[GoLUG] We need a new meeting venue

[Steve Litt]

Ron said on Thu, 15 Oct 2026 23:24:12 -0700

>On 2026-10-15 22:50, Steve Litt wrote:
>
>> GoLUG's meetings last longer than that. So we need a new venue. It
>> can be a self-hosted Jitsi, or Big Blue Button. I've heard Nextcloud
>> has an equivalent.  
>
>You can try Nextcloud courtesy of GTALUG at:
>
>https://hub.gtalug.org/call/dbmmyu2m
>
>Give the link a try pretty soon, I'll disable anonymous link-joining 
>tomorrow.
>
>Then, I can re-enable it for the meeting if I get a reminder the day
>before.
>
>Also, once you join for the meeting, I'll set you up as a moderator.

Good! I need guidance on setting up Nextcloud, because my leading
alternative is to host Nextcloud right from my house. I can leave
instructions so that when I die or become unable to continue it, someone
else can duplicate my work.

Now for some questions:

* Can I set it up like Jitsi, where all I do is state a URL and people
  can join from a browser? I'd prefer not to have all the join-up
  hassles of Big Blue Button.

* Does Nextcloud mind if I use a random port number for http rather
  than 80 or 8080? I'm pretty sure I'll be using 443 for https.

* Did you set up your nextcloud from a Docker container, or is it
  running directly on your computer?

* What distro are you running Docker on?

Thanks,

SteveT

Steve Litt 

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