Adding default virtual backgrounds on Docker and Podman

By default, virtual background is enabled. You can choose which backgrounds are available to users by default. Depending on your business needs, you can customize the global library and prevent users from uploading custom background images. For more information, refer to Disabling custom background uploads.

Ensure that all images are in JPG or GIF format.

The Docker and Podman commands are similar. The only difference is that docker precedes the command when issued in a Docker environment and podman precedes the name in a Podman environment. Example commands used in the Sametime documentation are shown using Docker. For Podman, change docker to podman.

1. Copy the image files into the sametime-config/web/virtual-background/custom directory.

2. Run docker compose up -d command to apply all changes.

Parent Topic: Adding virtual backgrounds to the global library

Removing default virtual backgrounds on Docker

Existing default background can be deleted from the global library.

1. Edit the custom.env file in the directory where the installation package was decompressed.

2. Add the following statement under the REMOVE_BACKGROUND_IMAGES variable specifying the image name.

   REMOVE_VIRTUAL_BACKGROUNDS=<background-N>,*<background-N\>*
   

   N is a number from 1 through 7.

3. Start the Sametime server to apply the changes.

   docker compose up -d