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Introduction

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MikroMeet is an ultralight video meeting tool built with WebRTC.

What is MikroMeet?

Section titled “What is MikroMeet?”

MikroMeet is a self-hosted video conferencing solution that prioritizes simplicity and performance. Built with vanilla TypeScript and Node.js, it provides everything you need for video meetings without the overhead of heavy frameworks.

This allows MikroMeet to run with incredibly modest hardware and becomes a cost- and performance-efficient way to do fully private video conferencing.

Key Features

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  • Zero Dependencies: Pure Node.js + TypeScript with no runtime dependencies
  • Modern Vanilla Stack: No React or other frameworks, just HTML/CSS and TS
  • Super fast loads: ~25KB client transfer size for any connection
  • Modern UX: Scheduled rooms, calendar invites, chat replies, reactions, participant panels, and mobile controls
  • WebRTC: Native peer-to-peer video/audio with efficient signaling
  • Meeting tools: Screen sharing, local recording, hand raising, pinning, and file transfer
  • Moderator controls: Lock rooms, waiting-room approval, mute/unmute, kick, and promote
  • Adaptive controls: Reconnect feedback, media fallback, connection quality indicators, and incoming-video throttling
  • Self-Hosted: Full control over your data and infrastructure
  • Production-Ready: Built-in security, rate limiting, etc.

Perfect For

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  • Small teams (< 8 participants)
  • Privacy-conscious organizations
  • Self-hosted environments
  • Technical teams who want control
  • Learning WebRTC fundamentals

Architecture Overview

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MikroMeet consists of two main components:

  • Backend: Node.js HTTP server with WebSocket signaling
  • Frontend: TypeScript compiled with esbuild to vanilla JS (ESM)

The backend handles signaling and room management, while actual media flows directly between participants via WebRTC, ensuring low latency and privacy.

Get Started

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Get a meeting room running in just a few commands:

Terminal window
curl -sSL -o mikromeet_app.zip https://releases.mikrosuite.com/mikromeet_app_latest.zip
curl -sSL -o mikromeet_api.zip https://releases.mikrosuite.com/mikromeet_api_latest.zip
unzip mikromeet_app.zip -d mikromeet_app
unzip mikromeet_api.zip -d mikromeet_api

Then start the API with node mikromeet.mjs, serve the app archive, and open the app in your browser.

Next Steps

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Ready to dive in? Head to the Installation guide to set up your first MikroMeet instance.