How much RAM does Jitsi Meet need?

Plan on 4 GB for typical use; add headroom if you expect many concurrent users.

What stack does Jitsi Meet run on?

Docker or native (Prosody, Jicofo, Videobridge).

Yes — size the plan so Jitsi Meet plus your other workloads fit in RAM with room to spare.

Communication

Self-hosted video conferencing with no accounts.

Run encrypted video meetings in the browser with screen sharing and recording, without sending people to a third-party service.

Jitsi gives you Zoom-style meetings on your own infrastructure, so calls and recordings never leave your control.

1
Provision a VPS
Choose a plan with room for your data as well as the app.
2
Install the stack
Install Docker or native (Prosody, Jicofo, Videobridge).
3
Deploy the application
Follow the project’s official install guide for your distribution.
4
Enable HTTPS
Serve it on your own domain behind a reverse proxy with a certificate.
5
Back it up
Schedule a database dump plus a copy of any uploaded files to an off-box location.

Give Jitsi Meet its own database user with rights only on its own schema.
Reverse-proxy Jitsi Meet and terminate TLS at the proxy so certificates are managed in one place.
Take a VPS snapshot before major upgrades so you can roll back cleanly.
Keep Jitsi Meet patched — most self-hosting incidents are unpatched software.

How much RAM does Jitsi Meet need?: Plan on 4 GB for typical use; add headroom if you expect many concurrent users.
What stack does Jitsi Meet run on?: Docker or native (Prosody, Jicofo, Videobridge).
Can I run other things on the same VPS?: Yes — size the plan so Jitsi Meet plus your other workloads fit in RAM with room to spare.

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