Building a LiveKit video conferencing system can be broken down into four key steps:
- environmental preparation::
Choose a cloud service (sign up for LiveKit Cloud to get an API key) or self-hosted (execute after installing Docker)curl -sSL https://get.livekit.io | bash) - authenticate::
Use the CLI tool to generate JWT tokens:livekit-cli create-token --api-key devkey --api-secret secret --identity user1 --room my-room - front-end integration::
Install the JavaScript SDK:npm install @livekit/client
Example of core connection code:const room = new Room();
await connect(room, token, { url: 'ws://your-server' });
await room.localParticipant.enableCameraAndMicrophone(); - Functionality Expansion::
Modules for screen sharing, data channel messaging (e.g. chat function) can be added via the SDK.
Production environments are recommended to be configured with TLS certificates, load balancing and monitoring systems. The official documentation recommends a server configuration of at least 4-core CPU/8GB RAM to support 1080p meetings for about 50 people.
This answer comes from the articleLiveKit: an open source tool for building real-time audio and video applicationsThe
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