Deploying OpenVidu

OpenVidu Editions 🔗

OpenVidu is a platform that you can install on your premises or in any cloud provider. OpenVidu is not provided as a hosted service.

OpenVidu is provided in two editions:

  • OpenVidu Community Edition (CE): It has an open source Apache 2 license and is free to use. It can be installed on a linux machine.
  • OpenVidu Pro Edition (Pro): Provides additional features compared with CE edition. Its pricing model is described in the pricing page. You can get a license wirh 15-days free trial creating an account. Find more information about PRO edition in its documentation section.


OpenVidu for production on AWS 🔗

OpenVidu Platform can be deployed very easily in Amazon Web Services thanks to Cloud Formation. Depending on the edition you want to deploy, instructions are different:

Deploying
OpenVidu CE
on AWS

Deploying
OpenVidu PRO
on AWS


OpenVidu for production on premises 🔗

OpenVidu platform can be deployed in any modern linux distribution on premises or in any cloud provider. Deployment is based on docker, allowing a better administration. Depending on the edition you want to deploy, instructions are different:

Deploying
OpenVidu CE
on premises

Deploying
OpenVidu PRO
on premises


OpenVidu for development 🔗

This deployment is not designed for production. It lacks important elements to allow proper communications between devices not connected to the same LAN.

To develop OpenVidu CE based applications you can execute a simple-to-use docker image that includes OpenVidu server and Kurento Media Server. This image is the recommended way to try OpenVidu and works in any operating system (Linux, Windows or Mac).

Can be executed with the following command (you will need Docker CE):

docker run -p 4443:4443 --rm -e OPENVIDU_SECRET=MY_SECRET openvidu/openvidu-server-kms:2.17.0

And the OpenVidu platform for development will be available in https://localhost:4443/

If you want to develop using OpenVidu PRO specific features, then you should use a production deployment.

If you are using Docker Toolbox on Windows, read this FAQ to properly execute OpenVidu development container and how to adapt these instructions.

Deploy OpenVidu based applications 🔗

When deploying OpenVidu platform for production the OpenVidu Call application is automatically deployed.

You can remove OpenVidu Call application from the OpenVidu platform.

You can deploy other OpenVidu based application in the server you have deployed OpenVidu or in any other server.

Visit the Deploying OpenVidu Applications for detailed instructions.