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Self-Hosting La Suite Meet

La Suite Meet is fully self-hostable under the MIT license. You own your infrastructure, your data, and your users.

Deployment options

Docker Compose (Simple)

The easiest way to get started. Suitable for:

  • Small teams and organizations
  • Evaluation and testing
  • Instances with basic video conferencing needs (no recording/transcription)

See the Simple deployment guide to get started.

Kubernetes / Helm (Advanced)

The method used by DINUM in production for Visio (millions of users). Suitable for:

  • Large organizations
  • High-availability requirements
  • Advanced features: recording, transcription, multi-region
  • Teams comfortable with Kubernetes

See the Advanced deployment guide.

Other methods

Community-contributed deployment methods:

Method Status Notes
Scalingo PaaS Official See Scalingo guide
Nix Community Unstable
YunoHost Community Small instances only, under construction

What you need to run

At minimum, every Meet deployment requires:

Component Purpose
Meet backend (Django) REST API, auth, room management
Meet frontend (React) Browser-based UI
LiveKit server WebRTC media server
PostgreSQL Persistent data
Redis Cache and Celery broker
OIDC provider User authentication

For recording and transcription, you additionally need:

Component Purpose
LiveKit Egress Room recording
Garage / S3 storage Recording file storage
Summary service (optional) AI transcription & summary
Celery workers Async task processing

Choosing a deployment method

Do you have Kubernetes experience?
├─ Yes → Use the Helm/Kubernetes guide
└─ No → Use Docker Compose
        ├─ Do you need recording/transcription?
        │  ├─ Yes → Follow the simple guide, then the advanced recording guide
        │  └─ No → Simple guide is sufficient
        └─ Start with simple/prerequisites.md

Docker images

Official Docker images are published at:

  • lasuite/meet-backend — Django backend + frontend assets
  • livekit/livekit-server — LiveKit server
  • livekit/egress — LiveKit Egress

All images are available on Docker Hub.

Getting help