Meeting’.
Launch the BigBlueButton client in the ‘Demo Meeting’ mode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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