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{{Infobox Software
| name = BigBlueButton
| logo =
| screenshot =
| caption =
| developer              = BigBlueButton Inc.<ref>{{citation|url=http://bigbluebutton.org/2010/07/12/bigbluebutton-foundation/|title=''BigBlueButton Foundation''}}</ref>
| repo = {{URL|https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton}}
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{{ cite web | url = http://code.google.com/p/bigbluebutton/wiki/Installation
 | title = Installation - BigBlueButton - Overview of installation options - Project Hosting on Google Code
 | accessdate = 2010-10-23
 | publisher = BigBlueButton }}
</ref>  The BigBlueButton server can also run within a cloud environment, such as Amazon EC2, by installing it on an Ubuntu 16.04 64-bit instance.

== Architecture ==
Similar to [[Openmeetings]], BigBlueButton 
originally usesd [[Red5 (media server)|red5]], an open source implementation of Adobe's Flash Media Server, to support its real-time collaboration.<ref name="osflashorg">It also uses [[redis]], the open-source key-value data store software, to maintain an internal list of its meetings, attendees, and any other relevant information. ⏎
{{ cite web | url = http://osflash.org/red5
 | title = Red5 : Open Source Flash Server Open Source Flash
 | accessdate = 2010-10-23
 | publisher = osflash.org | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100930022312/http://osflash.org/red5| archivedate= 30 September 2010 | url-status= live}}
</ref><ref name="morales-2010">Morales, Aurelio F. [https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=0B1G0oCTSHgmPZGRiNDQzNTMtOGU0NS00NDQ4LWI2ZTctNmM0NmQxZTViNjZh "Open Source Collaboration Software for Multipoint Video, Audio, and Text"], ''FINAL PROJECT REPORT FOR EEL5718 - COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS'', April, 2010.</ref> It now uses [[WebRTC]] for audio, video, and screen sharing.<ref name="bbbfaq">{{cite web | url = http://docs.bigbluebutton.org/support/faq.html#what-is-needed-to-run-desktop-sharing | title = FAQ: What is needed to run desktop sharing? | accessdate = 2020-03-19 | publisher = bitbluebutton.org | quote = BigBlueButton using WebRTC for sharing audio, video, and screen.  You should be able to share your screen using Chrome, FireFox, and the newest version of Edge (based on Chromium).  You don’t need to install any plugin or download any additional binary to share your screen. }}</ref>

It also uses [[redis]], the open-source key-value data store software, to maintain an internal list of its meetings, attendees, and any other relevant information.

== History ==
In 2007 the project was started at [[Carleton University]] by the Technology Innovation Management program.<ref>Nettleton, Rob [http://edc.carleton.ca/blog/index.php/2010/06/04/bigbluebutton/ "BigBlueButton"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100814003302/http://edc.carleton.ca/blog/index.php/2010/06/04/bigbluebutton/ |date=2010-08-14 }}, ''EDC Blog'', June 4, 2010.</ref>
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