Plugin Management

Opencast comes with a number of plugins which allow you to turn additional functionality off and on. Plugins can be enabled at runtime in etc/org.opencastproject.plugin.impl.PluginManagerImpl.cfg by setting the specific configuration to on or off.

List of Available Plugins

• opencast-plugin-admin-ng
  • Old version of the admin interface. The new UI has more features and is actively maintained and improved, but until the old one is removed completely, this plugin can be turned on for legacy use-cases.
• opencast-plugin-legacy-annotation
  • Legacy annotation functionality. We do not recommend turning this on. It also requires additional configuration in the player. It's kept for a few legacy use-cases.
• opencast-plugin-transcription-services
  • Support for the Amberscript transcription service
  • Support for the Google cloud transcription service
  • Support for the IBM cloud transcription service
  • Support for the Microsoft Azure cloud transcription service
• opencast-plugin-userdirectory-brightspace
  • Module allowing Opencast to look up users in a Brightspace LMS
• opencast-plugin-userdirectory-canvas
  • Module allowing Opencast to look up users in a Canvas LMS
• opencast-plugin-userdirectory-moodle
  • Module allowing Opencast to look up users in a Moodle LMS
• opencast-plugin-userdirectory-sakai
  • Module allowing Opencast to look up users in a Sakai LMS
• opencast-plugin-userdirectory-studip
  • Module allowing Opencast to look up users in a Stud.IP LMS
• opencast-plugin-usertracking
  • Legacy user tracking module. We do not recommend turning this on. It also requires additional configuration in the player. It's kept for a few legacy use-cases.