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[Apache OpenMeetings](https://openmeetings.apache.org) provides:
- [x] **video conferencing**
- [x] **instant messaging**
- [x] **white board**
- [x] **collaborative document editing**
- [x] **other groupware tools**
It uses API functions of Media Server for Remoting and Streaming [Kurento](https://www.kurento.org)).
Getting Started
===============
Please visit the project website for the latest information:
- https://openmeetings.apache.org/
Documentation for Installation and Upgrade:
- https://openmeetings.apache.org/installation.html
- https://openmeetings.apache.org/Upgrade.html
Along with the developer mailing list archive:
- https://openmeetings.apache.org/mail-lists.html
System Requirements
===================
You need a platform that supports [Java SE 11](https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase-downloads.html).
Building and running
====================
To build from source code:
- Requirements:
Sources compilation require `Java SE 11`, [Apache Maven 3.5.0 or later](https://maven.apache.org/).
- To build the OpenMeetings project run mvn in the root directory:
`mvn clean install -PallModules`
- To run the OpenMeetings project:
- go to `openmeetings-server/target` directory
- extract `apache-openmeetings-x.x.x.tar.gz` (or `apache-openmeetings-x.x.x.zip` for windows) to **new** directory
- enter to this new directory and execute `./bin/startup.sh` (`./bin/startup.bat` for Windows)
For a detailed documentation on how to build from source and options see:
https://openmeetings.apache.org/BuildInstructions.html
Builds and CI
====================
| Description | Jenkins CI |
| :--- | :---: |
| Master nightly | [![Build Status](https://ci-builds.apache.org/job/OpenMeetings/job/openmeetings/badge/icon)](https://ci-builds.apache.org/job/OpenMeetings/job/openmeetings/) |
| Master Pull Request | [![Build Status](https://ci-builds.apache.org/job/OpenMeetings/job/openmeetings-pr-build/badge/icon)](https://ci-builds.apache.org/job/OpenMeetings/job/openmeetings-pr-build/) |
Release Notes
=============
see [CHANGELOG.md](/CHANGELOG.md) file for detailed log
6.2.0
-----
[Release 6.2.0](https://archive.apache.org/dist/openmeetings/6.2.0), provides following improvements:
UI improvements, stability fixes, mobile version and adds OpenAPI spec in 3.0.x format
Stability and UI:
* UI fixes
* Modal PopUpFix
* Upgrade to Bootstrap5
* Fixes for Mobile Version and landscape mode
* Improve ability for starting from Home Screen on Mobile device
Integration:
* OpenAPI Spec in swagger format see https://openmeetings.apache.org/swagger
* Improved Integration examples for Node and PHP
Some other fixes and improvements, 28 issues were addressed
6.1.0
-----
[Release 6.1.0](https://archive.apache.org/dist/openmeetings/6.1.0), provides following improvements:
This release provides WebRTC audio/video/screen-sharing in the Room
Stability:
* Room is more stable
* Screen sharing on Safari is fixed
* Recording in interview room is fixed
UI:
* OM theme can selected in Admin -> Config
* Configurable Extra menu is added to the rooms
* Date/time picker is better localized
Some other fixes and improvements, 27 issues were addressed
6.0.0
-----
[Release 6.0.0](https://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.lua/openmeetings/6.0.0), provides following improvements:
This release provides WebRTC audio/video/screen-sharing in the Room
Security:
* TLS1.2. is used for OAuth
* NetTest client count can be limited
* Captcha is now configurable
* Recordings can be globally disabled
Stability:
* Audio/video in room is more stable
UI:
* Translations are improved
* Invitation form displayes time in client time zone
* Notifications are displayed using JS Notification API
* Video pods size can be fixed and configurable per-user
Some other fixes and improvements, 40 issues were addressed
5.1.0
-----
[Release 5.1.0](https://archive.apache.org/dist/openmeetings/5.1.0), provides following improvements:
This release provides WebRTC audio/video/screen-sharing in the Room
Stability:
* Room Audio/Video should be more stable
* OM should work as expected after KMS server restart
* Backup is further improved
* Audio/Video connection established faster
* Most recent versions of dependencies are used
UI:
* User display name is used almost everywhere
* Browser notifications are used to notify about new chat messages and moderator actions
* Interview room was broken
* Mute and "Mic status" were broken
Some other fixes and improvements, 52 issues were addressed
5.0.1
-----
[Release 5.0.1](https://archive.apache.org/dist/openmeetings/5.0.1), provides following improvements:
This release provides WebRTC audio/video/screen-sharing in the Room
Security:
* Rate limit is checked for network test web service
* Libraries are updated to latest versions
* Password complexity can be fine-tuned
Backup/Restore:
* Group files/recordings might be restored to wrong group
UI:
* Translations and support of RTL languages are improved
* Dashboard widgets and personal room are always displayed in current user language
Some other fixes and improvements, 21 issues were addressed
5.0.0
-----
[Release 5.0.0](https://archive.apache.org/dist/openmeetings/5.0.0), provides following improvements:
This release provides WebRTC audio/video/screen-sharing in the Room
IMPORTANT: Java 11 is required
Flash plugin is no longer required in the browser
Security:
* Libraries are updated to latest versions
* More strict CSP is implemented
* User accounts are hidden for regular users
* User email addresses are hidden
UI:
* Support for touch events is added (mobiles, tablets)
* Better support for new MS Edge browser
* Direct link for entering the room with room name (not ID)
* Front camera is used by default
* User avatar is editable at Admin->Users
Audio/Video:
* Stability is improved
* Connection to KMS is auto-recovering
* Camera resolution changes take effect immediately
* Multiple client-side JS errors are fixed
Some other fixes and improvements, 74 issues were addressed
4.0.11
-----
[Release 4.0.11](https://archive.apache.org/dist/openmeetings/4.0.11), provides following improvements:
Security:
* 3rd-party libraries are updated to latest versions
* Email sending via SSL is added
* User email addresses are hidden
Other fixes and improvements, 11 issues were addressed
5.0.0-M4
-----
[Release 5.0.0-M4](https://archive.apache.org/dist/openmeetings/5.0.0-M4), provides following improvements:
This release provides WebRTC audio/video/screen-sharing in the Room
IMPORTANT: Java 11 is required
Flash plugin is no more required in the browser
UI:
* Main UI library has been changed Jquery-UI -> Bootstrap
* Hotkey to resize&arrage "video" windows is added
* Camera/Microphone on/off icons are less confusing
* The room can be blocked until moderator will enter
* Room sidebar dock button works as expected
* Right-click menu for WB tab is fixed
* Link to privacy statement is added to sign-in dialog
Audio/Video:
* Audio-only clients doesn't create "video" windows
* Audio/Video stream tries to re-connect in case of any issue
Backup/Restore:
* Backup/restore was re-worked and better covered with tests
* Multiple other issues are addressed
Integration:
* OAuth: user attributes retrieval is improved
* LDAP documentation is improved
* User picture can be retrieved from LDAP
Please NOTE: this version might be not production ready
Some other fixes and improvements, 56 issues were addressed
5.0.0-M3
-----
[Release 5.0.0-M3](https://archive.apache.org/dist/openmeetings/5.0.0-M3), provides following improvements:
This release provides WebRTC audio/video/screen-sharing in the Room
IMPORTANT: Java 11 is required
Flash plugin is no more required in the browser
Backup/Restore:
* Multiple issues with restore were fixed
* Confirmation of backup import was added
* File/recording hashes are preserved when possible
White board:
* Document upload/conversion is improved
* Whiteboards are not auto-created on room enter
* Keyboard shortcut for quick poll is added
Room:
* User list is now sorted
Audio/Video:
* Multiple issues with audio/video/screen sharing are fixed
Please NOTE: this version might be not production ready
Some other fixes and improvements, 36 issues were addressed
5.0.0-M2
-----
[Release 5.0.0-M2](https://archive.apache.org/dist/openmeetings/5.0.0-M2), provides following improvements:
This release provides WebRTC audio/video/screen-sharing in the Room
IMPORTANT: Java 11 is required
Flash plugin is no more required in the browser
Backup/Restore:
* OAuth configs were not properly backup
White board:
* Math formula is improved
* Room files are improved
* Clean WB REST method perform real-time clean
Room:
* Rooms can be customized on group basis
* "Ghost" users are not displayed in the room
* External user name is displayed as expected
Please NOTE: this version might be not production ready
Some other fixes and improvements, 18 issues were addressed
4.0.9
-----
[Release 4.0.9](https://archive.apache.org/dist/openmeetings/4.0.9), provides following improvements:
Backup/Restore:
* Recordings of deleted users were restored as public
* OAuth configs were not properly backup
White board:
* Math formula is improved
* Room files are improved
* Clean WB REST method perform real-time clean
Room User list:
* "Ghost" users are not displayed in the room
* External user name is displayed as expected
Other fixes and improvements, 19 issues were addressed
5.0.0-M1
-----
[Release 5.0.0-M1](https://archive.apache.org/dist/openmeetings/5.0.0-M1), provides following improvements:
This release provides WebRTC audio/video/screen-sharing in the Room
Flash plugin is no more required in the browser
Please NOTE: this version might be not production ready
Some other fixes and improvements, 30 issues were addressed
4.0.8
-----
[Release 4.0.8](https://archive.apache.org/dist/openmeetings/4.0.8), provides following improvements:
Mobile client:
* Mobile clients are displayed in user list
* Audio/Video switching is more stable
OAuth:
* VK based OAuth login is fixed
* Integrate Wso2 Identity Server
Activities&Actions:
* Less actions for non-moderators
* No duplicated actions are displayed
White board:
* Video on WB works in latest Safari
* White Out tool is added
* Whiteboard size can be tuned
* Link to LaTeX guide is added
Room User list:
* Issue with user's display name is fixed
* "Ghost" users are not displayed in the room
Other fixes and improvements, 30 issues were addressed
4.0.7
-----
[Release 4.0.7](https://archive.apache.org/dist/openmeetings/4.0.7), provides following improvements:
* kick function in RoomWebService is fixed
* Reply button is added to Private Message
* Multiple issues are fixed in Room
* Save white board as JPG is removed
* HttpClient in AppointmentManager is updated 3.x to 4.x
* "endless" invitations can now be invalidated
* Ability to chose user display name is added
* Delete white board object using mouse is now possible
* Ability to duplicate room poll is added
* Health check web service API is added
* OAuth2 authorization can be done via HTTP header
* cliparts can be in SVG format
Other fixes and improvements, 18 issues were addressed
4.0.6
-----
[Release 4.0.6](https://archive.apache.org/dist/openmeetings/4.0.6), provides following improvements:
* Multiple issues with device list retrieval in Settings dialog
* Web services were improved
* Multiple issues with room recording
* Frontend self registering
Other fixes and improvements, 16 issues were addressed
4.0.5
-----
[Release 4.0.5](https://archive.apache.org/dist/openmeetings/4.0.5), provides following improvements:
Room:
* Interview room is improved: re-designed, multiple video windows are supported
* Multiple improvements in Admin
* File tree is improved
* Multiple improvements in white boards
Other fixes and improvements, 24 issues were addressed
4.0.4
-----
[Release 4.0.4](https://archive.apache.org/dist/openmeetings/4.0.4), provides following improvements:
The purpose of this release is to provide GDPR compatible version of OpenMeetings
Room:
* Performance is improved
* Audio/Video streams were not closed in IE
* File conversion on Windows is improved
Other fixes and improvements, 9 issues were fixed
4.0.3
-----
[Release 4.0.3](https://archive.apache.org/dist/openmeetings/4.0.3), provides following improvements:
Security fix in Calendar
Room:
* Performance was improved
* Issues with audio/video were fixed
* Quick poll was added
Multiple improvements in web services
Other fixes and improvements, 13 issues were fixed
4.0.2
-----
[Release 4.0.2](https://archive.apache.org/dist/openmeetings/4.0.2), provides following improvements:
Security fixes in Chat and Admin
Chat:
* Send on Enter/Ctrl+Enter
* Invited guest's name displayed as expected
* Turned OFF global chat is not displayed
* Link works as expected
* Smiles works as expected
* Hover removed from chat
Room:
* Download as PDF
* Download/screen-sharing application in IE
* No duplicated users
* Activities&Actions improved
* Number of users is displayed in the room
* Mathematical formulas on WB
Other fixes and improvements, 32 issues were fixed
4.0.1
-----
[Release 4.0.1](https://archive.apache.org/dist/openmeetings/4.0.1), provides following improvements:
* Openlaszlo code is removed
* Login via OAuth is improved
* External video source is room is fixed
* Multiple improvements of White-board
* Multiple improvements of Chat
* JS/CSS files are minified and merged to reduce load time
* Overall stability is improved
Other fixes and improvements, 43 issues were fixed
4.0.0
-----
[Release 4.0.0](https://archive.apache.org/dist/openmeetings/4.0.0), provides following improvements:
* Room White board is rewritten to use HTML5 instead of Flash
* All Audio/Video components were rewritten using Apache Flex
* Bunch of automatic tests were written, code was cleaned-up and simplified
* outdated SMSlib was removed from the dependencies
* RTL in room is improved
* swftool 3rd party tool is not required any more
* OAuth authorization is fixed additional VK provider is added
* language resources are minimized
* performance is improved
Admin->Config
* config keys are generalized
* config types are introduced
Other fixes and improvements, 515 issues were fixed
3.3.2
-----
[Release 3.3.2](https://archive.apache.org/dist/openmeetings/3.3.2), provides following improvements:
* Audio/Video in conference room is fixed
* Strong password is enforced during self registration
* 'dashboard.show.chat' should work as expected
* New Setting is added 'user can create rooms'
Other fixes and improvements, 8 issues were fixed
3.3.1
-----
[Release 3.3.1](https://archive.apache.org/dist/openmeetings/3.3.1), provides following improvements:
* Clustering works as expected
* SIP works as expected
* Multiple issues in web services were fixed
* RTMPT mode is fixed
* Multiple UI improvements
Other fixes and improvements, 19 issues were fixed
3.3.0
-----
[Release 3.3.0](https://archive.apache.org/dist/openmeetings/3.3.0), provides following improvements:
Security fixes in:
* Chat
* All requests via security headers
* More secure password processing rules and storage
* More strict rules for uploaded files
* SQL injection in web services
11 security vulnerabilities were addressed
Whiteboard:
* Room is displayed without overlap in IE
* Multiple display issues
* Wb room element can now be hidden
Other fixes and improvements, 21 issues were fixed
3.2.1
-----
[Service release 1 for 3.2.0](https://archive.apache.org/dist/openmeetings/3.2.1), provides following improvements:
Room
* Video is more stable
* Office files download is fixed
* Multi-upload is added
* External video works as expected
* WB drawing on slides works as expected
Chat
* chat is made resizable
* multiple issues in chat are fixed
* typing indicator is added
Calendar
* date/time validator is improved
* whole group can be invited by admin to event
Other fixes and improvements, 49 issues were fixed
License
=======
Licensed under Apache License 2.0 - http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
Also this product includes 3rd party software. See more at [NOTICE.md](/NOTICE.md)