Run Mattermost - Secure Collaboration Platform - in Docker
6#Mattermost #Collaboration #Docker
Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0889.html
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What is Mattermost?
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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
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Installing Docker
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01. Log into the Linux based device
02. Run the following commands in the terminal
install prerequisites
sudo apt install apt-transport-https ca-certificates git curl software-properties-common gnupg-agent -y
add docker gpg key
curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/$(awk -F'=' '/^ID=/{ print $NF }' /etc/os-release)/gpg | sudo apt-key add -
add docker software repository
sudo add-apt-repository "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture)] https://download.docker.com/linux/$(awk -F'=' '/^ID=/{ print $NF }' /etc/os-release) $(lsb_release -cs) stable"
install docker
sudo apt install docker-ce docker-compose containerd.io -y
enable and start docker service
sudo systemctl enable docker && sudo systemctl start docker
add the current user to the docker group
sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
reauthenticate for the new group membership to take effect
su - $USER
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Running Mattermost
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01. Now that Docker is installed, run the following commands to setup the Mattermost Docker container and run it
clone git repo
git clone https://github.com/mattermost/docker ~/docker/mattermost
create working directories
mkdir ~/docker/mattermost/{config,data,logs,plugins,client/plugins,bleve-indexes} -p
create a copy of .env
cp ~/docker/mattermost/env.example ~/docker/mattermost/.env
set owner of working directories
sudo chown "$USER":"$USER" ~/docker -R
allow the container to write to working directories
sudo chmod a+rwx -R ~/docker/mattermost
replace default paths
sudo sed -i "s|/volumes||" ~/docker/mattermost/.env
edit .env
nano ~/docker/mattermost/.env
02. Modify at least the following values in .env to suit your needs
DOMAIN=ubuntuserver.local
TZ=America/New_York
POSTGRES_USER=mattermost_rw
POSTGRES_PASSWORD=Matt3rM0st
03. Press CTRL+O, Enter, CTRL+X to write the changes to .env
04. Continue with the following commands
cd to matter most directory
cd ~/docker/mattermost
run mattermost container
sudo docker compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.without-nginx.yml up -d
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 running in Docker
Source: https://docs.mattermost.com/install/install-docker.html
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