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Disabling virtual background

By default, you can use a filter, blur your background, or use a default or custom image or video to obscure your surroundings. Depending on your organization's requirements, you can disable the virtual background feature by modifying the applicable file.

  • For Docker, .env
  • For Kubernetes, values.yaml

To restrict all users from using virtual backgrounds during a meeting, follow these steps:

  1. Modify the configuration file. The default value is TRUE.

    • For Docker, update the value of the ENABLE_VIRTUAL_BACKGROUND parameter:

      ENABLE_VIRTUAL_BACKGROUND=false

    • For Kubernetes, update the value of the VirtualBackgroundEnabled parameter:

      virtualBackgroundEnabled: false

  2. Restart the Sametime server to apply the changes. For more information, refer to Starting and stopping servers.

Parent Topic: Managing Sametime Meetings