Install Mattermost - Secure Collaboration Platform - on Linux

#Mattermost #Collaboration #Linux Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0888.html -------------------------------------------------------------------- What is Mattermost? -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mattermost is a secure collaboration platform for accelerating mission-critical collaborative work. The platform is built to meet the custom needs of technical and operational teams in rigorous and complex environments, including government, defense, and critical infrastructure. Mattermost gives organizations full control over their data with self-hosted and private deployment options and access to the source code. -  https://docs.mattermost.com/about/product.html   -------------------------------------------------------------------- Installation --------------------------------------------------------------------    01. Log into the Linux device    02. Run the following commands in terminal          # update software repositories          sudo apt update          # install available software updates          sudo apt upgrade          # install prerequisites          sudo apt install wget git apt-transport-https -y          # install postgresql          sudo apt install postgresql postgresql-client -y          # enable the postgresql service and start it          sudo systemctl enable postgresql --now          # connect to postgresql          sudo -u postgres psql postgres          # create mattermost database user          create user mattermost_rw with password 'Matt3rM0st';          # create mattermost database          create database mattermost with encoding='UTF8' template='template0' owner='mattermost_rw';          # close postgresql connection          exit          # create mattermost user          sudo useradd -mrd /opt/mattermost mattermost -s "$(which bash)"          # create /opt/mattermost directory          sudo mkdir /opt/mattermost -p          # set owner of /opt/mattermost          sudo chown mattermost:mattermost /opt/mattermost -R          # switch to mattermost user          sudo su - mattermost          # fetch the latest download URL          regex='(https:\/\/releases\.mattermost\.com\/[^/]*\/mattermost-[^/]*-linux-amd64\.tar\.gz)' && response=$(curl https://docs.mattermost.com/about/version-archive.html) && [[ $response =~ $regex ]] && downloadURL="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"          # download mattermost          wget -O /tmp/mattermost.tar.gz $downloadURL          # extract the download          tar -xvzf /tmp/mattermost.tar.gz -C /opt/mattermost --strip-component 1          # backup config json file          cp /opt/mattermost/config/config.json /opt/mattermost/config/config.json.orig          # edit config.json          nano /opt/mattermost/config/config.json    03. Set the SiteURL value          "SiteURL": "http://debian.local",    04. Scroll down to find the SqlSettings configuration, update the DataSource value as follows          "DataSource": "postgres://mattermost_rw:Matt3rM0st@localhost/mattermost?sslmode=disable\u0026connect_timeout=10\u0026binary_parameters=yes",    05. Press CTRL+O, Enter, CTRL+X to write the changes   -------------------------------------------------------------------- Running Mattermost as a Service --------------------------------------------------------------------    01. Back in the Terminal, continue with the following commands          # exit the mattermost user shell          exit          # create mattermost service file          sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/mattermost.service    02. Paste the following into mattermost.service          [Unit]          Description=Mattermost          After=postgresql.service          BindsTo=postgresql.service          [Service]          Type=notify          ExecStart=/opt/mattermost/bin/mattermost          TimeoutStartSec=3600          KillMode=mixed          Restart=always          RestartSec=10          WorkingDirectory=/opt/mattermost          User=mattermost          Group=mattermost          LimitNOFILE=49152          [Install]          WantedBy=multi-user.target    03. Press CTRL+O, Enter, CTRL+X to write the changes    04. Continue with the following commands          # reload systemd services          sudo systemctl daemon-reload          # start mattermost service on boot and now          sudo systemctl enable mattermost --now    05. Open a web browser and navigate to http://DNSorIP:8065    06. Click the View in Browser button    07. Complete the form to create an account    08. Enter an Organization Name ≫ Click Continue    09. Complete the remaining prompts or choose to skip    10. Welcome to Mattermost   Source:  https://docs.mattermost.com/install/install-tar.html   ### Connect with me and others ### ★ Discord: https://discord.com/invite/EzenvmSHW8 ★ Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/i12bretro ★ Twitter: https://twitter.com/i12bretro