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Setting up custom authentication and login in Jitsi Meet is a solid way to fine-tune your video conferencing for your exact needs. Whether you’re a dev exploring Jitsi, a business wanting secure calls, or an agency reselling white-label tools, knowing how to customize Jitsi helps you boost security, keep your branding tight, and improve user experience.
This guide walks you through custom authentication in Jitsi, with a focus on APIs, UI tweaks, branding possibilities, and real-world examples. Along the way, you’ll pick up practical tips based on real use cases and proven methods.
Jitsi Meet offers flexible APIs that let you build secure, custom login and authentication flows. Knowing these APIs is key to any serious Jitsi customization.
At Jitsi’s core is the Prosody XMPP server—it handles user authentication. Out of the box, there are two main modes:
If you want custom authentication, you generally use the “Secure Domain” mode. This blocks anonymous room creation and forces users to log in before hosting or joining meetings, which makes things safer.
JWT tokens offer a way to authenticate users externally, so credentials don’t have to be sent to Jitsi’s backend. Tokens carry user details, expiration, and permissions, which Prosody checks before allowing access.
Setting up JWT means:
JWT works great for enterprise SSO and role-based controls, making meetings more secure. Learn more about JWT Tokens.
Jitsi also supports SSO with standard protocols like SAML and OAuth2. Connecting to external identity providers lets you use existing login systems, keep user profiles, and enforce your company’s rules.
Setting up SSO requires:
Businesses often prefer this for smooth integration with Active Directory or cloud identity setups.
Besides authentication, Jitsi offers REST APIs and JavaScript libraries (lib-jitsi-meet) that let you build custom UI flows for login, user handling, and meeting controls. You can make branded, secure login pages that connect to these APIs.
One mid-size healthcare provider used JWT to link their patient app with Jitsi Meet. Only verified doctors and patients could start confidential calls, which kept HIPAA compliance in check without multiple logins. After this, unauthorized joins dropped by 40%.
Tuning UI elements is a must for smooth, secure login and fits right into broader Jitsi customization.
Jitsi Meet’s default UI doesn’t have a login screen—it assumes most meetings are anonymous. If you turn on secure login, you need to build a login UI outside Jitsi.
You can:
Use lib-jitsi-meet events and REST calls to manage login flows:
This makes things easier for users, especially when they join from various devices.
Make sure your login UI supports:
These small things build trust and keep users from bailing.
An education platform once added a custom login that matched their school branding, showed class schedules after sign-in, and linked up with their LMS via OAuth tokens. It was responsive enough that students could join meetings easily on phone or tablet—improving attendance by 25%.
Customizing Jitsi means more than authentication and UI tweaks—it’s also about the look. Keeping your branding consistent helps users trust the platform.
Jitsi’s open-source frontend lets you:
You can do this by self-hosting or configuring services like JaaS.
Some add splash screens with welcome messages or usage policies. Background images during meetings also reinforce your brand.
Agencies reselling Jitsi often:
Keep your branding clear without losing accessibility—make sure text contrast and fonts follow WCAG rules.
A branded, familiar interface encourages trust and looks professional. Generic UIs can confuse users or turn them off.
Here are some straightforward examples pulling it all together.
Good for SaaS apps embedding video calls.
Fits enterprises using Google Workspace or Azure AD.
This lets agencies deliver fully branded, secure video solutions.
Some setups add:
These use Jitsi APIs and server tools beyond login, showing how flexible it is.
For customizing Jitsi with secure login, check:
The Jitsi Community Forum is a good place to ask questions and swap tips with other developers.
Customizing Jitsi Meet’s login and authentication improves security and user experience. Using JWT, SSO, UI tweaks, and consistent branding helps build a video conferencing setup you can trust and that fits your needs.
Whether you’re a developer adding Jitsi to your app, a business securing meetings, or an agency creating white-label solutions, these customizations raise your product’s value and make users happier.
If you want to start, follow the official docs, play around with JWT examples, and gradually adjust UI and branding to your liking.
Ready to lock down your Jitsi Meet with custom authentication? Try JWT or SSO options today and give users a solid, branded video experience. Need help or want to talk about tailored setups? Reach out.
Jitsi customization means adapting the Jitsi Meet platform’s features, UI, and login methods to fit your specific needs. It boosts usability and security.
You implement secure login by using Jitsi’s authentication API—think JWT tokens, OAuth, or Jitsi SSO—to control access and keep things safe.
Usually, people go for JWT authentication, external Single Sign-On systems like SAML or OAuth, or tweak Jitsi’s prosody server to make their own login flows.
Yes. You can change UI elements, logos, colors, and layout to keep your brand consistent with what users see.
Developers get info from official Jitsi docs, GitHub, forums, and example projects—basically, everywhere Jitsi folks hang out.
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