# Live group video streaming in Open edX **URL:** \ **Category:** Educators\ **Created:** [March 12, 2020, 2:03pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/live-group-video-streaming-in-open-edx/1582 "2020-03-12T14:03:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![regis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.openedx.org/regis/32/2640_2.png) [@regis](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/regis)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 2:03pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/live-group-video-streaming-in-open-edx/1582/1 "2020-03-12T14:03:17Z")
Hi all šŸ‘‹ During this COVID-19 outbreak I find myself wanting to recommend Open edX to teachers, educators, schools and universities who need to move teaching outside of the classroom. However, I do not know of any good live video conferencing solution that would work out of the box on Open edX. I searched Slack, the (now defunct) mailing list and these discussion forums; I found many people asking about that feature, but there was no satisfying answer. Did I miss something? Would you be interested in that feature? If yes, would you be willing to sponsor its development? ---
**Author:** ![bpedx](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.openedx.org/bpedx/32/120_2.png) [@bpedx](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/bpedx)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 3:15pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/live-group-video-streaming-in-open-edx/1582/2 "2020-03-12T15:15:20Z")
Open edX does not have a native conferencing tool. So, I recommend integrating a fully-featured web conferencing solution instead. There are a ton out there (Hangouts meet, Zoom, Webex, etc.) which can be used for the livestream, group meetings, or breakouts depending on the needs of a class. From personal experience, an LTI integration with Zoom will let you add a schedule block in an edX course. Check with the service provider on whether your institutional license covers this kind of usage. EDIT: Similar to the complexity of a video pipeline, this is unlikely to be an out-of-the-box feature on Open edX. ---
**Author:** ![regis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.openedx.org/regis/32/2640_2.png) [@regis](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/regis)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 4:42pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/live-group-video-streaming-in-open-edx/1582/3 "2020-03-12T16:42:18Z")
Thatā€™s just great @bpedx šŸ™‚ I managed to setup Zoom LTI Pro, created an LTI Xblock on my Open edX platform and scheduled a meeting. It just works! Iā€™ll proceed to creating a video tutorial, if I find the time. ---
**Author:** ![MHaton](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.openedx.org/mhaton/32/221_2.png) [@MHaton](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/MHaton)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2020, 2:47pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/live-group-video-streaming-in-open-edx/1582/4 "2020-03-13T14:47:49Z")
[BigBlueButton](https://bigbluebutton.org/) is my go-to when it comes to virtual classrooms, and it works great when connected via LTI šŸ™‚ Plus open source, woop woop Cool to hear that Zoom has LTI support though, we use it every day and yet I never even considered integrating it into a courseā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![regis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.openedx.org/regis/32/2640_2.png) [@regis](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/regis)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2020, 3:33pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/live-group-video-streaming-in-open-edx/1582/5 "2020-03-13T15:33:10Z")
I had a look at BigBlueButton but did not realize either that it was LTI-compatible. @MHaton Do you run BBB on premises or do you use an instance hosted elsewhere? Is it working well? ---
**Author:** ![MHaton](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.openedx.org/mhaton/32/221_2.png) [@MHaton](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/MHaton)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2020, 3:46pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/live-group-video-streaming-in-open-edx/1582/6 "2020-03-13T15:46:37Z")
Iā€™ve only personally used it with the demo they gave us access to šŸ˜ƒ But weā€™ve referred people to hosted BBB SaaS providers previously like Blindside networks - we donā€™t typically get into the business of maintaining a billion other SaaS solutions, lord knows Open edX is enough to handle. ---
**Author:** ![Diljith](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.openedx.org/diljith/32/605_2.png) [@Diljith](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/Diljith)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2020, 5:24pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/live-group-video-streaming-in-open-edx/1582/7 "2020-03-13T17:24:04Z")
Hey. We are trying to integrate zoom on to open edx. Is the LTI Xblock available. How challenging was it to integrate with the open edx platform. ---
**Author:** ![chinmaybhatk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.openedx.org/chinmaybhatk/32/447_2.png) [@chinmaybhatk](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/chinmaybhatk)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2020, 2:44pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/live-group-video-streaming-in-open-edx/1582/8 "2020-03-14T14:44:24Z")
@Diljith, Check if this will be helpful [https://openedx.atlassian.net/plugins/servlet/mobile?originPath=%2Fbrowse%2FEDUCATOR-4558#issue/EDUCATOR-4558](https://openedx.atlassian.net/plugins/servlet/mobile?originPath=%2Fbrowse%2FEDUCATOR-4558#issue/EDUCATOR-4558) ---
**Author:** ![regis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.openedx.org/regis/32/2640_2.png) [@regis](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/regis)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2020, 7:20pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/live-group-video-streaming-in-open-edx/1582/9 "2020-03-14T19:20:38Z")
@Diljith I didnā€™t have much trouble setting it up but I had to dig in the source code of the lti\_consumer xblock. Iā€™m planning on publishing a tutorial or video in the coming days. Unless youā€™re in a hurry? ---
**Author:** ![MHaton](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.openedx.org/mhaton/32/221_2.png) [@MHaton](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/MHaton)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2020, 10:52am UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/live-group-video-streaming-in-open-edx/1582/10 "2020-03-16T10:52:49Z")
Just in case itā€™s helpful, we have this general guide on using the LTI Consumer XBlock, although it is written to work with the version of it weā€™re running on Tahoe. Regardless: > **[Adding third-party content to Open edX courses using LTI - Appsembler...](https://help.appsembler.com/article/452-lti)** > > Want to use existing training content in your courses, or pull in content from a third-party tool?Ā You can use the LTI Consumer XBlock!Ā  To learn more about LTI ---
**Author:** ![monocha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@monocha](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/monocha)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 3:13pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/live-group-video-streaming-in-open-edx/1582/11 "2020-03-17T15:13:58Z")
Thank you Ben. I had a question in a separate thread on AR/VR integration. Is that an area you are familiar with, as well? Thanks for the support in advance. ---
**Author:** ![SamuelMarks](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.openedx.org/samuelmarks/32/567_2.png) [@SamuelMarks](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/SamuelMarks)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 11:11pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/live-group-video-streaming-in-open-edx/1582/12 "2020-03-17T23:11:01Z")
WebRTC is a good bet. Bit of configuration and STUN & TURN servers to setup though. ---
**Author:** ![regis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.openedx.org/regis/32/2640_2.png) [@regis](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/regis)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 11:14pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/live-group-video-streaming-in-open-edx/1582/13 "2020-03-17T23:14:04Z")
Here is the video and tutorial: How To Stream Live Video Classes in Open edX with Zoom [https://youtu.be/3OPz3UxvVnc](https://youtu.be/3OPz3UxvVnc) ---
**Author:** ![gabrieldamours](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.openedx.org/gabrieldamours/32/5569_2.png) [@gabrieldamours](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/gabrieldamours)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 8:25pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/live-group-video-streaming-in-open-edx/1582/14 "2020-03-25T20:25:58Z")
Great tutorial Regis šŸ‘ ---
**Author:** ![razakiz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/50afbb/32.png) [@razakiz](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/razakiz)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2020, 7:30pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/live-group-video-streaming-in-open-edx/1582/15 "2020-03-03T19:30:27Z")
Does Open EdX support live/virtual classes delivered by teachers to varying sizes of students? What are the features that are available for the instructor in such a live/virtual class? Many thanks ---
**Author:** ![chinmaybhatk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.openedx.org/chinmaybhatk/32/447_2.png) [@chinmaybhatk](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/chinmaybhatk)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2020, 5:10pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/live-group-video-streaming-in-open-edx/1582/16 "2020-03-06T17:10:00Z")
@razakiz, It is not available out of the box, but you can integrate Bigbluebutton using itā€™s LTI component ([https://bigbluebutton.org/](https://bigbluebutton.org/)) ---
**Author:** ![gabrieldamours](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.openedx.org/gabrieldamours/32/5569_2.png) [@gabrieldamours](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/gabrieldamours)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2020, 5:05pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/live-group-video-streaming-in-open-edx/1582/17 "2020-03-16T17:05:08Z")
This is also discussed in the following [thread](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/live-group-video-streaming-in-open-edx/1582/11). ---
**Author:** ![antoviaque](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.openedx.org/antoviaque/32/32_2.png) [@antoviaque](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/antoviaque)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2020, 2:47pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/live-group-video-streaming-in-open-edx/1582/18 "2020-03-30T14:47:45Z")
@gabrieldamours Thanks - I have merged the two threads. ---
**Author:** ![mahyard](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.openedx.org/mahyard/32/54_2.png) [@mahyard](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/mahyard)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2020, 10:22am UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/live-group-video-streaming-in-open-edx/1582/19 "2020-04-06T10:22:04Z")
Hey everybody and thanks to @regis for opening this thread working on integration of Open edX and BBB I found this video from appsembler which is exactly what I need. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByV95k8r8-A](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByV95k8r8-A) So I want to know that did you customize lti\_consumer xblock to achieve this functionality? if you didnā€™t and itā€™s just about configuration, can I ask you to kindly guide me about how can I have the meeting recordings back in my LMS course page? ---
**Author:** ![juancamilom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.openedx.org/juancamilom/32/222_2.png) [@juancamilom](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/juancamilom)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2020, 1:11pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/live-group-video-streaming-in-open-edx/1582/20 "2020-04-06T13:11:33Z")
> [@mahyard](#): > > lti\_consumer Hello Mahyard. You do need to customize the lti\_xblock, because the standard version will not share all the learner information that is needed on the big blue button side. here is a link to the PR we did in eduNEXT to make the change. > > > This PR changes the lti\_consumer to a modified version that supports sending theā€¦ full name of the user to a third party service. > > The relevant \[commit\](https://github.com/eduNEXT/xblock-lti-consumer/commit/028076fc7a2eb7549049d7a20d96ccb361b49346) > > This PR has been tested on \[stage\](https://demo-edunext-io-ginkgo.edunext.co/courses/course-v1:demo-courses+DM101+2017/courseware/73a7847e74ef4e34aedc9205e97c8faa/28810607e9ae4e979a1d83497c5495c5/?activate\_block\_id=block-v1%3Ademo-courses%2BDM101%2B2017%2Btype%40sequential%2Bblock%4028810607e9ae4e979a1d83497c5495c5) and the resulting call to the bb service fails for a completely different reason. This is related to the domain of stage not being whitelisted. > > The information passed to bb can be seen in \`view-source:https://demo-edunext-io-ginkgo.edunext.co/courses/course-v1:demo-courses+DM101+2017/xblock/block-v1:demo-courses+DM101+2017+type@lti\_consumer+block@9882c346a6de4e20a29e708a3991ac73/handler/lti\_launch\_handler\` I hope it will help. [Next page](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/live-group-video-streaming-in-open-edx/1582.md?page=2)