Rocket.Chat is an open source communication software. This software provide your local company communication. So I provide installation guide for Ubuntu 18.04. After the complete installation process, then follow the setup ssl free, let’s encrypt using nginx.

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• Server IP address : 10.66.30.10
• Server OS : Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
• RAM : 2 GB
• Disk : 50 GB
• vCPU : 2
• CPU op-mode(s) : 64-bit

Step #01: Must be your server latest update installed.

root@Rocket-Chat:~# vi /etc/resolv.conf
root@Rocket-Chat:~# apt -y update
root@Rocket-Chat:~# apt upgrade
root@Rocket-Chat:~# reboot

Step #02: Install Mongodb database server for install Rocket Chat.

root@Rocket-Chat:~# apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 --recv 9DA31620334BD75D9DCB49F368818C72E52529D4
root@Rocket-Chat:~# echo "deb [ arch=amd64 ] https://repo.mongodb.org/apt/ubuntu bionic/mongodb-org/4.0 multiverse" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mongodb-org-4.0.list
root@Rocket-Chat:~# sudo apt-get -y update && sudo apt-get install -y curl && curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_8.x | sudo bash -
root@Rocket-Chat:~# sudo apt-get install -y build-essential mongodb-org nodejs graphicsmagick
root@Rocket-Chat:~# apt-get install node-which node-underscore node-tar node-slide node-sha node-semver node-rimraf node-retry node-request node-read-package-json node-read node-osenv node-once node-npmlog node-nopt node-gyp node-mkdirp node-minimatch node-lru-cache node-lockfile node-ini node-inherits node-graceful-fs node-glob node-github-url-from-git node-fstream-ignore node-fstream node-block-stream node-archy node-ansi-color-table node-ansi node-abbrev nodejs -y

Step #03: Download Rocket Chat latest version and install this.

root@Rocket-Chat:~# curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_12.x | sudo -E bash -
root@Rocket-Chat:~# apt install nodejs -y
root@Rocket-Chat:~# curl -L https://releases.rocket.chat/latest/download -o /tmp/rocket.chat.tgz
root@Rocket-Chat:~# tar -xzf /tmp/rocket.chat.tgz -C /tmp
root@Rocket-Chat:~# cd /tmp/bundle/programs/server && npm install
root@Rocket-Chat:/tmp# cd
root@Rocket-Chat:~# mv /tmp/bundle /opt/Rocket.Chat
root@Rocket-Chat:~# sudo useradd -M rocketchat && sudo usermod -L rocketchat
root@Rocket-Chat:~# sudo chown -R rocketchat:rocketchat /opt/Rocket.Chat
root@Rocket-Chat:~# vi /lib/systemd/system/rocketchat.service

Then insert below all lines into service file.

[Unit]
Description=The Rocket.Chat server
After=network.target remote-fs.target nss-lookup.target nginx.target mongod.target
[Service]
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/node /opt/Rocket.Chat/main.js
StandardOutput=syslog
StandardError=syslog
SyslogIdentifier=rocketchat
User=rocketchat
Environment=MONGO_URL=mongodb://localhost:27017/rocketchat?replicaSet=rs01 MONGO_OPLOG_URL=mongodb://localhost:27017/local?replicaSet=rs01 ROOT_URL=http://localhost:3000/ PORT=3000
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Step #04: Setup  Mongodb url and port for install Rocket Chat.

root@Rocket-Chat:~# MONGO_URL=mongodb://localhost:27017/rocketchat?replicaSet=rs01
root@Rocket-Chat:~# MONGO_OPLOG_URL=mongodb://localhost:27017/local?replicaSet=rs01
root@Rocket-Chat:~# ROOT_URL=http://10.66.30.10:3000
root@Rocket-Chat:~# PORT=3000
root@Rocket-Chat:~# sudo sed -i "s/^#  engine:/  engine: mmapv1/"  /etc/mongod.conf
root@Rocket-Chat:~# sudo sed -i "s/^#replication:/replication:\n  replSetName: rs01/" /etc/mongod.conf
root@Rocket-Chat:~# sudo systemctl enable mongod && sudo systemctl start mongod
root@Rocket-Chat:~# mongo --eval "printjson(rs.initiate())"
root@Rocket-Chat:~# sudo systemctl enable rocketchat && sudo systemctl start rocketchat
root@Rocket-Chat:~# systemctl status rocketchat

Now browse your server IP address and port like as below.

http://10.66.30.10:3000

Step #05: Create admin account for using Rocket Chat.

Example like as :

NAME : admin

USERNAME : admin

ORGANITAZATION EMAIL : [email protected]

PASSWORD : ********

Then click Continue button.

Step #06: Now edit your organization info for Rocket Chat.

Example like as :

ORGANIZATION TYPE : Community << Select any one

ORGANIZATION NAME : Technologyrss << Type your company name

INDUSTRY : Telecom  << Select any one

COUNTRY :  Bangladesh << Select your country

WEBSITE : https://technologyrss.com << Type your web site name

Then click Continue button.

Step #07: Type server info for install Rocket Chat.

Step #08: Select your server type keep standalone for Rocket Chat.

Then click Continue button.

Step #09: Your workspace is ready to use.

See view log file your system status like as below: 👉 http://10.66.30.10:3000/admin/view-logs

I20190614-15:05:23.673(0) ➔ System ➔ startup 
I20190614-15:05:23.674(0) ➔ +-----------------------------------------------+ 
I20190614-15:05:23.674(0) ➔ |                 SERVER RUNNING                | 
I20190614-15:05:23.674(0) ➔ +-----------------------------------------------+ 
I20190614-15:05:23.674(0) ➔ |                                               | 
I20190614-15:05:23.674(0) ➔ |  Rocket.Chat Version: 1.1.1                   | 
I20190614-15:05:23.675(0) ➔ |       NodeJS Version: 8.11.4 - x64            | 
I20190614-15:05:23.675(0) ➔ |      MongoDB Version: 4.0.10                  | 
I20190614-15:05:23.675(0) ➔ |       MongoDB Engine: mmapv1                  | 
I20190614-15:05:23.675(0) ➔ |             Platform: linux                   | 
I20190614-15:05:23.675(0) ➔ |         Process Port: 3000                    | 
I20190614-15:05:23.675(0) ➔ |             Site URL: http://localhost:3000/  | 
I20190614-15:05:23.675(0) ➔ |     ReplicaSet OpLog: Enabled                 | 
I20190614-15:05:23.675(0) ➔ |          Commit Hash: 80341ed12f              | 
I20190614-15:05:23.676(0) ➔ |        Commit Branch: HEAD                    | 
I20190614-15:05:23.676(0) ➔ |                                               | 
I20190614-15:05:23.676(0) ➔ +-----------------------------------------------+ 

Next step for 👉 install free ssl let’s encrypt using nginx

👉 How To Install Rocket Chat Server Using Script on Ubuntu 20.04

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