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MiroTalk SFU

Free WebRTC - SFU - Simple, Secure, Scalable Real-Time Video Conferences with support for up to 4k resolution. It's compatible with all major browsers and platforms

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Features

Is 100% Free - Open Source (AGPLv3) - Self Hosted and PWA!
Unlimited conference rooms with no time limitations.
Live broadcasting streaming.
Translated into 133 languages.
Host protection to prevent unauthorized access.
User auth to prevent unauthorized access.
Room password protection.
Compatible with desktop and mobile devices.
Optimized mobile room URL sharing.
Webcam streaming with front and rear camera support for mobile devices.
Crystal-clear audio streaming with speaking detection and volume indicators.
Screen sharing for presentations.
File sharing with drag-and-drop support.
Choose your audio input, output, and video source.
Supports video quality up to 4K.
Supports advance Picture-in-Picture (PiP) offering a more streamlined and flexible viewing experience.
Record your screen, audio, and video.
Snapshot video frames and save them as PNG images.
Chat with an Emoji Picker for expressing feelings, private messages, Markdown support, and conversation saving.
ChatGPT (powered by OpenAI) for answering questions, providing information, and connecting users to relevant resources.
Speech recognition, execute the app features simply with your voice.
Push-to-talk functionality, similar to a walkie-talkie.
Advanced collaborative whiteboard for teachers.
Real-time sharing of YouTube embed videos, video files (MP4, WebM, OGG), and audio files (MP3).
Full-screen mode with one-click video element zooming and pin/unpin.
Customizable UI themes.
Right-click options on video elements for additional controls.
Supports REST API (Application Programming Interface).
Integration with Slack for enhanced communication.
Utilizes Sentry for error reporting.
And much more...

About

Direct Join

You can directly join a room by using link like:
https://sfu.mirotalk.com/join?room=test&roomPassword=0&name=mirotalksfu&audio=0&video=0&screen=0&notify=0
Params Type Description room string Room Id roomPassword string/boolean Room password name string User name audio boolean Audio stream video boolean Video stream screen boolean Screen stream notify boolean Welcome message hide boolean Hide myself username string Auth username password string Auth password

Note

The username and password parameters are required when either host.protected or host.user_auth is set to true in the app/src/config.js file. The valid list of users is defined in the host.users configuration.

Host Protection Configuration

When host.protected or host.user_auth is enabled, the host/users must provide a valid username and password as specified in the app/src/config.js file.

Params Value Description

host.protected

true if protection is enabled, false if not (default false) Requires the host to provide a valid username and password during room initialization.

host.user_auth

true if user authentication is required, false if not (default false). Determines whether host authentication is required.

host.users JSON array with user objects: {"username": "username", "password": "password"}

List of valid host users with their credentials.

Example:

    host: {
        protected: true,
        user_auth: true,
        users: [
            {
                username: 'username',
                password: 'password',
            },
            {
                username: 'username2',
                password: 'password2',
            },
            //...
        ],
    },

Room Initialization

To bypass the login page, join the room with URL parameters:

https://sfu.mirotalk.com/join/?room=test&username=username&password=password

Participant Room Entry

If host.protected is enabled, participants can join after host authentication using:

https://sfu.mirotalk.com/join/test (URL path)
https://sfu.mirotalk.com/join/?room=test&roomPassword=0&name=mirotalksfu&audio=0&video=0&screen=0&notify=0 (URL with query parameters)

If host.user_auth is enabled, participants can join with mandatory credentials:

https://sfu.mirotalk.com/join/?room=test&username=username&password=password (URL path)
https://sfu.mirotalk.com/join/?room=test&name=mirotalk&audio=0&video=0&screen=0&notify=0&username=username&password=password (URL with query parameters)

Embed a meeting

To embed a meeting in your service or app using an iframe, use the following code:

<iframe
    allow="camera; microphone; display-capture; fullscreen; clipboard-read; clipboard-write; autoplay"
    src="https://sfu.mirotalk.com/newroom"
    style="height: 100vh; width: 100vw; border: 0px;"
></iframe>

Quick Start

Before running MiroTalk SFU, ensure you have Node.js and all requirements installed. This project has been tested with Node version 16.X and 18.X.
Requirements install example for Ubuntu 20.04

# Gcc g++ make $ apt-get update $ apt-get install -y build-essential

Python 3.8 and pip

$ DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y tzdata $ apt install -y software-properties-common $ add-apt-repository -y ppa:deadsnakes/ppa $ apt update $ apt install -y python3.8 python3-pip

NodeJS 18.X and npm

$ apt install -y curl dirmngr apt-transport-https lsb-release ca-certificates $ curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_18.x | bash - $ apt-get install -y nodejs $ npm install -g npm@latest

Start the server

# Clone this repo $ git clone https://github.com/miroslavpejic85/mirotalksfu.git

Go to to dir mirotalksfu

$ cd mirotalksfu

Copy app/src/config.template.js in app/src/config.js and edit it if needed

$ cp app/src/config.template.js app/src/config.js

Install dependencies - be patient, the first time will take a few minutes, in the meantime have a good coffee ;)

$ npm install

Start the server

$ npm start

If you want to start the server on a different port than the default use an env var

$ PORT=3011 npm start

Open https://localhost:3010 or :3011 if the default port has been changed in your browser.

Note To run MiroTalk SFU on a Windows operating system, you can follow the instructions provided in this documentation.

Docker

Repository docker hub
Install docker engine and docker compose

# Copy app/src/config.template.js in app/src/config.js IMPORTANT (edit it according to your needs) $ cp app/src/config.template.js app/src/config.js

Copy docker-compose.template.yml in docker-compose.yml and edit it if needed

$ cp docker-compose.template.yml docker-compose.yml

(Optional) Get official image from Docker Hub

$ docker-compose pull

Create and start containers

$ docker-compose up # -d

To stop and remove resources

$ docker-compose down

Open https://localhost:3010 in your browser.

Documentations

Ngrok/HTTPS: You can start a video conference directly from your local PC and make it accessible from any device outside your network by following these instructions, or expose it directly on HTTPS.
Self-hosting: For self-hosting MiroTalk SFU on your own dedicated server, please refer to this comprehensive guide. It will provide you with all the necessary instructions to get your MiroTalk SFU instance up and running smoothly.

Rest API: The API documentation uses swagger at https://localhost:3010/api/v1/docs or check it on live here.

# The response will give you a entrypoint / Room URL for your meeting.
$ curl -X POST "http://localhost:3010/api/v1/meeting" -H "authorization: mirotalksfu_default_secret" -H "Content-Type: application/json"
$ curl -X POST "https://sfu.mirotalk.com/api/v1/meeting" -H "authorization: mirotalksfu_default_secret" -H "Content-Type: application/json"
# The response will give you a entrypoint / URL for the direct join to the meeting.
$ curl -X POST "http://localhost:3010/api/v1/join" -H "authorization: mirotalksfu_default_secret" -H "Content-Type: application/json" --data '{"room":"test","password":"false","name":"mirotalksfu","audio":"false","video":"false","screen":"false","notify":"false"}'
$ curl -X POST "https://sfu.mirotalk.com/api/v1/join" -H "authorization: mirotalksfu_default_secret" -H "Content-Type: application/json" --data '{"room":"test","password":"false","name":"mirotalksfu","audio":"false","video":"false","screen":"false","notify":"false"}'

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To set up your own instance of MiroTalk SFU on a dedicated cloud server, please refer to our comprehensive self-hosting documentation. This guide will walk you through the process step by step, ensuring a smooth and successful deployment.

DigitalOcean

For personal use, you can start with a single $5 a month cloud server and scale up as needed. You can use this link to get a $100 credit for the first 60 days.

Live Demo

https://sfu.mirotalk.com

Credits

Davide Pacilio (html template)
Dirk Vanbeveren (sfu logic)
Mediasoup (sfu server)

Contributing

Contributions are welcome and greatly appreciated!
Just run before npm run lint

License

MiroTalk SFU is free and open-source under the terms of AGPLv3 (GNU Affero General Public License v3.0). Please respect the license conditions, In particular modifications need to be free as well and made available to the public. Get a quick overview of the license at Choose an open source license.

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