Start a video call
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Open the compose box.
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Click the video-camera () icon in the
bottom left corner of the compose box. This will insert a link like
[Click to join video call](https://meet.jit.si/123456789) into the
compose box.
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Send the message.
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Click on the link in the message to start or join the call.
Note: You can replace "Click to join video call" with anything you want.
Change your video chat provider
By default, Zulip integrates with
Jitsi Meet, a fully-encrypted, 100% open
source video conferencing solution. Organization administrators can also
change the organization's video chat provider.
Note that both the Google Hangouts and Zoom integrations require paid
accounts with their respective providers.
Change your video chat provider
- Google Hangouts
- Zoom (experimental)
- Jitsi on-premise
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From your desktop, click on the gear
() in the upper right corner.
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Select Manage organization.
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On the left, click Organization settings.
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Under Other settings set Video chat provider to Google Hangouts.
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Enter the domain for your G Suite team.
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Click Save changes.
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From your desktop, click on the gear
() in the upper right corner.
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Select Manage organization.
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On the left, click Organization settings.
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Under Other settings set Video chat provider to Zoom.
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Enter your Zoom email address, API key, and API secret.
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Click Save changes.
Note: Zoom support is experimental. In particular, Zulip currently
supports having only one active Zoom meeting at a time.
If you're running both Zulip and Jitsi on-premise, just set
JITSI_SERVER_URL in /etc/zulip/settings.py.