# \#live **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/tag/live/1199.md [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) --- ## [Live: background blur always fails in Brave Browser ("Background blur couldn't be started") - detached \`\\`.play() is aborted](https://meta.discourse.org/t/live-background-blur-always-fails-in-brave-browser-background-blur-couldnt-be-started-detached-video-play-is-aborted/415845)
**Author:** [@pacharanero](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pacharanero)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2026, 10:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/live-background-blur-always-fails-in-brave-browser-background-blur-couldnt-be-started-detached-video-play-is-aborted/415845 "2026-10-29T22:51:58Z")
Summary FAO: @Falco :smiling\_face\_with\_sunglasses: AI disclosure: This bug was investigated agentically and the cause and remedy were suggested by Opus 5.5. In Brave Browser, turning on background blur in a Live room a… --- ## [Granular permissions for cameras and screen sharing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/granular-permissions-for-cameras-and-screen-sharing/411477)
**Author:** [@Luna\_Mora](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Luna_Mora)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2026, 9:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/granular-permissions-for-cameras-and-screen-sharing/411477 "2026-10-29T21:00:21Z")
Throwing this out there for roadmap consideration, but the permission for cameras and screen sharing should be a.) separated and b.) permissions based, rather than a toggle. Our current discord community is locked down … --- ## [Discourse Live: new name, redesigned rooms, reactions, and local recording 🎙](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-live-new-name-redesigned-rooms-reactions-and-local-recording/416105)
**Author:** [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2026, 5:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-live-new-name-redesigned-rooms-reactions-and-local-recording/416105 "2026-10-29T17:21:40Z")
Live started life as Resenha, so it felt right that this round of updates is all about Re: it’s been renamed, redesigned, re-rendered, and it now has reactions and recording. It’s been a few weeks since we bundled Live w… --- ## [Concord: a Discord-alternative theme for Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/concord-a-discord-alternative-theme-for-discourse/414805)
**Author:** [@awesomerobot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/awesomerobot)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2026, 9:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/concord-a-discord-alternative-theme-for-discourse/414805 "2026-10-29T09:50:36Z")
:information\_source: Summary A self-hosted, open-source Discord alternative: turn Discourse into a channel-based community with text, voice, and forum channels. :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository github.com/awes… --- ## [Live: Discord-style voice and video rooms, now bundled with Discourse 🎙](https://meta.discourse.org/t/live-discord-style-voice-and-video-rooms-now-bundled-with-discourse/411337)
**Author:** [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2026, 9:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/live-discord-style-voice-and-video-rooms-now-bundled-with-discourse/411337 "2026-10-26T09:54:26Z")
:warning: We have just renamed this from Voice to Live. The plugin is now called Discourse Live, or just Live. Late last year we shared Resenha, an experiment that added Discord-style voice and video rooms directly in… --- ## [Understanding how Discourse saves live transcription drafts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/understanding-how-discourse-saves-live-transcription-drafts/415493)
**Author:** [@pacharanero](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pacharanero)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 1:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/understanding-how-discourse-saves-live-transcription-drafts/415493 "2026-10-22T13:21:01Z")
When using the Transcript feature, where does the transcription go? I was recently testing out the feature and one of the participants (not me) tried it out but then was unable to find the transcript anywhere. The annou… --- ## [Voice + self-hosted LiveKit: low-resolution camera video and one-way stuttering](https://meta.discourse.org/t/voice-self-hosted-livekit-low-resolution-camera-video-and-one-way-stuttering/413325)
**Author:** [@MachineScholar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MachineScholar)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2026, 11:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/voice-self-hosted-livekit-low-resolution-camera-video-and-one-way-stuttering/413325 "2026-10-19T23:51:22Z")
Hi everyone, I recently set up a LiveKit server for Discourse’s Voice feature. Calls connect and audio sounds great, but camera video is consistently blurry and very laggy (frames per second between 8-20 with lots of fr… --- ## [Configure your own STUN and TURN servers for Discourse Voice](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-your-own-stun-and-turn-servers-for-discourse-voice/414625)
**Author:** [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 10:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-your-own-stun-and-turn-servers-for-discourse-voice/414625 "2026-10-13T22:44:52Z")
:warning: If you are hosted by us, this is already pre-configured on your site. This guide is for admins self-hosting Discourse. Discourse Voice uses WebRTC for voice and video calls. It ships with public STUN servers… --- ## [DeepFilterNet not working on Safari](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deepfilternet-not-working-on-safari/413601)
**Author:** [@MachineScholar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MachineScholar)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 6:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deepfilternet-not-working-on-safari/413601 "2026-09-29T18:46:53Z")
There seems to be a bug which prevents any audio being picked up when DeepFilterNet is selected as the noise suppression on Safari. Tested this with both self-hosted LiveKit and LiveKit Cloud too. Tinkering with any othe… --- ## [Voice badges overwrote a custom badge](https://meta.discourse.org/t/voice-badges-overwrote-a-custom-badge/412811)
**Author:** [@twofoursixeight](https://meta.discourse.org/u/twofoursixeight)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 4:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/voice-badges-overwrote-a-custom-badge/412811 "2026-09-25T16:43:54Z")
On the website https://forum.dark-gaming.com, there was a “Patron” badge. But after the owner of the site updated the forum, the Patron badge got partially overwritten by Discourse. Patron badge is overwritten since foru… --- ## [Voice badges keep coming back after every update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/voice-badges-keep-coming-back-after-every-update/412889)
**Author:** [@Richie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Richie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 7:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/voice-badges-keep-coming-back-after-every-update/412889 "2026-09-25T07:11:14Z")
We don’t have Voice enabled. Because of this, we manually remove the Voice badges from the badge settings: Every single time I update Discourse, all the voice badges come back again and they all re-appear on the /ba… --- ## [How can I hide all the voice badges?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-hide-all-the-voice-badges/411891)
**Author:** [@Richie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Richie)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2026, 10:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-hide-all-the-voice-badges/411891 "2026-09-16T10:13:39Z")
A whole bunch of new badges have appeared on my Discourse recently: We don’t even have chat or voice enabled :person\_shrugging:t2: (I’m assuming these are chat or voice related) I don’t really want to manuall… --- ## [Exposing LiveKit status in site settings serializer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/exposing-livekit-status-in-site-settings-serializer/411428)
**Author:** [@nicolsdennis](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nicolsdennis)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2026, 1:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/exposing-livekit-status-in-site-settings-serializer/411428 "2026-09-04T13:25:30Z")
@Falco Is it possible to expose a public check in the site settings/serializer for whether LiveKit is configured, alongside voice\_enabled? Today voice\_enabled is client-exposed, but there’s no public signal for whether … --- ## [Integrating Discourse Voice with LiveKit](https://meta.discourse.org/t/integrating-discourse-voice-with-livekit/411585)
**Author:** [@pmusaraj](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pmusaraj)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2026, 3:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/integrating-discourse-voice-with-livekit/411585 "2026-09-03T15:19:01Z")
This guide walks through connecting Discourse’s Voice plugin to a LiveKit media server. By default, voice calls run peer-to-peer: every participant sends their audio directly to every other participant. That works great …