Custom background image

[SergiyRybin]

Hello. I'm using teams-for-linux (Ubuntu 23.10) from Flatpack. And I'm trying to add my own background from my PC.

What I am doing wrong?

[IsmaelMartinez]

there is an example in here https://github.com/IsmaelMartinez/teams-for-linux/tree/develop/app/customBackground/example . Maybe have a look

[SergiyRybin]

Thank you for your quick response @IsmaelMartinez
I added image from example but did not see this image in the list

PS: path to config /home//.var/app/com.github.IsmaelMartinez.teams_for_linux/config/teams-for-linux/config.json

[RolandRosenfeld]

Are you aware that the config.json containing the custom backgrounds has to be on your web server, while customBG* options have to configured on your clients config.json (or as command line options)?
I wonder, because your config.json has parts of the webserver config.json (videoBackgroundImages) in the same file as disableNotification* entries, which belong into the client config.json.

Maybe you should read the "Custom backgrounds" chapter in https://github.com/IsmaelMartinez/teams-for-linux/blob/develop/app/config/README.md (you have to scroll down to find this chapter in the README.md).

[SergiyRybin]

Hey @RolandRosenfeld. Sorry what do you mean web server? I downloaded app from Flatpack and run it as app not in dev mode.

[RolandRosenfeld]

Please, read https://github.com/IsmaelMartinez/teams-for-linux/blob/develop/app/config/README.md#custom-backgrounds.
It explains what you have to do to get custom backgrounds working.
Sadly this isn't trivial to set up. You need some kind of web server (with a special configuration that has Access-Control-Allow-Origin "*" set) to provide the background image(s) and you have to set several options in teams-for-linux configuration to point to your web server.

[SergiyRybin]

Oh I see. Thanks @RolandRosenfeld. I don't think it's obvious and it's not convenient to start the server every time. However, thank you for this feature.