Run MeshCentral - Remote Management Site - in Docker
14#MeshCentral #HomeLab #Docker
Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0963.html
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What is MeshCentral?
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MeshCentral is a full computer management web site. With MeshCentral, you can run your own web server to remotely manage and control computers on a local network or anywhere on the internet. - https://github.com/Ylianst/MeshCentral
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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 - $USER
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Running MeshCentral
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01. Now that Docker is installed, run the following commands to setup the MeshCentral Docker container and run it
create working directories
mkdir ~/docker/meshcentral/{data,user_files} -p && mkdir ~/docker/mongodb -p
set owner of working directories
sudo chown "$USER":"$USER" ~/docker -R
create docker network
docker network create containers
run mongodb container
docker run -d --name=mongodb --network containers -v ~/docker/mongodb:/data/db --restart=unless-stopped mongo
run meshcentral container
update the HOSTNAME variable
docker run -d --name=meshcentral --network containers -p 8086:443 -e HOSTNAME=ubuntuserver.local -e REVERSE_PROXY=false -e IFRAME=false -e ALLOW_NEW_ACCOUNTS=false -e WEBRTC=false -e NODE_ENV=production -v ~/docker/meshcentral/data:/opt/meshcentral/meshcentral-data -v ~/docker/meshcentral/user_files:/opt/meshcentral/meshcentral-files --restart=unless-stopped typhonragewind/meshcentral:mongodb-latest
update the config file
sed -Ei 's/("NewAccounts": "false",)/"NewAccounts": "false",\n\t"allowedOrigin": true,/' ~/docker/meshcentral/data/config.json
restart the container
docker restart meshcentral
02. Open a web browser and navigate to https://DNSorIP:8086
03. Accept the certificate warning
04. Click the link to create an account
05. Complete the form by entering an username, email and password ≫ Click Create Account
06. Welcome to MeshCentral running in Docker
Source: https://github.com/Typhonragewind/meshcentral-docker
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