Jitsi: Unable to change default user avatar

Question

I have integrated Jetsi directly in my React app using the API (Without a self-hosted server).
I have been trying to find a way to change the default avatar when the user camera is off.

According to the documentation, I can override this parameter:

gravatar: {
    baseUrl: 'https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/',
    disabled: false
}

baseUrl - Base URL for a Gravatar-compatible service. Defaults to Gravatar. disabled - True if Gravatar should be disabled.

I tried overriding it in both configOverwrite and interfaceConfigOverwrite:

   <Jutsu
          roomName={room_name}
          configOverwrite={{
            gravatar: {
              baseUrl:
                "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Cat_November_2010-1a.jpg/1200px-Cat_November_2010-1a.jpg",
              disabled: false,
            },
          }}
          interfaceConfigOverwrite={{
            gravatar: {
              baseUrl:
                "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Cat_November_2010-1a.jpg/1200px-Cat_November_2010-1a.jpg",
              disabled: false,
            },
          }}
        />

But, it had no effect.

I don't even understand what they mean by

Gravatar-compatible service

Can't I just use an image url?

diedu · Accepted Answer · 2022-09-23T03:38:07.427

According to a note at the beginning of the docs, the gravatar.baseUrl option can't be overwritten

NOTE Options marked with are not overwritable through configOverwrite

You'll need to set it in the config.js file of your jitsi installation.

And the baseUrl should be a service that works the same as gravatar: receiving a hashed email and returning an image; no other option is supported. You can check how the URL is built here https://github.com/jitsi/js-utils/blob/master/avatar/index.js#L10

You could use an out of the box alternative as https://wiki.libravatar.org/ or build your own https://cloudinary.com/blog/how_to_build_an_enhanced_gravatar_service_part_1

Jitsi: Unable to change default user avatar

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