Jitsi Widget should allow external Jitsi Servers

[m1ndgames]

Description

The Jitsi Widget in Riot provides a jitsi.riot.im url.
We dont want to use external services and prefer to host everything ourself.

The Widget should allow that an external jitsi room url can be entered manually.

Steps to reproduce

• Enter a Room
• Create a Jitsi Widget
• It provides a hardcoded jitsi.riot.im URL.

Version information

Riot Web 0.12.2 Release

• Platform: web (in-browser)

For the web app:

• Browser: Chrome, Firefox?
• OS: Desktop: Arch Linux, Server: Debian 9
• URL: private, but applies to any room.

[t3chguy]

We dont want to use external services and prefer to host everything ourself.

The panel you see to add the Jitsi widget, Modular, is not possible to host yourself anyway.

Nothing to stop you using Custom Widget via Modular or via state events, but Jitsi Widget with custom jitsi urls is planned

[m1ndgames]

I guess you mean the integration server scalar.vector.im?

Why is this hosted by vector, and not part of the riot web package?

[t3chguy]

Because it controls services that are ran by vector, like their go-neb instance and their bridges. It is proprietary as in the future will provide premium (paid) services. None of the existing services will become paid, additional ones will be added.

[m1ndgames]

I understand, thanks for clarification.

[t3chguy]

but Jitsi Widget with custom jitsi urls is planned

leave this issue open to track that

[Jimmy-SafeCash]

Has there been any update on this? It would be a great addition to the platform as it'd compliment the decentralisation that the rest of the platform affords.

[MTRNord]

I know this is a upstream issue but Dimension by @turt2live supports this (a alternativ to scalar. Selfhosted)

[Jimmy-SafeCash]

Any update on this?

[ara4n]

the guy working on it left the project, and we haven't found bandwidth to progress it since.