BigBlueButton
BigBlueButton is an open-source, self-hosted app in the Video Conferencing & VoIP category, licensed LGPL-3.0 and written mainly in TypeScript. It is a self-hosted alternative to Zoom and Google Meet. It has 9,253 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 23, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 9,253
- Forks
- 5,979
- Open issues
- 640
- Commits, last 12 months
- 3,400
- Last commit
- Oct 23, 2026
- Latest release
- v4.0.0Oct 14, 2026
- Created
- May 25, 2010
- License
- LGPL-3.0Open source
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Oct 23, 2026, 3,400 commits in 12 months.
- Regular releases5 releases in 12 months
- Security policyPublishes a security policy on GitHub
| Last commit | Oct 23, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 3,400 |
| Latest release | v4.0.0 (Oct 14, 2026) |
| Releases, last 12 months | 5 |
| Releases, all time | 294 |
| Open issues | 640 |
| Open pull requests | 143 |
| Good first issues | 0 |
| Contributing guide | No |
| Security policy | Yes |
| Created | May 25, 2010 |
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About BigBlueButton
Supports real-time sharing of audio, video, slides (with whiteboard controls), chat, and the screen. Instructors can engage remote students with polling, emojis, and breakout rooms.
Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton.
Topics
- conferencing
- webrtc
- video
- collaboration
- video-conferencing
- bigbluebutton
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Is BigBlueButton free and open source?
Yes. BigBlueButton is open-source software released under the LGPL-3.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run BigBlueButton with Docker?
BigBlueButton does not list an official Docker image. It installs natively (Java), so follow the install steps in its README or look for a community-maintained container.
What are the best alternatives to BigBlueButton?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to BigBlueButton include Jitsi Meet, Janus and FreeSWITCH. BigBlueButton itself is a self-hosted alternative to Zoom and Google Meet.
Is BigBlueButton actively maintained?
The most recent commit to BigBlueButton was on Oct 23, 2026 with 3,400 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v4.0.0, published Oct 14, 2026. It had 640 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.