Commit 976df35e authored by Juliusz Chroboczek's avatar Juliusz Chroboczek

Update README.

parent 5f58ce04
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There is a landing page at the root of the server. It contains a form
for typing the name of a group, and a clickable list of public groups.
Groups are available under `/group/groupname`. You may share this URL
Groups are available under `/group/groupname/`. You may share this URL
with others, there is no need to go through the landing page.
Recordings can be accessed under `/recordings/groupname`. This is only
Recordings can be accessed under `/recordings/groupname/`. This is only
available to the administrator of the group.
Some statistics are available under `/stats.json`, with a human-readable
version at `/stats.html`. This is only available to the server administrator.
## Side menu
## Main interface
After logging in, the user is confronted with the main interface.
### Buttons
There are up to three buttons at the top. The *Enable*/*Disable* button
enables either or both the camera and the microphone (depending on the
options set in the side menu, see below). The *Mute* button mutes or
unmutes the microphone. The *Share Screen* button shares the screen or
a window.
### Side menu
There is a menu on the right of the user interface. This allows choosing
the camera and microphone and setting the video throughput. The
......@@ -32,13 +44,20 @@ the camera and microphone and setting the video throughput. The
in favour of image quality. The *Play local file* dialog allows streaming
a video from a local file.
### User list
There is a user list on the left. Clicking on a user opens a menu with
actions that can be applied to that user. Clicking on ones own username
opens a menu with actions that are global to the group.
## Commands
### Text box
Typing a line starting with a slash `/` in the chat dialogue causes
a command to be sent to the server. Type `/help` to get the list of
available commands; the output depends on whether you are an operator or
not.
Typing a string in the text box at the bottom of the chat pane sends
a broadcast message to all of the users in the group.
Typing a line starting with a slash `/` in the text box causes a command
to be sent to the server. Type `/help` to get the list of available
commands; the output depends on whether you are an operator or not.
# The global configuration file
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The fields are as follows:
- `proxyURL`: if running behind a reverse proxy, this specifies the
address of the proxy.
- `admin` defines the users allowed to look at the `/stats.html` file; it
has the same syntax as user definitions in groups (see below).
- `proxyURL`: if running behind a reverse proxy, this specifies the
address of the proxy.
- `canonicalHost`: the canonical name of the host running the server; this
will cause clients to be redirected if they use a different hostname to
access the server.
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## Client Authorisation
Galene implements two authorisation methods: a simple username/password
authorisation scheme that is built into the Galene server, and
a token-based mechanism that relies on an external server. The simple
mechanism is intended to be used in standalone installations, while the
server-based mechanism is designed to allow easy integration with an
existing authorisation infrastructure (such as LDAP, OAuth2, or even Unix
passwords).
Galene implements three authorisation methods: a simple username/password
authorisation scheme, a scheme using stateful tokens and a mechanism based
on cryptographic tokens that are generated by an external server. The
former two mechanism are intended to be used in standalone installations,
while the server-based mechanism is designed to allow easy integration
with an existing authorisation infrastructure (such as LDAP, OAuth2, or
even Unix passwords).
### Password authorisation
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### Stateful tokens
Stateful tokens allow to temporarily grant access to a user. In order to
generate a stateful token, the group administrator types
/invite user period
where `user` is the username granted to the temporary user, and `period`
is the time period for which the token will be valid (for example `2d`
meaning 2 days). The server replies with a link, valid the given time
period, that may be sent to the temporary user for example by e-mail.
Tokens may also be granted without imposing a specific username:
/invite '' 2d
Stateful tokens are revokable (use the `/revoke` command) and their
lifetime may be extended (use the `/reinvite` command).
### Authorisation servers
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