[kwlug-disc] Backup plan for BBB server this month

[Paul Nijjar]

Thanks to you and Jason for the offers. As Mikalai noted Rogers fixed
the connection, so my message was a big unnecessary false alarm. 

- Paul

On Thu, Oct 03, 2024 at 03:15:11PM -0400, Mark Steffen wrote:
> I have a Jitsi server, happy to volunteer it for a backup if needed,
> assuming the bandwidth requirements are a fit.
> 
> How much bandwidth do you think that would use symmetrically?  I only have
> symmterical gigabit presently, so I wouldn't want it to use more than about
> 500mbps to leave room for other things.
> 
> Would also need to load test, it was mainly used for family "gatherings"
> during covid, maybe 10-12 connections tops.
> 
> Mark
> 
> On 2024-10-03 3:05 p.m., Mikalai Birukou via kwlug-disc wrote:
> > > As of now (and since Oct 1) it looks like our BigBlueButton server has
> > > been inaccessible, because Datacity is having an internet outage at
> > > its datacentre. (I cannot imagine its paying customers are very happy
> > > right now.)
> > I suspect most of their customers have moved to their Waterloo location
> > with two different fibers to Front Street. I will 😳.
> > 
> > I don't think we should expect another truck accident near Roger fibers
> > this coming Monday. We have already witnessed once in a blue moon streak
> > of fiber cuts. I am hopeful, cause this isn't Texas 🙂. Fiber cut has
> > been fixed. And yes, it took Rogers 24 hours.
> > 
> > > I imagine this will be fixed by Monday. If not: does anybody have
> > > access to a different videoconferencing solution we could use for
> > > Monday? It should be able to support 15-20 participants. Open source
> > > (BBB, Jitsi, ???) is ideologically nicer, but a proprietary service
> > > might work in the worst case. We would have to test such a setup
> > > Friday or Saturday.
> > For this kind of backup, let's note that we have 15-20 non-video-cam
> > participant, with only two presenting streams. This should instruct a
> > required bandwidth.
> > 
> > I wonder, if this can be some kind of vm, rolled out in case of emergency.
> > 
> > We can put BBB and greenlight behind existing haproxy (using an almost
> > copy paste of BBB's own haproxy settings). If there is possibility in
> > case of emergency to spawn up and down vm where kwlug.org is located,
> > then in an emergency colocated vm process can be started.
> > 
> > > My understanding is that meet.jit.si has limitations now?
> > > 
> > > I don't like opening this can of worms but it is important to me that
> > > we maintain good accessibility for people who prefer to participate
> > > online.
> > > 
> > > - Paul
> > > 
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