BigBlueButton-Strapi
Integrate online classes into Strapi CMS via BigBlueButton open-source video conferencing.
This free plugin also provides API end-points to easily setup start and join buttons for web conferencing into any frontend app.
# BigBlueButton plugin for Strapi
[BigBlueButton](https://bigbluebutton.org/) is like-Zoom for online classes but at a much lower cost, with better analytics, and is open-source.
[Strapi](https://strapi.io/) is the leading open-source headless CMS. It’s 100% JavaScript, fully customizable and developer-first.
The BigBlueButton-Strapi plugin enables you to integrate BigBlueButton into Strapi.
## ✨ Features
BigBlueButton offers you everything you need for your online classes: HD audio/video conference, whiteboard, chat, slides, polling, raise hand and breakout rooms. Specifically,
- **HD Video** Start online classes with HD video conferencing, public and private chat, whiteboard, poll, presentation and screen-sharing
- **Analytics** Get analytics including attendance, time used for audio and video chat by students, chat messages sent, activity score
- **Engagement Tools** Various tools to engage students including Raise hand, Emoji, Shared notes, Breakout rooms, Recording, and annotation
- **Branding** Build and promote your online classes with your brand, url, logo and theme
- **Data Privacy** Get complete control of your students’ data, without ever sharing with any 3rd party
- **Scale with ease** Use open-source load balancer with multiple BigBlueButton servers to teach 1000s of students simultaneously
## 🖐 Requirements
The requireemnts to install the BigBlueButton-Strapi plugin is same as those to install Strapi.
Please refer to the official Strapi installation requirement doc here: [Installation Requirements](https://docs.strapi.io/developer-docs/latest/getting-started/introduction.html).
**Minimum environment requirements**
- Node.js `>=14.x.x`
- NPM `>=6.x.x`
We are following the [official Node.js releases timelines](https://nodejs.org/en/about/releases/).
**Supported Strapi versions**:
- Strapi v4.1.12 (recently tested)
- Strapi v4.x
> The BigBlueButton-Strapi plugin is designed for **Strapi v4.x**. It won't work with Strapi v3.x.
## ⏳ Installation
Use **npm** to install this plugin within your Strapi project (recommended).
[Refer to this doc to install npm](https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v6/commands/npm-install)
```bash
npm i bigbluebutton-strapi
```
After successful installation you would need to build a fresh package that includes the BigBlueButton-Strapi plugin UI. Please execute the commands below:
```bash
# with npm (option 1)
$ npm run build
$ npm run develop
# with npx (option 2)
$ npx strapi build
$ npx strapi develop
```
The **BigBlueButton-Strapi** plugin should appear in the **Plugins** section of Strapi sidebar after you run app again.
Now you are ready to launch your onlie classes 🎉
## 🔧 Configuration
You can replace the default BigBlueButton URL and Secret with your own server details.
- Click on `Configure Your BigBlueButton URL and Secret`.
- On the configuration page, you can test with the default BigBlueButton URL and Secret. Later on, you can provide your own server details.
- Click on the Save button to verify the server connection and save it.
In case you don't have a BigBlueButton server, you can create a [free trial account here](https://higheredlab.com/).
## 📝 License
[MIT License](LICENSE.md)
Copyright (c) [HigherEdLab.com](https://higheredlab.com/).
