Dedicated Resources
Run BigBlueButton on a dedicated VPS with resources allocated specifically to your video conferencing server.
BigBlueButton VPS Hosting
BigBlueButton Hosting UK
Run your own BigBlueButton video conferencing server on high-performance UK infrastructure. Farbyte provisions your dedicated VPS and installs BigBlueButton for you, giving you control over your own online meeting environment.
Your Own BigBlueButton Server
BigBlueButton is designed to run on a dedicated server rather than conventional shared web hosting. Farbyte provides the dedicated VPS infrastructure you need to run your own BigBlueButton server, with the CPU, memory, storage and network capacity required for real-time video conferencing.
High-Performance CPU
AMD EPYC processors provide the CPU performance needed for demanding real-time conferencing workloads.
NVMe Storage
Fast NVMe storage provides responsive server performance and supports the storage requirements of recorded meetings.
UK Infrastructure
Host your BigBlueButton server on Farbyte infrastructure located in UK data centres.
BigBlueButton Deployed for You
Getting a BigBlueButton server running involves considerably more than installing an application on an ordinary hosting account. The server needs root access, suitable CPU and memory resources, dedicated network ports and a clean server environment.
Farbyte can provision the VPS and deploy BigBlueButton for you, giving you a ready-to-configure conferencing server without having to build the underlying infrastructure yourself.
Dedicated VPS
A dedicated virtual server environment reserved for your BigBlueButton deployment.
BigBlueButton Installation
Have BigBlueButton deployed onto your VPS rather than handling the initial installation yourself.
SSL & Hostname
BigBlueButton requires a proper hostname and SSL certificate for browser-based audio, video and screen sharing.
Network Configuration
The VPS can be configured with the network access required for real-time conferencing traffic.
Root Access
Retain full administrative access to your VPS when you choose an unmanaged service.
UK Support
Get support from Farbyte for the underlying hosting infrastructure and VPS environment.
BigBlueButton Server Requirements
BigBlueButton is a demanding real-time application. The resources required depend on how you intend to use your server, the number of simultaneous participants and whether meetings are recorded.
16GB+ RAM
Current BigBlueButton production guidance specifies at least 16GB of memory.
8 CPU Cores
BigBlueButton production deployments require high-performance CPU resources, with current guidance specifying 8 cores.
500GB+ Storage
Current guidance recommends 500GB or more of free disk space when session recordings are enabled.
High-Bandwidth Network
Real-time audio and video conferencing requires substantial upstream and downstream network capacity.
These are starting points rather than participant limits. Actual capacity depends on meeting configuration, participant numbers, cameras, screen sharing, recordings and other workload factors. If you need a larger deployment, we can discuss the infrastructure required for your use case.
Built for Real-Time Video Conferencing
BigBlueButton is purpose-built for online meetings and virtual classrooms rather than general-purpose website hosting. It provides the infrastructure for live audio and video, screen sharing, presentations, chat and collaborative online sessions from a browser.
Breakout Rooms
Create separate breakout rooms for smaller group discussions and activities. Moderators can organise participants into rooms and manage breakout sessions as part of the main meeting.
Screen Sharing & Presentations
Share your screen and presentations with meeting participants while keeping the conferencing experience inside the browser. This makes BigBlueButton suitable for training, teaching, demonstrations and online meetings.
Recording Support
BigBlueButton can record meetings when recording is enabled. Recorded sessions require additional storage, so your VPS should be sized according to how many meetings you expect to retain and how long you need to keep them.
Managed vs Unmanaged BigBlueButton Hosting
| Feature | Popular Managed VPS | Unmanaged VPS |
|---|---|---|
| VPS infrastructure | Farbyte managed | Customer managed |
| BigBlueButton deployment | Installed by Farbyte | Installed by Farbyte |
| Operating system management | Farbyte manages the server | Customer manages the server |
| Security updates | Farbyte manages the VPS | Customer responsibility |
| Server monitoring | Farbyte monitoring | Customer responsibility |
| Root access | Available where required | Full root access |
| BigBlueButton administration | Customer responsibility | Customer responsibility |
| Best suited to | Organisations wanting managed server infrastructure | Technical users wanting full server control |
Important: Managed VPS hosting covers the underlying server infrastructure. It does not automatically mean that Farbyte manages your BigBlueButton configuration, meetings, users, recordings or integrations.
Why Run Your Own BigBlueButton Server?
Your Own Environment
Run BigBlueButton on infrastructure dedicated to your organisation rather than sharing a generic conferencing platform.
Control Your Configuration
Maintain control over your BigBlueButton server, configuration and deployment rather than relying on a third-party hosted meeting platform.
Your Own Domain
Use a dedicated hostname for your BigBlueButton server and provide participants with a consistent meeting address.
Flexible Infrastructure
Scale the underlying VPS resources as your requirements change, subject to the capacity of the workload.
High-Performance UK Infrastructure
BigBlueButton benefits from the same high-performance infrastructure used throughout Farbyte’s VPS platform. Your conferencing server runs on modern virtualisation and storage infrastructure designed for demanding workloads.
UK Data Centres
Host your BigBlueButton server on infrastructure located in UK data centres.
AMD EPYC
High-performance AMD EPYC processors provide the CPU resources required for demanding applications.
KVM Virtualisation
KVM virtualisation provides an isolated virtual server environment with dedicated resource allocation.
NVMe Storage
Fast NVMe storage provides the performance required by demanding applications and recorded sessions.
Ceph Storage
Distributed Ceph storage provides a resilient storage platform underneath the virtual infrastructure.
Network Protection
Farbyte infrastructure includes network-level protection designed to help filter malicious traffic before it reaches hosted services.
BigBlueButton remains a dedicated workload. We do not recommend trying to run it alongside unrelated websites, control panels or other applications on the same server.
Who Is BigBlueButton Hosting For?
Training Providers
Run your own online training and teaching environment for courses, sessions and live events.
Schools & Education
Provide a dedicated conferencing environment for teaching, classes and online learning.
Businesses
Host your own video conferencing infrastructure for internal meetings, training and collaboration.
Membership Organisations
Provide online meetings and events through a conferencing environment under your own domain.
Developers & Integrators
Deploy BigBlueButton as part of a wider application or learning platform using its API and integration capabilities.
Organisations Wanting Control
Run your own conferencing infrastructure rather than relying entirely on a third-party conferencing service.
BigBlueButton Hosting vs Conventional Web Hosting
| Feature | Popular BigBlueButton VPS | Shared Web Hosting | Business Hosting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Designed for | Real-time conferencing | Websites | Business websites and applications |
| Dedicated server environment | Yes | No | Yes, managed container |
| Root access | Available | No | No |
| High-performance CPU | Yes | Shared | Allocated resources |
| Real-time conferencing | Designed for it | Not suitable | Not designed for it |
| BigBlueButton installation | Yes | No | No |
| Website hosting | Possible, but not recommended on the same server | Yes | Yes |
| Server management | Managed or unmanaged VPS | Platform managed | Platform managed |
| Best suited to | Dedicated BigBlueButton deployments | Conventional websites | Business websites and applications |
BigBlueButton should be treated as a specialist application rather than another website that can simply be added to a shared hosting account. Its real-time media workload and server requirements make a dedicated VPS the appropriate starting point.
Migration & Deployment Support
Already running BigBlueButton elsewhere? We can help you move the underlying server workload to Farbyte infrastructure.
New Deployments
Start with a new BigBlueButton VPS and have the application deployed for you.
Existing Servers
Discuss moving an existing BigBlueButton deployment to a new Farbyte VPS.
Infrastructure Planning
We can help determine suitable VPS resources based on your intended workload.
BigBlueButton Hosting FAQs
BigBlueButton hosting provides the dedicated server infrastructure needed to run your own BigBlueButton video conferencing system. Farbyte provides the VPS infrastructure and can deploy BigBlueButton for you, giving your organisation its own conferencing server.
No. BigBlueButton requires root access and a dedicated server environment. Conventional shared hosting accounts with interfaces such as cPanel or Plesk do not provide the environment required to install and operate BigBlueButton.
Current BigBlueButton production guidance recommends at least 16GB of memory. The actual resources you need depend on the number of simultaneous participants, meeting configuration and whether features such as recording are heavily used.
There is no single participant number that applies to every deployment. Capacity depends on server resources, meeting configuration and how participants use audio, cameras, screen sharing and other features. If you have a target participant count, contact us and we can discuss the appropriate infrastructure.
Yes. BigBlueButton is specifically designed for online audio and video conferencing. It also supports features such as screen sharing, presentations, chat, breakout rooms and recording.
Yes. BigBlueButton supports recorded meetings when recording is enabled. Recordings require additional storage, so the VPS should be sized according to your expected recording volume and retention requirements.
Our Managed VPS service manages the underlying VPS infrastructure rather than automatically providing fully managed BigBlueButton application administration. We can deploy BigBlueButton for you, while ongoing application configuration, meetings, users and integrations remain your responsibility unless a separate support arrangement is agreed.
BigBlueButton has specific operating system requirements. Its current 4.0 documentation recommends a clean Ubuntu 24.04 64-bit server for production. We will use the appropriate supported deployment method for the version being installed.
Yes. BigBlueButton is normally configured with a hostname such as meet.example.com. A valid hostname and SSL certificate are required for browser access to features such as microphones and cameras.
Yes, we can discuss migration of an existing BigBlueButton deployment. The migration approach depends on your current version, configuration, integrations and recording data. We can review the existing server before planning the move.
Ready to Run Your Own BigBlueButton Server?
Get your own BigBlueButton conferencing environment on high-performance UK VPS infrastructure. Talk to Farbyte about the resources and deployment options for your requirements.