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When Bible Now sought a professional-grade video conferencing platform to support their community communications, they wanted more than just a standard Jitsi Meet installation. They needed a branded, secure, and scalable solution enabling recording and live streaming features, all running reliably on their own cloud infrastructure. With sensitive user access and a growing participant base, their challenge was to deploy a Dockerized Jitsi Meet environment tailored to their unique requirements—ensuring privacy, usability, and future-proof scalability.
Bible Now’s core challenge was setting up a self-hosted Jitsi Meet platform on their Hetzner infrastructure that reflected their brand identity while supporting advanced features. They wanted to replace the default Jitsi branding with their own logo and colors, necessitating a fully customized frontend experience. Additionally, meeting recording and live streaming capabilities were a must, requiring the installation and integration of Jibri on the same Dockerized environment.
Security was paramount: Bible Now required JWT-based authentication to restrict access and prevent unauthorized use. They also sought control over meeting lifecycle, such as preventing participants from ending a session prematurely and redirecting users to a designated URL once meetings concluded. Another significant aspect was handling variable user loads through manual scaling of core components like Jitsi Video Bridges (JVBs), ensuring performance stability as usage grew.
Beyond deployment, Bible Now emphasized clean environment setup with secure storage of credentials, comprehensive documentation for future support, and a smooth handover process.
To meet Bible Now’s stringent requirements, we architected and deployed a fully Dockerized Jitsi Meet system on their Hetzner servers. Starting with the official Dockerized Jitsi repository as the foundation, we executed the following key steps:
Secure Installation and SSL Configuration
We configured Jitsi Meet with Let’s Encrypt SSL certificates for secure HTTPS connections, or integrated client-provided certificates when necessary. This ensured encrypted signaling and media traffic aligned with Bible Now’s security standards.
Custom Branding Implementation
We replaced the default Jitsi logo, platform name, and color scheme within the frontend components, reflecting Bible Now’s visual identity. This created a seamless, branded user experience.
Jibri Setup for Recording and Streaming
We installed and configured Jibri containers alongside the core Jitsi services, enabling meeting recording and live streaming (for platforms like YouTube) consistent with Bible Now’s digital engagement goals.
Manual Scaling Configuration
To support fluctuating participant counts, we implemented manual scaling options for critical components—including Jitsi Video Bridges—allowing Bible Now to efficiently manage increased loads.
Custom Feature Development
We integrated JWT-based authentication ensuring secure, token-driven access. Additional features included restricting participants from ending meetings (allowing only leaving), and redirecting users to a custom URL after meetings ended, enhancing control over meeting flow.
Environment and Repository Management
Leveraging a private GitHub repository, we set up .env files with securely stored environment variables and credentials, guaranteeing a clean and maintainable deployment compatible with Bible Now’s operational practices.
Handover and Comprehensive Documentation
Upon completion, we delivered detailed documentation covering deployment steps, configuration settings, and maintenance guidance to empower Bible Now’s technical teams to operate and extend the platform independently.
Bible Now now operates a secure, scalable Jitsi Meet platform fully aligned with their brand and functional needs. Their community benefits from a robust video conferencing solution supporting live recording and streaming, guarded by secure JWT-based authentication. The custom meeting controls improved user experience and organizational oversight, while manual scaling capabilities ensure sustained performance during peak usage.
Our thorough yet clean Dockerized deployment strategy proved efficient and maintainable, empowering Bible Now with full control over their conferencing environment. The comprehensive handover equipped their team with all required assets and knowledge moving forward.
This project exemplifies how thoughtfully tailored open-source technology can evolve into a mission-critical communication tool that is secure, scalable, and perfectly suited to the client’s unique ecosystem.