MeshCentral is a powerful open-source tool for remote management and monitoring of devices on a network. Installing MeshCentral on EndeavourOS is a straightforward process, but it requires some preparation and configuration of dependencies first.
In this tutorial, we will go through the steps required to install MeshCentral on EndeavourOS without any errors. Before getting started, you should have the following:
MeshCentral is built on Node.js, a popular runtime environment for JavaScript. So, the first thing you need to do is install Node.js on your EndeavourOS system.
To install Node.js, you can use the following command in the terminal:
sudo pacman -S nodejs
This command will download and install Node.js along with its dependencies. Once the installation is complete, you can verify the installation by checking the version of Node.js installed:
node -v
If the version number is displayed, it means that Node.js is installed correctly on your system.
Before installing MeshCentral, you need to create a user that will run MeshCentral. To create a user named "meshcentral", use the following command in the terminal:
sudo useradd -r -s /usr/bin/nologin meshcentral
This command creates a new user called "meshcentral" with no login permissions.
Now that you have installed Node.js and created a MeshCentral user, you can go ahead and download MeshCentral.
To download MeshCentral, use the following command in the terminal:
wget https://github.com/Ylianst/MeshCentral/raw/master/meshcentral.js
This command will download the MeshCentral code into the current directory.
Next, move the downloaded file to the "/opt/meshcentral" directory, which is the recommended directory for storing MeshCentral:
sudo mkdir /opt/meshcentral
sudo mv meshcentral.js /opt/meshcentral
Then, set the owner and group of the MeshCentral directory to "meshcentral" user:
sudo chown -R meshcentral:meshcentral /opt/meshcentral
Before running MeshCentral, you need to install some dependencies required by MeshCentral. To do this, you can use the following command:
cd /opt/meshcentral
sudo npm install
This command will download and install all the required dependencies.
Now that you have installed MeshCentral and its dependencies, you need to configure it before running it. To do this, open the MeshCentral configuration file with a text editor:
sudo nano /opt/meshcentral/config.json
In the configuration file, you need to change the "webserverport" to "443" because it is the default port for HTTPS. You can also set a secure password for the MeshCentral admin account:
// ... omitted lines for brevity
"webserverport": 443,
// ... omitted lines for brevity
"adminAccount": "admin",
"adminHash": "ChangeThisToAStrongPassword",
// ... omitted lines for brevity
After making the changes, save the file and exit the editor.
Finally, you can start MeshCentral using the following command:
cd /opt/meshcentral
sudo -u meshcentral node meshcentral.js
This command starts MeshCentral using the "meshcentral" user created in Step 2. You can now access MeshCentral by navigating to https://localhost/ in your web browser.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed MeshCentral on EndeavourOS. MeshCentral provides a powerful set of features for remote management and monitoring, and it can be used for devices on a local or remote network. With MeshCentral, administering devices has never been easier!
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