---
type: source
title: URZ: Jitsi / Meet Video Conferencing
tags: [web-conferencing, jitsi, urz, communication]
related: [jitsi-meet, web-conferencing]
created: 2026-07-01
updated: 2026-07-01
sources: ["output/rz_uni_greifswald_de_dienste_webdienste_webkonferenz_jitsi.md"]
---

# URZ: Jitsi / Meet Video Conferencing

This source provides comprehensive operational instructions and technical requirements for using the Jitsi Meet video conferencing service provided by the Universitätsrechenzentrum (URZ) at the Universität Greifswald.

## Key Service Details
- **Service/Server URL**: `meetings.uni-greifswald.de`
- **Purpose**: Real-time video and audio communication between participants.
- **Nature of Rooms**: Conference rooms are treated as "meetings" and are ephemeral; they are created with a freely chosen name and exist only as long as at least one participant is present. All data (chat, passwords, participant lists) is deleted once the last person leaves.

## Technical Requirements & Recommendations
- **Hardware**: Modern PC/Laptop or mobile device, stable internet connection, webcam, and microphone/headset.
- **Performance**: Conference quality is limited by the participant with the weakest connection.
- **Browser Support**: 
    - **Recommended**: Google Chrome or Chromium.
    - **Warning**: Other browsers may have technical flaws/deficiencies and may be automatically blocked.
    - **macOS Note**: Known issues exist with Chrome on macOS.
- **Alternative Clients**: 
    - **Mobile Apps**: Available for Android and iOS. The server URL `meetings.uni-greifswald.de` must be manually configured in the app settings.
    - **Desktop Apps**: Standalone Electron clients are available via GitHub for desktop systems (specifically noted for users unable to use Chrome).

## Operational Workflows
- **Room Creation & Authentication**: 
    - Requires authentication via central URZ credentials.
    - **Critical**: Users must enter the **username/account name only** (no domain extension like `@uni-greifswald.de`).
    - Room names must avoid spaces and special characters/umlauts.
- **Security**: 
    - Users are strongly encouraged to set a password for every room.
    - **Lobby Function**: Moderators can enable a "waiting room" to manually vet participants.
- **Moderation**: The first university participant to enter a room automatically becomes the moderator.

## Features
- **Interface**: 
    - **Tile View**: Shows the last two active speakers.
    - **Single View**: Available as an alternative.
- **Controls**: Microphone/camera toggles, text chat, hand-raising, and participant lists.
- **Screen Sharing**: Supported for desktop; on iOS, this is limited to mirroring to an external screen.
- **Customization**: 
    - **Avatars**: Support for **Gravatar** to provide individual user profile images.
    - **Language**: Display language can be changed in the settings under the "More" tab.