How To Install Rocket.Chat On Ubuntu 18.04 TLS8 min read
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.
[email protected]:~# vi /etc/resolv.conf [email protected]:~# apt -y update [email protected]:~# apt upgrade [email protected]:~# reboot
Step #02: Install Mongodb database server for install Rocket Chat.
[email protected]:~# apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 --recv 9DA31620334BD75D9DCB49F368818C72E52529D4 [email protected]:~# 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 [email protected]:~# sudo apt-get -y update && sudo apt-get install -y curl && curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_8.x | sudo bash - [email protected]:~# sudo apt-get install -y build-essential mongodb-org nodejs graphicsmagick [email protected]:~# 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.
[email protected]:~# curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_12.x | sudo -E bash - [email protected]:~# apt install nodejs -y [email protected]:~# curl -L https://releases.rocket.chat/latest/download -o /tmp/rocket.chat.tgz [email protected]:~# tar -xzf /tmp/rocket.chat.tgz -C /tmp [email protected]:~# cd /tmp/bundle/programs/server && npm install [email protected]:/tmp# cd [email protected]:~# mv /tmp/bundle /opt/Rocket.Chat [email protected]:~# sudo useradd -M rocketchat && sudo usermod -L rocketchat [email protected]:~# sudo chown -R rocketchat:rocketchat /opt/Rocket.Chat [email protected]:~# 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.
[email protected]:~# MONGO_URL=mongodb://localhost:27017/rocketchat?replicaSet=rs01 [email protected]:~# MONGO_OPLOG_URL=mongodb://localhost:27017/local?replicaSet=rs01 [email protected]:~# ROOT_URL=http://10.66.30.10:3000 [email protected]:~# PORT=3000 [email protected]:~# sudo sed -i "s/^# engine:/ engine: mmapv1/" /etc/mongod.conf [email protected]:~# sudo sed -i "s/^#replication:/replication:\n replSetName: rs01/" /etc/mongod.conf [email protected]:~# sudo systemctl enable mongod && sudo systemctl start mongod [email protected]:~# mongo --eval "printjson(rs.initiate())" [email protected]:~# sudo systemctl enable rocketchat && sudo systemctl start rocketchat [email protected]:~# 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) ➔ +-----------------------------------------------+
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