MeshCentral is a feature-rich and easy-to-use open-source remote desktop management platform. It provides a secure and efficient way to monitor and manage remote desktops from anywhere in the world. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install MeshCentral on Arch Linux machine.
First, make sure that the Arch Linux machine is up-to-date by running the following command in the terminal:
sudo pacman -Syu
This command will update all the installed packages on the system.
MeshCentral requires Node.js to be installed on the system. Run the following command to install Node.js on the system:
sudo pacman -S nodejs npm
Next, we will download MeshCentral by cloning the GitHub repository. To clone the repository, run the following command:
sudo git clone https://github.com/Ylianst/MeshCentral.git /opt/meshcentral
This command will download the latest version of MeshCentral from GitHub and store it in the /opt/meshcentral directory.
Go to the MeshCentral directory and install its dependencies by running the following command:
cd /opt/meshcentral
sudo npm install
This command will install all the dependencies required by MeshCentral.
MeshCentral needs some configuration to work properly. To configure MeshCentral, run the following command:
sudo npm run setup
This command will start the configuration process. Follow the prompts to set up MeshCentral according to your requirements.
After the configuration is complete, start MeshCentral by running the following command:
sudo npm start
This command will start the MeshCentral server. Once the server has started, you can access MeshCentral by opening a web browser and navigating to the http://localhost:8080 address.
To access MeshCentral remotely, you need to open port 8080 on the system's firewall. To open the port, run the following command:
sudo ufw allow 8080/tcp
This command will allow incoming connections on port 8080.
Now, you can access MeshCentral from any remote device by navigating to http://<IP address>:8080. Replace <IP address> with the IP address of the Arch Linux machine.
In this tutorial, we learned how to install MeshCentral on Arch Linux. We also learned how to configure MeshCentral and access it remotely. With MeshCentral, you can easily monitor and manage remote desktops from anywhere in the world.
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