Webcam background image

[samuelwei]

Is your feature request related to a problem?

BigBlueButton (BBB) allows server administrators to define custom virtual background images in the server configuration. These backgrounds can be overridden via the BBB API, and a custom background image can also be provided for individual users when they join a meeting.

Currently, PILOS does not provide a way to manage predefined virtual backgrounds or persist user-specific background preferences. As a result, administrators cannot centrally provide branded or organization-specific backgrounds, and users must configure their preferred background for each meeting.

Describe the solution you'd like

Administration

• Add a system setting in the Admin UI to upload and manage multiple virtual background images.

• Add a system setting in the Admin UI to allow or disallow user-uploaded custom backgrounds.

  • This setting should apply consistently to both PILOS and BBB. Allowing uploads in only one place would create an inconsistent user experience.

User Profile

• Add a virtual background setting to the user profile.
• Allow users to select one of the administrator-defined background images.
• If enabled by the administrator, allow users to upload and manage their own custom background image.
• Persist the selected background across meetings.

Meeting Creation

When creating a meeting, pass custom clientSettings to BBB containing:

• The list of configured virtual background images.
• Information indicating whether users are allowed to upload custom backgrounds.

Meeting Join

When a user joins a meeting:

• Pass the URL of the user's selected virtual background image (either predefined or user-uploaded).
• If no background has been selected, do not pass a background URL.

[samuelwei]

#3236 would provide the need api support

[samuelwei]

Loading the webcam pictures from PILOS would produce CORS errors.
Place all webcam pictures in: storage/app/public/webcam_backgrounds and set CORS Access-Control-Allow-Origin * for this path in docker/app/nginx/sites-enabled/default.conf