How To Install Rocket Chat Server On Ubuntu 19.04

Rocket Chat is an opensource team software. In this guide how to install Rocket Chat on your Ubuntu 19.04 server. So don’t delay start this process for manual installation. My server details below.

• Server IP address : 10.66.50.30
• Server OS : Ubuntu 19.04 Disco Dingo
• RAM : 2 GB
• Disk : 50 GB
• CPU : 2
• CPU op-mode(s): 64-bit

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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 on Ubuntu 19.04.

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 on this Ubuntu 19.04.

root@Rocket-Chat:~# npm install -g inherits n && sudo n 8.11.4
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 on Ubuntu 19.04.

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 on Ubuntu 19.04.

Note : I am using all images from Ubuntu 18.04 installation guide. This is same process no problem.

Example like as :

NAME : admin

USERNAME : admin

ORGANITAZATION EMAIL : admin@technologyrss.com

PASSWORD : ********

Then click Continue button.

Step #06: Now edit your organization info for Rocket Chat on Ubuntu 19.04.

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 on Ubuntu 19.04.

Step #08: Select your server type keep standalone for Rocket Chat on Ubuntu 19.04.

Then click Continue button.

Step #09: Your workspace is ready to use for your Rocket Chat server.

See view log file your system status like as below: http://10.66.50.30:3000/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: 1.2.1                   | 
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: 7475d7628a             | 
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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