Allow presenter/moderator to choose powerpoint/pdf from a library

[dragganaught]

When you join the html5client, and you are presenter, you have the option to upload a presentation.

I was wondering if it is possible to create a library management interface. Where any moderator can create categories and subcategories of PDFs and PowerPoint presentations to later be able to select any of these in the room to view to other participants.

These documents, however, should be uploaded and available in the library for use at the next meeting as well.

[iSamof]

This has been discussed in earlier threads ... always worth a search.

The feature you mention is in demand but there is a practical problem for this and there are some solutions. This explains:

https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/issues/8848

I hope this helps

[Heartbreakridge]

I also want a feature like this to protect company IP. I think what I am thinking of is a little bit simpler than dragganaught. I would just like one folder somewhere in the BBB file structure that I could upload PDF files to via SSH, so when moderators click the upload button there is a pre-populated list of PDFs they can choose from. Currently I have to watermark and give all moderators our company's IP for them to upload, but it's not ideal. A feature like this would also make it easier to update files as I wouldn't have to send a new file to each person and tell them to delete the old one. What might it cost for someone to privately develop this feature?

[mark-franz]

For me and my group of users, it would already be an enhancement if, e.g. at the beginning of a meeting, we could upload several presentations. So the uploading process wouldn't consume so much time and attention as well as server & data transfer resources during the actual meeting.

We don't have a need to re-use the same presentation in a later meeting, but I understand if others have this need.

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[ffdixon]

We are getting closer with allowing a 3rd party application, such as NextCloud, to push a presentation into a BigBlueButton session. See

https://docs.bigbluebutton.org/2.6/new.html#upload-a-presentation-straight-from-nextcloud

The interface for selecting a presentation in the 3rd party application can be initiated from a BigBlueButton session.

[jorgelondo]

Hello, I haven't been able to see documentation about the integration, there is a plugin to integrate Nextcloud with Bigbluebutton, but it is out of date. I saw the information but there is no documentation on how to enable that option, can you please tell me where I can find that information @ffdixon ? Thanks

[ffdixon]

Hi @jorgelondo,

The hooks that you are looking for are in the create API docs, see the two parameters

• presentationUploadExternalUrl
• presentationUploadExternalDescription

[jorgelondo]

Thanks @ffdixon , I'm not a developer, but i understand some things, I would like to know where I can add the code for this integration? . I have Nextcloud with the plugin bbb already integrated, but I need to make the button from bbb to explore Nextcloud. Thank you!

[ffdixon]

I did some googling and found the NextCloud integration here

https://github.com/sualko/cloud_bbb

and the release notes reference the ability to send files to a running BigBlueButton presentation

https://github.com/sualko/cloud_bbb/releases/tag/v2.4.0

along with contact information for the developers (and ability to sponsor their support)

https://github.com/sualko/cloud_bbb/blob/master/.github/contributing.md

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