alincc / camus

Peer-to-peer group video chat using WebRTC, Python, and TypeScript

Camus

Camus is a group video chat app that uses WebRTC for direct peer-to-peer communication. Users can create and join rooms, stream audio and video with a microphone and webcam, share their screen, and send text messages. You can try a demo at https://camus.chat, or run your own server using Snap, pip, Docker, or Heroku.

Features

• Create public or private rooms, optionally with a password and guest limit
• Stream audio & video
• Share your desktop
• Send text messages
• Control video feeds -- set your camera resolution, toggle fullscreen or picture-in-picture, disable incoming video
• Configure custom STUN and TURN servers
• Responsive user interface that works on large or small screens

Installation

Snap

Make sure you have snapd installed. Install Camus:

$ sudo snap install camus

Once installed, Camus runs automatically as a Snap service. See the Snap service management documentation for details on starting and stopping services.

Go to localhost:5000 in your browser. For local testing, you can visit the same room in multiple tabs and each tab will act as a separate client.

Pip

Camus requires Python 3.7 or higher since it makes use of Quart and async syntax. As usual, it's best to use a virtual environment.

Install Camus:

$ pip install camus-chat

Run Camus:

$ camus

Go to localhost:5000 in your browser. For local testing, you can visit the same room in multiple tabs and each tab will act as a separate client.

Docker

You can find a pre-built Docker image on Docker Hub. Use the following command to pull the image and run a container:

$ docker run -d -p 5000:5000 mrgnr/camus

Go to localhost:5000 in your browser. For local testing, you can visit the same room in multiple tabs and each tab will act as a separate client.

Heroku

Simply click the button above or see the deployment documentation for detailed instructions.

Documentation

See the official documentation at https://docs.camus.chat for more information about configuring and running Camus.

Contributing

If you want to make a contribution, please read the Contributing guidelines first.