Jitsi

mod_jitsi integrates Jitsi Meet videoconferencing directly into Moodle courses. Teachers schedule sessions as standard activities; students join in one click — no app to install, no account required.

The plugin works out of the box using the public server at meet.jit.si (5-minute embed limit — enough to evaluate). For production you need your own server: GCP auto-managed is the easiest full-featured option; JaaS (8x8) is the quickest no-infrastructure option.

• Schedule webconferences as standard Moodle activities
• Activity completion based on time attended
• Unlimited participants (limited by server bandwidth)
• Moodle profile pictures as avatars
• Guest URLs for users outside Moodle (with optional email invitation)
• Private 1-on-1 sessions — call any coursemate directly from their profile
• Real-time participant list with names linked to Moodle profiles
• HD audio and video, tile view, breakout rooms, chat, polls, virtual backgrounds
• YouTube video sharing with synchronised playback
• Full moderation control (token-based mode recommended)
• YouTube live streaming with automatic recording publishing
• GCP/Jibri recording directly to Google Cloud Storage with AI processing
• Dropbox recording with manual or automatic link publishing
• JaaS (8x8) cloud recordings automatically captured
• Detailed attendance report with recording view tracking and heatmap
• Site-wide session usage statistics

Some features require a free registration at portal.sergiocomeron.com — it takes less than a minute. See the privacy policy for what data is collected and how it is used.

Features that require registration:

• Attendance report — per-activity report with live session data and per-student minutes
• Recording view tracking — progress bars showing which parts of each video each student watched
• Viewing heatmap — which parts of each recording were watched by what fraction of students, including replays
• Course overview — per-course dashboard: sessions, participants, top recordings and engagement ranking
• Session usage statistics — site-wide stats with daily breakdown

Registration is not about locking features: it exists so the developer can see which Moodle versions, server types and features are actually used. Anyone can modify the open-source code and bypass it.

• GCP auto-managed (BETA) — the plugin provisions a complete Jitsi + Jibri server in Google Cloud Platform: JWT, SSL, recording to GCS and AI features configured automatically. A Google Cloud account with billing is all you need.
• 8x8 JaaS — Jitsi as a Service, free up to 25 monthly active users. No infrastructure required. Cloud recordings captured automatically (expire after 24 hours). jaas.8x8.vc
• Self-hosted Jitsi — your own Jitsi server with full control and optional JWT token authentication for moderation. Requires the jitsi-token-moderation-plugin for JWT moderation to work correctly.
• Public server (meet.jit.si or other public instances) — no configuration required; limited to 5 minutes in embed mode.

The plugin supports multiple recording methods:

• GCP/Jibri to Google Cloud Storage — the recommended method when using a GCP auto-managed server. Recordings are saved directly to GCS and published automatically in the Recordings tab. Unlocks AI features (summary, quiz, transcription).
• YouTube streaming — recordings published automatically via the YouTube Data API v3 (OAuth 2.0 setup required; multiple accounts with round-robin supported)
• Dropbox — teachers record to their Dropbox account and publish the link manually. The plugin can embed the video directly with an HTML5 player.
• JaaS (8x8) cloud recordings — links captured automatically when the session ends. Links expire after 24 hours and are automatically hidden.
• External links — any recording link can be added manually to the Recordings tab.

When recordings are stored in Google Cloud Storage (GCP/Jibri setup), they can be processed by Google Vertex AI (Gemini 2.5 Flash) to generate:

• AI Summary — a structured educational summary of the recording
• AI Quiz — a set of true/false questions automatically created as a Moodle quiz in the course
• AI Transcription — a timestamped transcript with chapter headings and clickable timestamps

AI features are disabled by default. Enabling them sends recordings to Google Vertex AI — review GDPR implications first. Teachers see a confirmation modal before each generation.

When enabled, any user can start a private 1-on-1 video call with a coursemate directly from their Moodle profile page — without needing a scheduled Jitsi activity. Call history is shown in a dedicated hub page. Instant Moodle notification sent to the other participant when a session is started.

Configuring JWT token authentication gives full moderation control: only users with the Jitsi Moderation capability become Jitsi moderators and can mute, disable cameras or remove participants. Self-hosted servers need the jitsi-token-moderation-plugin.

Administrators can access a site-wide statistics page with date range filtering showing sessions, unique participants, total minutes, recordings and daily breakdown charts. Stats are pre-computed nightly for performance. Requires mod_jitsi Account registration.

This plugin is not related to or partnered with 8x8 Inc. nor with Jitsi as a Service (JaaS).