Switch back to your sudo user by typing exit and continue with the next steps. If there are no errors you should see the following output: ➔ +-+ We will set the required environment variables and start the Rocket.Chat server export PORT=3000 export ROOT_URL= export MONGO_URL=mongodb://localhost:27017/rocketchatĬhange back into the Rocket.Chat directory and start the Rocket.Chat server by issuing the following commands: cd. In order to test our installation before creating systemd unit and setting up a reverse proxy with Nginx To Rocket.Chat: tar zxf mv bundle Rocket.ChatĬhange into the Rocket.Chat/programs/server directory and install all required npm packages: cd Rocket.Chat/programs/server npm install Once the download is completed extract the archive The following commands assume that you are currently operating as user rocket.ĭownload the latest stable version of Rocket.Chat with curl So that the Nginx can access the Rocket.Chat installation: sudo usermod -a -G rocket www-data sudo chmod 750 /opt/rocket Installing Rocket.Chat #Ĭhange over to the user rocket: sudo su - rocket To create a new user and group named rocket, that will run the Rocket.Chat instance, type: sudo useradd -m -U -r -d /opt/rocket rocketĪdd the www-data user to the new user groupĪnd change the /opt/rocket directory permissions Once the installation is completed, enable and start the MongoDB service: sudo systemctl start mongod sudo systemctl enable mongod Create new System User # Update the packages list and install MongoDB by typing: sudo apt update sudo apt install mongodb-org Import the MongoDB public key and enable the official MongoDB repository with the following command: sudo apt-key adv -keyserver hkp://:80 -recv 9DA31620334BD75D9DCB49F368818C72E52529D4 sudo add-apt-repository 'deb bionic/mongodb-org/4.0 multiverse' MongoDB is a NoSQL document-oriented database and it is used by Rocket.Chat as a data store. Issue the following commands to install n and the recommended Node.js version: sudo npm install -g inherits n sudo n 8.11.3 Installing MongoDB # We’re going to use n, a npm package which allows us to interactively manage the Node.js versions. Start by updating your system packages list: sudo apt updateĪnd all other dependencies required for building npm packages from source: sudo apt install nodejs npm build-essential curl software-properties-common graphicsmagickĪt the time of writing this article, the recommended Node.js version for Rocket.Chat is Node.js v8.11.3. You can generate a free Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate by following this tutorial You have an SSL certificate installed for your domain.Nginx installed, by following this tutorial.
A domain name pointing to your server IP address.According to the official Rocket.Chat system requirements you need at least 1G of RAM. Prerequisites #īefore proceeding with this tutorial, make sure that you have the following prerequisites. In this tutorial, we will show you how to deploy Rocket.Chat on an Ubuntu 18.04 server and configure Nginx as an SSL reverse proxy. Rocket.Chat is a perfect solution for companies and communities that want to host their own chat system. It is developed using the Meteor framework and provides various features including helpdesk chat, file sharing, video conferencing, voice messages, API, and more. Rocket.Chat is an open-source team communication platform, a self-hosted Slack alternative.
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