rsyslog is an application that allows for local logs on the RP to be sent to another host for log consolidation. Below is a procedure that I have used to send logs from a Pexip RP to a remote syslog destination. The following logs are what I am send to the remote destination. You can […]
If you have deployed more than one reverse proxy, there may be scenarios where it might be useful to replicate files from one to another in an automated fashion. For instance, if you are providing custom branding as described in this article: Pexip Reverse Proxy – Hosting unique branding for multiple domains then you will want to […]
In order to serve unique branding for users browsing to a unique domain hosted on the Pexip packaged Reverse Proxy, it is quite a simple task to create an individual nginx configuration file per domain. This can get a little onerous when one needs to do this on a regular basis. When you creates a new […]
This policy server provides a way to nominate a Pexip location appropriate for the subnet to which Lync and Skype users belong. This policy is enhances a deployment where you have a centralised Lync or Skype Front End Pool to which users are homed but you want to have Pexip host the media for VMR and […]
Note: Since the time of writing, I have found this method to be even more useful: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-secure-nginx-with-let-s-encrypt-on-ubuntu-18-04 This article aims to show how you can use the FREE public certificates provided by Letsencrypt (https://letsencrypt.org/) for your Pexip reverse proxy. Install Steps These instructions expand on guidance provided here: https://certbot.eff.org/#ubuntutrusty-nginx Follow Andreas’ instructions to bring the reverse proxy […]
Reporting Pexip History using Superset This post contains my notes for installing Superset and a customer python script to automate the downloading of participant and conference history from a Pexip Management node. I came across Caravel when looking for a simple method to provide some cool dashboard type views with data derived from Pexip. Superset […]
Inspired by: Ben Hockley It is really cool how Pexip can provide a way to offer browser based video conferencing to users that are located outside of an organisation. A common way to architect this functionality is to install a reverse proxy and TURN server at the organisations network edge. One of the risks in providing […]
Pexip Geo Location Policy server for WebRTC This blog illustrates how to build a simple policy server for the Pexip platform. The end result provides the means to nominate a Pexip Location based on which country the user is connecting from. This is particularily useful for Pexip installations that span multiple AWS regions but incoming […]
Here we advertise a virtual IP to web users (more likely a DNS record resolving to it). Installing keepalived on the RPs allows for one RP to be configured as a master while a second RP is waiting to step up in the event that the master fails. When the master comes back to life […]
Background All call activity on the Pexip platform in a database that exists on the Pexip Management Node. This activity is recorded in two tables that detail information pertinent to conferences and the participants connecting to the conferences. It is possible to list this infomantion by browsing to the Management Node and selecting Status […]
Dennis Lorist 