Connect Jitsi

Jitsi works well for centers that want lightweight live classes without managing commercial meeting seats.

Typical Jitsi setup

A center admin usually configures:

• a public Jitsi domain or self-hosted server
• a JWT app ID
• a JWT secret or token service
• a room naming policy

Step 1: Prepare the provider settings

Collect these values from your Jitsi deployment team:

JITSI_DOMAIN=meet.center-demo.com
JITSI_APP_ID=qraonline-demo
JITSI_APP_SECRET=secret_456_demo
JITSI_ROOM_PREFIX=center-a

Step 2: Add Jitsi in QraOnline

Open:

Settings → Meeting Providers → Jitsi → Connect

Use this sample mapping:

Field	Example
Provider name	Center A Jitsi
Domain	meet.center-demo.com
App ID	qraonline-demo
App Secret	••••••••••
Room prefix	center-a
Moderator mode	Teacher starts room

Step 3: Define room naming

A practical room name format is:

{room_prefix}-{class_code}-{date}

Example:

center-a-math7-2026-03-11

Step 4: Attach the provider to classes

When a center builds a class schedule, the platform can:

1. generate a room name
2. save the join URL
3. mark the teacher as moderator
4. show the same room in the student portal

When to use Jitsi instead of Zoom

Use Jitsi when	Use Zoom when
you want open infrastructure	you need polished webinar features
you manage your own hosting	you want simpler vendor support
classes are short and frequent	you need native recording flows

Security checklist

• restrict room creation to moderators
• rotate JWT secrets regularly
• isolate centers by room prefix
• avoid exposing admin tokens in browser code

Next step

Go to Courses and YouTube episodes to connect recorded content alongside live classes.