From 433542010b41dd25a72b62d0a87b1183fd618cae Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Baker Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2022 14:42:02 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update jitsi doc to specify minimum version (#20737) and also rephrase a bit I was failing to understand --- docs/jitsi.md | 8 ++++++-- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/jitsi.md b/docs/jitsi.md index c3ef79cfc7..c1f59a2103 100644 --- a/docs/jitsi.md +++ b/docs/jitsi.md @@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ provide their own approaches for adding Jitsi widgets. ## Configuring Element to use your self-hosted Jitsi server +You can host your own Jitsi server to use with Element. It's usually advisable to use a recent +version of Jitsi. In particular, versions older than around 6826 will cause problems with +Element 1.9.10 or newer. + Element will use the Jitsi server that is embedded in the widget, even if it is not the one you configured. This is because conference calls must be held on a single Jitsi server and cannot be split over multiple servers. @@ -30,8 +34,8 @@ to your [config](./config.md) the following: } ``` -The default is `meet.element.io` (a free service offered by Element), and the demo site for -Jitsi uses `meet.jit.si` (also free). +Element's default is `meet.element.io` (a free service offered by Element). `meet.jit.si` +is an instance hosted by Jitsi themselves and is also free to use. Once you've applied the config change, refresh Element and press the call button. This should start a new conference on your Jitsi server.