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title: "Rocket Chat BigBlueButton App for Video Calls"
slug: "bigbluebutton-bbb-app"
description: "Configure BigBlueButton with Rocket Chat. Enable secure real-time collaboration with video and audio."
updated: 2026-05-18T19:46:26Z
published: 2026-05-18T23:04:08Z
canonical: "docs.rocket.chat/bigbluebutton-bbb-app"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.rocket.chat/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# BigBlueButton (BBB) App

[BigBlueButton](https://bigbluebutton.org/) is an open-source web collaboration software used by education organizations for online learning and training. BigBlueButton enables users to conduct web-conferencing and share documents, audio, and video files. The software’s whiteboard feature allows presenters to mark valuable topics in the presentation. In addition, its polling feature engages learners and helps the presenter to receive feedback. BigBlueButton’s desktop sharing feature extends beyond slides and allows moderators to share their screens with the audience, enabling a better understanding of topics.

**Key features of the Rocket.Chat - BigBlueButton integration**

- Real-time communication with integrated chat.
- Initiate calls from Rocket.Chat directly without having to switch tools.
- Check user names and avatars before initiating calls.
- End the call automatically.

Here are a few additional features for our [premium plans](/v1/docs/our-plans):

- Record and list call details to check users who joined the call.
- Ring users before initiating a call.
- A record of the call history.

## Download the BigBlueButton app

> [!NOTE]
> A [BigBlueButton server](https://docs.bigbluebutton.org/administration/install/) is required for this integration.

To download the BigBlueButton app, follow these steps:

1. Click the **Marketplace** icon ![Screenshot 2025-12-23 130453.png](https://cdn.us.document360.io/6ae79a05-7252-45d0-96e8-8f375e07b1b2/Images/Documentation/Screenshot%202025-12-23%20130453(1).png) from the menu bar at the top.
2. Click **Explore**.
3. Search for the **BigBlueButton** app.
4. Click **Install**. Accept the terms and conditions and the required permissions.

## Set up the BBB app

To set up the **BBB** app on your workspace, follow these steps:

1. Confirm that the app is enabled.
2. Run `sudo bbb-conf --secret` on the BBB server. It gives you a **URL** and a **Secret**. See [BBB's documentation](https://docs.bigbluebutton.org/administration/bbb-conf).
3. Use this **URL** and **Shared Secret** in the **Settings** tab of the app to connect to BBB.
4. **Register Hook**: Enable this option to register a webhook on BBB to close conference calls automatically when they end. It requires the `bbb-webhook` package.
5. **Custom parameter for bbb-client**: Add additional parameters to the BBB call URL. Enter the keys and values in the JSON format. The parameter names must start with `userdata-bbb`. See [Application parameters](https://docs.bigbluebutton.org/administration/customize/#application-parameters) for details.
6. Click **Save changes**.

## Configure conference calls using the BBB app

To configure the **BBB** video conference on your workspace, follow these steps:

1. Go to **Manage** ![Screenshot 2025-12-23 130522.png](https://cdn.us.document360.io/6ae79a05-7252-45d0-96e8-8f375e07b1b2/Images/Documentation/Screenshot%202025-12-23%20130522.png) > **Workspace** > **Settings** > **Conference Call**.
2. Select **BigBlueButton** as the **Default Provider**.
3. Enable or disable the call option in DMs, public channels, private channels, and teams as per your needs.
4. Click **Save changes**.

## Initiate calls using the BBB app

The BigBlueButton app is successfully configured on your workspace. Follow [Conference Call User's Guide](/v1/docs/conference-call-users-guide) to start using the app.

> [!NOTE]
> If you have configured more than one conference call provider, for example, **BBB** and **Google Meet**:
> 
> - Using the `/bbb` slash command initiates a conference call using the **BBB** app, regardless of the default provider.
> - Clicking the video call button from the room header initiates a conference call using the default provider that you have selected in the [settings](/conference-call-admin-guide).