About
A Kaltura Room can be tied directly to a channel, creating a persistent virtual meeting space that anyone with access to the channel can join.
This type of room is ideal for ongoing team collaboration, department meetings, or informal group discussions - no need to set up a new session each time.
Access the room settings
- Go to the desired channel. You can do this by selecting My Channels from the user menu.
- On the 'Channels' page, click the thumbnail of the desired channel.
- At the far right, click the Actions three-dot menu and select Configure.
- On the edit page, click the Room tab to open the room settings.
Need to create a channel? Check out our guide here.
The channel page opens.
The edit page opens.
Configure the room settings
1. Under Enable channel meeting room, click the toggle to enable the room.
2. Configure the following settings:
Room template - Select how participants join the stage:
- Interactive – everyone can join the stage
- Webinar – assigned presenters join the stage; all others join as viewers
Room moderators - Assign room moderators who can launch the room, manage room content, start and end recordings, and access the backchannel.
- Channel managers are automatically added as room moderators.
- Channel members can join the room when it’s open.
Chat moderators - Assign chat moderators who can moderate chat, reply to Q&A, launch polls and interactions, and access the backchannel chat.
Enable Q&A - Enable or disable Q&A for participants.
Group Chat - Enable or disable group chat based on how you want participants to interact.
For public or subscriber-only channels, consider disabling group chat to prevent unwanted posts.
3. Click Save.
Enter the room
Click the Enter Room button on the main channel page to launch or join the room.
All recordings from the room are saved to the channel’s media.
The room remains available as long as it's enabled - no need to recreate it for each meeting.
