Jitsi Basics (getting started)

Getting started

Jitsi uses a different model for use than does Zoom. All you need to use Jitsi is a browser and, if you want meeting moderation controls, your CBTSCommons account.

Scheduling a meeting

Unlike Zoom, Jitsi does not have a scheduling component of its own. This is left to other services to provide; we integrate with Calcom for scheduled meeting needs. Therefore, we need to be more precise in what we mean. Here, we'll discuss how to prepare a meeting link that can be send out to one or several individuals.

Basic method

1. Come up with a unique meeting name. For our example, we will use "General Assembly In London".
2. Add your meeting name (without any spaces) at the end of our Jitsi link - https://jitsi.cbtscommons.org/[your meeting name here]
   

   https://jitsi.cbtscommons.org/GeneralAssemblyInLondon

3. Send that link to your meeting attendees.

Longer method

1. Open Jitsi - https://jitsi.cbtscommons.org.
2. Type a unique meeting name into the text box. Then click "Start Meeting".
   

   

   
   
3. Select "Allow" on the permissions pop-up.
   

   

   You may want to change the time for your browser to remember this permission. This will prevent you from being asked for camera & microphone permissions every time you join a Jitsi Meeting.
   

   

4. Select "Join Meeting" on the left sidebar.

   

   
   
5. If you are asked to Log in, do so.
   1. Select "Log-in"

      

      
      
   2. If prompted, sign in using your CBTSCommons credentials.
      

      

      
      
6. Select the "Invite people" button on the bottom bar.
   

   

   
   
7. Click the blue copy button to copy the meeting link. (Alternately, use email icon buttons to open your email with a pre-populated meeting link.)
   

   

   
   
8. You now have a Jitsi meeting link in your clipboard. You may close/leave the Jitsi meeting.