# BigBlueButton

> You comprehensive guide to BigBlueButton

## Docs

- [Appendix](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/analytics/appendix.md): Sequence diagrams for LMS analytics integration
- [Configuration for Canvas](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/analytics/canvas.md): Setting up BN Analytics with Canvas LMS
- [Configuration](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/analytics/configuration.md): Setting up BN Analytics with your LMS
- [Data Formats for Alerts](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/analytics/data-formats.md): JSON data formats for LMS analytics integration
- [Configuration for Moodle](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/analytics/moodle.md): Setting up BN Analytics with Moodle LMS
- [BN Analytics Overview](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/analytics/overview.md): Two-way integration of analytics with your LMS to give educators and administrators greater insight into student activities
- [Deleting a Schoology Conference](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/deleting-a-conference.md): Delete an active or past conference from your Schoology course using the gear icon menu.
- [Check Understanding](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/educate/active-learning/check-understanding.md): Use polls, quizzes, and Smart Slides to assess student comprehension in real time.
- [Collaborative Activities](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/educate/active-learning/collaborative-activities.md): Run collaborative exercises using the multi-user whiteboard and shared notes.
- [Gather Input](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/educate/active-learning/gather-input.md): Collect student responses using custom polls, shared notes, and random user selection.
- [Learning Challenge & Key Takeaways](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/educate/active-learning/learning-challenge-takeaways.md): Gamified activities, end-of-session reflections, and exporting session artifacts.
- [Learning Analytics Dashboard](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/educate/assess/learning-analytics-dashboard.md): Monitor student engagement, activity scores, and poll results in real time.
- [Keeping Time](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/educate/manage/keeping-time.md): Use the timer and stopwatch to pace activities and keep your session on track.
- [Managing Students](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/educate/manage/managing-students.md): Mute, lock, message, and manage participants during a live session.
- [Roles & Environment](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/educate/manage/roles-environment.md): Understand moderator, presenter, and viewer roles — and how to assign them during a session.
- [Collaborative Spaces](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/educate/relationships/collaborative-spaces.md): Use the multi-user whiteboard and shared notes for real-time collaboration.
- [Create Connection](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/educate/relationships/create-connection.md): Use chat, reactions, and status indicators to build rapport and encourage participation.
- [Set the Mood](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/educate/relationships/set-the-mood.md): Use dark mode and reactions to create a comfortable learning environment.
- [Breakout Rooms](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/educate/teach/breakout-rooms.md): Create, manage, and monitor breakout rooms for small-group activities.
- [Deliver Content](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/educate/teach/deliver-content.md): Present slides, share your screen, play external videos, and use camera as content during a live session.
- [Facilitate Discussion](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/educate/teach/facilitate-discussion.md): Manage microphones, monitor chat, and handle the raise hand queue for productive class discussions.
- [Ending a Conference](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/ending-a-conference.md): End an active Schoology Conference to conclude the session and move it to Completed conferences.
- [Accessibility](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/getting-started/accessibility.md): BigBlueButton includes features for visual, hearing, motor, and privacy accessibility needs.
- [Before You Teach](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/getting-started/before-you-teach.md): A first-day checklist to make sure everything works before your session begins.
- [Educator Guide](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/getting-started/guides.md): How to get the most out of BigBlueButton for your online classes.
- [Why BigBlueButton?](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/getting-started/pedagogy.md): BigBlueButton is build upon a pedagogical foundation that focuses on active learning and live analytics to ensure every student learns.
- [Quick Reference](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/getting-started/quick-reference.md): Find the right BigBlueButton tool for what you want to do.
- [Student Guide](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/getting-started/student-guide.md): Everything you need to participate confidently in a BigBlueButton class.
- [Welcome](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/getting-started/welcome.md): Find the resources you need to get started with BigBlueButton.
- [Antivirus software causes issues while connecting to a BigBlueButton Session](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/faq/antivirus-software-causes-issues-while-connecting-to-a-bigbluebutton-session.md): Resolve antivirus connection errors by temporarily disabling the Web Shield in Avast or similar antivirus software.
- [Can I play a video using screen sharing?](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/faq/can-i-play-a-video-using-screen-sharing.md): Share videos in BigBlueButton using the built-in external video option or screen sharing.
- [Can users connect to BigBlueButton from within China?](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/faq/can-users-connect-to-bigbluebutton-from-within-china.md): We are committed to making BigBlueButton accessible globally. BigBlueButton is a web-based application that runs within your browser (no software to...
- [Common YouTube external video playback error](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/faq/common-youtube-external-video-playback-error.md): If you see this error when trying to share an external YouTube video and you are using Chrome then you can resolve this error by clearing YouTube's...
- [Connection Status](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/faq/connection-status.md): The connection status of your session is shown in the upper left hand corner of the screen. The icon has three main colours which indicate your status...
- [Does the PIN number for a conference change?](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/faq/does-the-pin-number-for-a-conference-change.md): The PIN number may change between launches of the same conference. When you join a BigBlueButton session, you will see a dial-in number and PIN...
- [How do I capture the browser's console?](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/faq/how-do-i-capture-the-browsers-console.md): If you encounter an error message in the client, or the client's screen suddenly goes blue, then the browser's console will contain additional...
- [How many webcams can I share in a meeting?](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/faq/how-many-webcams-can-i-share-in-a-meeting.md): BigBlueButton is not designed as a purely video conferencing application, but rather it focuses on engagement with students.
- [How to mirror your iPad/iPhone screen to a Mac computer with QuickTime](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/faq/how-to-mirror-your-ipadiphone-screen-to-a-mac-computer-with-quicktime.md): When running the BigBlueButton client on a mobile device, you can view screen sharing, but can't initiate it. In other words, the mobile browsers do...
- [Using Chrome's Built In Closed Captioning](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/faq/using-chromes-built-in-closed-captioning.md): Chrome v132.0 (and later) offers built-in captioning of all audio in a meeting.
- [What are the minimum requirements for BigBlueButton?](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/faq/what-are-the-minimum-requirements-for-bigbluebutton.md): This page gives you a summary of the requirements -- browser, OS, and bandwidth -- for running BigBlueButton.
- [Where is meeting data stored in Europe?](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/faq/where-is-meeting-data-stored-in-europe.md): Recordings are stored in Ireland and live sessions are hosted in Netherlands (Amsterdam) and France.
- [Where is the hosting location for Australia customers?](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/faq/where-is-the-hosting-location-for-australia-customers.md): Storage of recordings is in Australia, and our BigBlueButton servers are in Singapore and Australia.
- [Whitelisting BigBlueButton servers for the firewall](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/faq/whitelisting-bigbluebutton-servers-for-the-firewall.md): BigBlueButton servers require specific ports to be accessible by the web browser in order to transfer audio and video media.
- [Why is there no BigBlueButton Mobile Application?](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/faq/why-is-there-no-bigbluebutton-mobile-application.md): By design, BigBlueButton is a fully HTML5 web application. It runs with a browser on Desktop, Laptop, Chromebook, and mobile devices. On mobile,...
- [Getting Started with Personal Rooms ](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/getting-started/getting-started-with-personal-rooms.md): Welcome to Personal Rooms! A simple front-end for using BigBlueButton outside your institution's Learning Management System (LMS). This article...
- [Google OAuth2](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/getting-started/google-oauth2.md): What is Google OAuth2 authentication? The Google OAuth2 authentication method does not require the installation of a new app and allows users to...
- [In Application Authorization ](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/getting-started/in-application-authorization.md): What is the Greenlight/In Application Authorization? The Greenlight or In Application authorization method allows any user with your Personal Rooms...
- [Office 365 OAuth2](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/getting-started/office-365-oauth2.md): What is Office 365 OAuth2? The Office 365 OAuth2 authentication method does not require the installation of a new app and allows users to...
- [ SAML Auth](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/getting-started/saml-auth.md): What is SAML Auth? SAML (Security Assertion Markup Language) is an Authorization and Authentication protocol used to power single-sign-on and...
- [SAML Auth (Deprecated)](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/getting-started/saml-auth-deprecated.md): What is SAML Auth? SAML (Security Assertion Markup Language) is an Authorization and Authentication protocol used to power single-sign-on and...
- [SAML Auth Setup](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/getting-started/saml-auth-setup.md): What do we need to do.... Setting up a new customer for using Personal Rooms with SAML can be now a little more complicated depending of the SAML...
- [Access breakout room whiteboards or shared notes](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/moderator-guide/access-breakout-room-whiteboards-or-shared-notes.md): Save whiteboards and shared notes from breakout rooms as PDFs and access them from the Action menu after rooms end.
- [Clear the public chat](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/moderator-guide/clear-the-public-chat.md): Only moderators can clear the public chat for everyone in the session.
- [Create and manage breakout rooms](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/moderator-guide/create-and-manage-breakout-rooms.md): Create, configure, and manage breakout rooms during a live BigBlueButton session, and invite late joiners.
- [End meeting on logout](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/moderator-guide/end-meeting-on-logout.md): Moderators can end the session for everyone on logout, which closes the meeting and sends recordings for processing immediately.
- [Give/take presenter role](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/moderator-guide/givetake-presenter-role.md): How moderators assign or reclaim the presenter role from any user in the session.
- [How do I use the per-user whiteboard?](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/moderator-guide/how-do-i-use-the-per-user-whiteboard.md): Moderators can grant whiteboard access to one viewer at a time, and remove access for an individual or all viewers at once.
- [How to configure Guest Policy](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/moderator-guide/how-to-configure-guest-policy.md): Moderators set the guest policy to control whether users can join the session, are denied automatically, or wait in a lobby for approval.
- [Learning Analytics Dashboard overview](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/moderator-guide/learning-analytics-dashboard.md): Moderators use the Learning Analytics Dashboard to monitor real-time student attendance, engagement, and poll responses during a BigBlueButton session.
- [Lock viewers' ability to use their mic/webcam/chat/shared notes](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/moderator-guide/lock-viewers-ability-to-use-their-micwebcamchatshared-notes.md): Moderators can lock viewer access to specific BigBlueButton features such as mic, webcam, chat, and shared notes.
- [Manage users](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/moderator-guide/manage-users.md): Moderators manage settings for all users at once or for individual users from the User list.
- [Promote, demote, or remove a user](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/moderator-guide/promotedemoteremove-a-user.md): Moderators can promote viewers to moderator, demote moderators to viewer, or remove a user from the session.
- [Start and stop recording](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/moderator-guide/start-and-stop-recording.md): Moderators use the Start/Stop Recording button to capture the session when recording is enabled for the meeting.
- [Use Closed Captions](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/moderator-guide/use-closed-captions.md): Enable automatic browser-based closed captions in BigBlueButton, with captions also embedded in the recording as subtitles.
- [Using Smart Slides for one-click polling](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/moderator-guide/using-smart-slides-for-one-click-polling.md): Smart Slides detects poll, quiz, and video patterns in your slide content and turns them into one-click interactions during a session.
- [Accessing the Administrator Panel](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/personal-rooms/admin/accessing-the-administrator-panel.md): It it important to note that only user(s) who have been assigned the Administrator role have access to the Administrator Panel. Once you are logged...
- [Managing Recordings ](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/personal-rooms/admin/managing-recordings.md): Administrators can use the Server Recordings menu to view, search, sort, rename, and delete or email all recordings made by user accounts.
- [Managing Users ](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/personal-rooms/admin/managing-users.md): Administrators can use the Manage Users menu to view, search, sort, and edit all user accounts created. This article covers how to access the Manage...
- [Site Settings ](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/personal-rooms/admin/site-settings.md): Administrators are able to customize the look and function of their Personal Rooms instance through the Site Settings.
- [Can I delete my personal rooms?](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/personal-rooms/can-i-delete-my-personal-rooms.md): Yes — room owners can delete a personal room from the Room Menu, which also deletes every recording associated with that room.
- [Can I invite attendees to my meetings?](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/personal-rooms/can-i-invite-attendees-to-my-meetings.md): Yes — Personal Rooms owners can invite attendees using the Invite Participants link or share the in-session invite from the chat.
- [How do I create my own rooms?](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/personal-rooms/how-do-i-create-my-own-rooms.md): Create additional Personal Rooms beyond the default Home Page, modify room settings, and configure user behaviour for each room.
- [How do I find / manage recordings?](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/personal-rooms/how-do-i-find-manage-recordings.md): View and manage Personal Rooms recordings per room or across your entire account, and set per-recording visibility, format, and access.
- [Personal Rooms](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/personal-rooms/overview.md): Create and manage your own BigBlueButton rooms
- [Overview of Personal Rooms interface](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/personal-rooms/overview-of-personal-rooms-interface.md): The Personal Rooms main page contains four areas: Account Information, the Home Button, the Personal Room Manager, and the Recordings Manager.
- [Can I prevent users from downloading a recording?](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/premium/can-i-prevent-users-from-downloading-a-recording.md): BigBlueButton does not block recording downloads. Browser controls, network capture, and screen recording each give a determined user a way around any restriction.
- [How do I download a recording?](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/premium/how-do-i-download-a-recording.md): BigBlueButton Enhanced recordings can be downloaded as a single 720p video file by right-clicking the playback area and selecting Save video as.
- [How do I invite a guest to a live meeting?](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/premium/how-do-i-invite-a-guest-to-a-live-meeting.md): Moderators on BigBlueButton Enhanced can invite a guest into the active session by sharing a per-session invite link.
- [How long until my recording is available for viewing?](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/premium/how-long-until-my-recording-is-available-for-viewing.md): Recordings take up to 24 hours to process. If your recording is missing, check that you used the Start/Resume record button during the session.
- [Options for giving students visibility of other students' webcams](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/premium/options-for-giving-students-visibility-of-other-students-webcams.md): Some BigBlueButton Essentials accounts hide other students' webcams from students. To make all webcams visible, the instructor can share their screen or upgrade to BigBlueButton Enhanced.
- [Overview of BigBlueButton Enhanced](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/premium/overview-of-premium-features.md): BigBlueButton Enhanced hosting from Blindside Networks adds downloadable recordings, meeting analytics, personal rooms, guest invites, dial-in numbers, and account customization on top of BigBlueButton Essentials.
- [BigBlueButton Enhanced Customizations](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/premium/premium-tier-customizations.md): BigBlueButton Enhanced accounts can be customized with welcome messages, lock settings, dial-in visibility, recording policies, branding, and S3 transfer.
- [Raise Hands](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/presenter-guide/raise-hands.md): Users raise their hand to signal the presenter, and presenters can lower individual hands or all hands at once.
- [Share an External Audio/Video Link](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/presenter-guide/share-an-external-audiovideo-link.md): Presenters can share an external audio or video URL with everyone in the session and control playback for all users.
- [Share my screen](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/presenter-guide/share-my-screen.md): Presenters can share their entire screen, an application window, or a single browser tab with everyone in the session.
- [Shared notes as a presenter](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/presenter-guide/shared-notes-presenter.md): Anyone in a session can collaborate in Shared Notes, export the contents to common file formats, or pin the notes onto the whiteboard.
- [Upload a presentation and enable for download](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/presenter-guide/upload-a-presentation-enable-for-download.md): Presenters can upload documents into the presentation area, switch between presentations, and enable any of them for viewers to download.
- [Use Polling or Quizzing](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/presenter-guide/use-pollingquzzing.md): Presenters can launch polls and quizzes during a session to gauge understanding, gather feedback, and review answers with the class.
- [Use the presentation controls](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/presenter-guide/use-the-presentation-controls.md): Presenters can navigate slides, zoom and fit content, and enable the multi-user whiteboard for everyone in the session.
- [Camera as Content](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/releases/camera-as-content.md): Presenters can share a webcam as the main presentation content — useful for displaying a physical whiteboard or focusing on a particular area of a hybrid classroom.
- [Disable self-view of webcam](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/releases/disable-self-view-of-webcam.md): Any user sharing a webcam can hide their own self-view to reduce on-camera fatigue, while their webcam continues to broadcast to others.
- [How do I use my browser's built-in speech recognition?](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/releases/how-do-i-use-my-browsers-built-in-speech-recognition.md): Enable per-user automatic transcription using the browser's speech recognition, or view captions for any user who has enabled it.
- [How do I use the multi-user whiteboard](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/releases/how-do-i-use-the-multi-user-whiteboard.md): When the presenter enables the multi-user whiteboard, all users in the BigBlueButton session can annotate the whiteboard simultaneously.
- [Timer and Stopwatch](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/releases/timer-and-stopwatch.md): Presenters can display a countdown timer or count-up stopwatch to all participants, with an audible alarm when a timer elapses.
- [Cannot join audio on macOS after allowing browser permissions](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/troubleshooting/after-allowing-the-browser-permissions-on-mac-os-i-am-still-unable-to-join-my-audio-in-bigbluebutton.md): Re-enable microphone access for your browser in macOS System Preferences so you can join audio in a BigBlueButton session.
- [Blindside Networks Status Page](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/troubleshooting/blindside-networks-status-page.md): View current and past BigBlueButton Network status updates on the Blindside Networks status page.
- [Client periodically disconnects/reconnects](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/troubleshooting/client-periodically-disconnectsreconnects.md): Diagnose and resolve repeated disconnect/reconnect issues during a BigBlueButton session.
- [How to disable IPv6](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/troubleshooting/how-to-disable-ipv6.md): Disable IPv6 on Windows, macOS, or your Spectrum router to stop your home connection from dropping BigBlueButton sessions.
- [Important Information for users of the BigBlueButton HTML5 Client](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/troubleshooting/important-information-for-users-of-the-bigbluebutton-html5-client.md): This document contains important information for early users of the BigBlueButton HTML5 client. Earlier this year we announced that we will be...
- [Known Issues](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/troubleshooting/known-issues.md): These are the known issues that we are working on resolving. Known issues/bugs These are the known issues that we are working on resolving....
- [LaTeX documents not converting correctly](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/troubleshooting/latex-documents-not-converting-correctly.md): For some LaTeX documents, the mathematical symbols using bitmap fonts may not convert well (whereas OTF and TTF fonts are handled well). Using...
- [Mac OS Updates & BigBlueButton Media Permissions](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/troubleshooting/mac-os-updates-bigbluebutton-media-permissions.md): After updating to Catalina (or later), you must explicitly give BigBlueButton screen sharing permissions in System Preferences. Mac OS users will...
- [PDF that contains scanned content does not display correctly](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/troubleshooting/pdf-that-contains-scanned-content-does-not-display-correctly.md): Most portable document format (PDF) files uploaded to BigBlueButton will be converted and displayed exactly as the original. However, some PDF files...
- [Students are not able to see / join their meeting](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/troubleshooting/students-are-not-able-to-see-join-their-meeting.md): In Sakai, when a meeting is created it is accessible only to those registered to the course/class A user who was registered after the conference was...
- [Students are not able to view their concluded meeting recordings](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/troubleshooting/students-are-not-able-to-view-their-concluded-meeting-recordings.md): In Sakai Meetings, when a BigBlueButton conference is recorded it is accessible only to those who were invited to the conference when it was created....
- [Troubleshooting Microphone](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/troubleshooting/troubleshooting-microphone.md): Verify and fix microphone input on Windows 10 and macOS for BigBlueButton sessions.
- [User is getting disconnected](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/troubleshooting/user-is-getting-disconnected.md): Every student comes in with their own internet connection. BigBlueButton requires (at least) 0.5 Mbit/sec upload speed and 1.0 Mbits/sec download...
- [Users unable to share their webcam](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/troubleshooting/users-unable-to-share-their-webcam.md): There are a few reasons that users may be unable to share their webcam. 1. Unable to find available webcams When the user clicks to share their...
- [Why do I not see my webcam in the recording?](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/troubleshooting/why-do-i-not-see-my-webcam-in-the-recording.md): If you have BigBlueButton Enhanced hosting, your recordings are video files (and they are downloadable too). Here's a screen shot from...
- [Access the Options Menu](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/user-guide/access-the-options-menu.md): Any user can access additional settings, information, and assistance through the options menu.
- [Close the presentation/enlarge the webcams](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/user-guide/close-the-presentationenlarge-the-webcams.md): Any user can close the presentation area to enlarge shared webcams, or disable incoming webcams to save bandwidth.
- [Join breakout rooms](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/user-guide/join-breakout-rooms.md): As a viewer, join, rejoin, and use features within a breakout room.
- [Join the audio](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/user-guide/join-the-audio.md): Learn how to join audio in a BigBlueButton session with a microphone or in listen-only mode.
- [Make webcams larger](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/user-guide/make-webcams-larger.md): Any user can resize the ratio between the webcam strip and the presentation area in their own view.
- [Move webcam(s) in a live session](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/user-guide/move-webcams-in-a-live-session.md): Any user can drag webcams to a preferred position in their own view of the BigBlueButton interface.
- [Raise Hand](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/user-guide/raise-hand.md): Any user can raise or lower their hand to signal the presenter without interrupting the session.
- [Reactions Bar](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/user-guide/reactions-bar.md): Any user can send a quick emoji reaction that appears next to their name in the user list for one minute.
- [Respond to polls and quizzes](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/user-guide/respond-to-polls.md): When a presenter starts a poll or quiz, any user can respond, and the presenter can publish anonymized results to the slide.
- [Send public and private chat messages](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/user-guide/send-public-and-private-chat-messages.md): Anyone can send public and private chat messages as well as edit or delete their own chat messages.
- [Share a Webcam](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/user-guide/share-a-webcam.md): Any user can share a built-in or external webcam, adjust brightness, set a virtual background, pin webcams, or share a second webcam.
- [Share iPad screen](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/user-guide/share-i-pad-screen.md): Share an iPad screen in a BigBlueButton session by mirroring the iPad to a Mac and screen-sharing the QuickTime window.
- [Use shared notes](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/user-guide/use-shared-notes.md): Anyone in a session can contribute to the Shared Notes panel and export the notes to a file.
- [Using away/available mode](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/user-guide/using-away-available.md): Toggle between available and away to mute your mic, mask your webcam, and signal your status to others in the session.
- [View closed captions](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/user-guide/view-closed-captions.md): Anyone in a session can view closed captions, generated either automatically by the browser or by a live stenographer.
- [Tutorial Videos](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/help/videos.md): Video guides to help you quickly master BigBlueButton
- [How to Create a Conference](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/how-to-create-a-conference.md): Create a new Schoology Conference from the Conferences panel and set its name, start time, and end time.
- [How to Join a Conference as a User](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/how-to-join-a-conference.md): Join an in-progress Schoology Conference from the Conferences panel to enter the BigBlueButton session.
- [How to View Past Conferences](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/how-to-view-past-conferences.md): View completed Schoology Conferences, play recordings, and open the Learning Analytics Dashboard for session statistics.
- [Creating and starting a Conference](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/integrations/canvas/creating-and-starting-a-conference.md): You can create a conference in a course to host virtual lectures, hold virtual office hours, and student groups. Creating a conference is a course...
- [Deleting a Canvas Conference](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/integrations/canvas/deleting-a-conference.md): You can delete new and concluded conferences. Deleting a concluded conference also immediately removes the conference from the server, in addition to...
- [Ending a Conference in Canvas](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/integrations/canvas/ending-a-conference-in-canvas.md): When you create a session in Canvas, it can have a time limit you can check No time limit (for long-running conferences). Regardless of which way you...
- [Can I add participants to an existing Conference?](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/integrations/canvas/faq-can-i-add-participants-to-an-existing-conference.md): Conferences created to be long running (no end time) can be edited manually to include late registrants. If a Canvas BigBlueButton Conference...
- [Can we automatically enable all Conferences to be recorded?](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/integrations/canvas/faq-can-we-automatically-enable-all-conferences-to-be-recorded.md): When you create a new Conference, by default the record option is checked.
- [How does the Duration value affect user's ability to enter a conference in Canvas?](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/integrations/canvas/faq-how-does-the-duration-value-affect-users-ability-to-enter-a-conference-in-canvas.md): In canvas you can set a duration time that "locks the door" to your conference after the duration has expired. In the above example, the Duration is...
- [How long will recordings appear in Canvas? ](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/integrations/canvas/faq-how-long-will-recordings-appear-in-canvas.md): By default, Canvas Conferences BigBlueButton Essentials recordings expire after 7 days. If you would like access to your recordings past 7 days, you can upgrade to...
- [Integrating your own BigBlueButton server with Canvas](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/integrations/canvas/faq-integrating-your-own-bigbluebutton-server-with-canvas.md): BigBlueButton is open source. If you wanted to setup your own BigBlueButton server with Canvas, you need to give the hostname and shared secret to...
- [Integration with Canvas Studio](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/integrations/canvas/faq-integration-with-canvas-studio.md): For Canvas customers that upgrade to BigBlueButton Enhanced hosting for Conferences, if you have Studio (Canvas's video content management system), then we can...
- [What are Canvas Conferences?](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/integrations/canvas/faq-what-are-conferences.md): Canvas by Instructure has integrated BigBlueButton as Canvas Conferences. It has a built-in version of BigBlueButton that is available to all Canvas...
- [What are "Protected Recording Links"? ](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/integrations/canvas/faq-what-are-protected-recording-links.md): All recording links in BigBlueButton Essentials of Canvas Conferences are restricted by default. Restricted recording links are only accessible through the...
- [Why has my recording not appeared?](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/integrations/canvas/faq-why-has-my-recording-not-appeared.md): For a recording to appear in Canvas, two things must occur. 1. The conference must have started with Enable recording for this conference enabled...
- [Inviting  course members to a Conference ](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/integrations/canvas/inviting-course-members-to-a-conference.md): You can add any user in your course to your conference. By default, all members in the course will be invited to the conference. To invite specific...
- [Locating & deleting recordings](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/integrations/canvas/locating-deleting-recordings.md): If you enabled recording when you created the conference and engaged the start/stop record button in the live session, you will have access to a...
- [Enabling recording for all Canvas Conferences](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/integrations/canvas/troubleshooting-enabling-recording-for-all-canvas-conferences.md): With a bit of Javascript, and the ability for Canvas to have your own theme with custom CSS/Javascript, you can enabled this option for all...
- [How to hide the "Allow Attendees To..." selections](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/integrations/canvas/troubleshooting-how-to-hide-the-allow-attendees-to-selections.md): To prevent BBB conferences from being setup with incorrect attendee settings the following code can be added to hide the "Allow Attendees To..."...
- [Record-enabled conference not appearing for viewing](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/integrations/canvas/troubleshooting-record-enabled-conference-not-appearing-for-viewing.md): In Canvas Conferences, when a conference is enabled for recording the Moderator must still engage the Start/Stop button in the live session. If a...
- [Students are not able to see/join their Canvas Conferences](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/integrations/canvas/troubleshooting-students-are-not-able-to-seejoin-their-canvas-conferences.md): In Canvas Conferences, when a conference is created it is accessible only to those listed in the Members section. When you create a Canvas...
- [Students are not able to view their Concluded Conference Recordings](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/integrations/canvas/troubleshooting-students-are-not-able-to-view-their-concluded-conference-recordings.md): In Canvas Conferences, when a conference is recorded it is accessible only to those who were invited to the conference when it was created. If a...
- [Using BigBlueButton with Appointments](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/integrations/canvas/using-bigbluebutton-with-appointments.md): Canvas as a great calendar feature called Appointment Group , which gives you the ability to set a range of time slots where student can sign up. You...
- [Viewing Recordings](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/integrations/canvas/viewing-recordings.md): In Canvas BigBlueButton Conferences, when a conference has a recording you will see a small triangle to the left of the conference title. Clicking...
- [LTI](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/integrations/lti.md): Manage a BigBlueButton room launched from your LMS, edit room settings, and handle session recordings.
- [Activity completion](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/integrations/moodle/admins/activity-completion.md): Enable activity completion for BigBlueButton in Moodle using live event callbacks from the BigBlueButton server.
- [Global settings](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/integrations/moodle/admins/global-settings.md): Review the main administrator-controlled settings that affect BigBlueButton behavior across a Moodle site.
- [Install and configure](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/integrations/moodle/admins/install-and-configure.md): Install the BigBlueButton Moodle activity and configure the BigBlueButton server URL and shared secret.
- [Language customization](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/integrations/moodle/admins/language-customization.md): Update or customize BigBlueButton language strings in Moodle using language packs and the language customization workflow.
- [Recording defaults](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/integrations/moodle/admins/recording-defaults.md): Set the default recording behavior for BigBlueButton activities on your Moodle site.
- [Roles and capabilities](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/integrations/moodle/admins/roles-and-capabilities.md): Understand which Moodle roles and permissions affect who can create, join, manage, and administer BigBlueButton activities.
- [Scheduled tasks](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/integrations/moodle/admins/scheduled-tasks.md): Monitor the scheduled tasks BigBlueButton uses in Moodle for recording synchronization and background maintenance.
- [Subplugins](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/integrations/moodle/admins/subplugins.md): Understand how BigBlueButton extension subplugins are surfaced in Moodle and how they can expand the integration.
- [Moodle FAQ](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/integrations/moodle/faq.md): Quick answers to common Moodle integration questions, with links to the main BigBlueButton Moodle documentation pages.
- [Create your first activity](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/integrations/moodle/get-started/create-your-first-activity.md): Create your first BigBlueButton activity in Moodle and configure the core options needed to launch a live session.
- [Find and play recordings](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/integrations/moodle/get-started/find-and-play-recordings.md): Find processed BigBlueButton recordings in Moodle and play them back using the available recording formats.
- [Join your first session](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/integrations/moodle/get-started/join-your-first-session.md): Open a BigBlueButton activity in Moodle and understand what students and teachers see before joining a live session.
- [BigBlueButton for Moodle](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/integrations/moodle/overview.md): Use BigBlueButton in Moodle to create live classes, schedule sessions, share presentations, and manage recordings.
- [Activity settings reference](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/integrations/moodle/reference/activity-settings-reference.md): Reference guide to the major settings areas available when creating or editing a BigBlueButton activity in Moodle.
- [Completion rules reference](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/integrations/moodle/reference/completion-rules-reference.md): Reference page for the BigBlueButton activity completion model in Moodle.
- [Moodle module settings reference](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/integrations/moodle/reference/moodle-module-settings-reference.md): Reference page for standard Moodle module settings that still affect BigBlueButton activities.
- [Recording settings reference](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/integrations/moodle/reference/recording-settings-reference.md): Reference guide to the recording-related settings available in Moodle for BigBlueButton activities.
- [Common module settings](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/integrations/moodle/teachers/common-module-settings.md): Understand the standard Moodle module settings that still affect BigBlueButton activities, including availability, ID number, groups, and grouping.
- [Create and edit activity](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/integrations/moodle/teachers/create-and-edit-activity.md): Create a BigBlueButton activity in Moodle and understand the main areas available when editing it.
- [Groups and grouping](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/integrations/moodle/teachers/groups-and-grouping.md): Learn how Moodle group modes affect BigBlueButton room behavior and why users may join different rooms in the same activity.
- [Guest access](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/integrations/moodle/teachers/guest-access.md): Allow external guests to join a BigBlueButton activity in Moodle using a guest link and password.
- [Import recording links](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/integrations/moodle/teachers/import-recording-links.md): Import processed recording links from other Moodle courses into a BigBlueButton activity.
- [Participants and roles](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/integrations/moodle/teachers/participants-and-roles.md): Customize which users enter a BigBlueButton activity and whether they join as viewers or moderators.
- [Presentations](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/integrations/moodle/teachers/presentations.md): Upload a presentation or document ahead of time so it is available inside the BigBlueButton session and from the Moodle activity page.
- [Recording settings](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/integrations/moodle/teachers/recording-settings.md): Adjust activity-level recording settings such as table format, deleted-activity recordings, and imported recording visibility.
- [Manage recordings](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/integrations/moodle/teachers/recordings.md): View, play, edit, protect, publish, unpublish, delete, and control access to BigBlueButton recordings in Moodle.
- [Room settings](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/integrations/moodle/teachers/room-settings.md): Configure room-specific settings such as the welcome message, wait for moderator, and whether the session can be recorded.
- [Schedule a session](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/integrations/moodle/teachers/schedule-session.md): Schedule a BigBlueButton session in Moodle using open and close times so learners can only join during a specific window.
- [Deleted activity recordings](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/integrations/moodle/troubleshooting/deleted-activity-recordings.md): Troubleshoot access to recordings that were created under activities later deleted from a Moodle course.
- [Downgrading the plugin](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/integrations/moodle/troubleshooting/downgrading-plugin.md): Understand the risks and high-level process involved in downgrading the BigBlueButton Moodle plugin.
- [Language strings](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/integrations/moodle/troubleshooting/language-strings.md): Troubleshoot or update BigBlueButton language strings in Moodle using the standard language pack and language customization workflows.
- [Missing recordings after upgrade](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/integrations/moodle/troubleshooting/missing-recordings-after-upgrade.md): Troubleshoot cases where course recording lists change or disappear after upgrading older BigBlueButton Moodle components.
- [Integrations](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/integrations/overview.md): Connect BigBlueButton with your Learning Management System
- [Creating a BigBlueButton meeting](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/integrations/sakai/creating-a-bigbluebutton-meeting.md): You can use BigBlueButton meetings to host one-on-one tutoring, virtual lectures, and hold online office hours. Once successfully installed,...
- [Sakai default recording settings](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/integrations/sakai/default-recording-settings.md): BigBlueButton meetings can be enabled to provide a recording option during a live virtual session. When enabled, the meeting will allow the moderator...
- [How long will recordings appear](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/integrations/sakai/faq-how-long-will-recordings-appear.md): By default, Sakai Meetings BigBlueButton Essentials recordings expire after 7 days. If you would like access to your recordings past 7 days, you can upgrade to...
- [What are Meetings?](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/integrations/sakai/faq-what-are-meetings.md): Sakai has the ability to integrate BigBlueButton as Sakai Meetings. It has a version of BigBlueButton that is available to Sakai customers who choose...
- [Create Engaging Content](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/prepare/create-engaging-content.md): Prepare presentations, Smart Slides for polling, and other content before your session.
- [Set Up Your Room](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/prepare/setup-rooms.md): Create and configure your meeting room before class — rooms, settings, guest policies, and invitations.
- [Keyboard Shortcuts](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/reference/keyboard-shortcuts.md): Complete list of BigBlueButton keyboard shortcuts for Windows, Mac, and Linux.
- [Practical Tips](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/reference/practical-tips.md): Power-user tips for chat, whiteboard, webcams, presentations, and audio in BigBlueButton.
- [Troubleshooting](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/reference/troubleshooting.md): Find solutions to common audio, video, connectivity, and client issues in BigBlueButton.
- [Recordings](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/reflect/recordings.md): Record sessions, manage recording formats, and control download and access settings.
- [Review Your Class](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/reflect/review-your-class.md): Use statistics recordings, the Learning Analytics Dashboard, and LMS analytics to reflect on your session.
- [Starting and Editing a Conference](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/starting-and-editing-a-conference.md): Start a Schoology Conference to launch the BigBlueButton session, or use the gear icon to edit its details.
- [What are Schoology Conferences?](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/what-are-conferences.md): Schoology Conferences is a built-in BigBlueButton integration for virtual lectures, office hours, and student groups.

## OpenAPI Specs

- [openapi](https://bigbluebutton.com/docs/api-reference/openapi.json)

## Optional

- [Blog](https://bigbluebutton.org/blog)