How to Install Mattermost on Fedora Server

Mattermost is an open-source messaging platform that can be self-hosted on your server. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the step-by-step process to install mattermost on Fedora Server.

Step 1: Install Docker

Docker is a crucial dependency for mattermost, so we need to install it before proceeding:

sudo dnf install docker

Enable and start the docker service:

sudo systemctl enable docker
sudo systemctl start docker

Verify that docker service is running:

sudo systemctl status docker

Step 2: Install Mattermost

First, create a new directory for mattermost installation:

sudo mkdir /mattermost

Download the latest version of mattermost using wget:

sudo wget https://releases.mattermost.com/5.33.2/mattermost-5.33.2-linux-amd64.tar.gz -O mattermost.tar.gz

Extract the tar file:

sudo tar -xzf mattermost.tar.gz -C /mattermost

Change ownership of the mattermost directory to the user who will run the server:

sudo chown -R user:user /mattermost

Step 3: Configure Mattermost

Edit the mattermost configuration file:

sudo nano /mattermost/config/config.json

Change the following parameters:

• "ListenAddress": ":8065" – Change the port number if you wish to use a different configuration
• "SiteURL": "http://yourdomain.com" – Specify your domain name
• "EnableSignUpWithEmail": true – Allow new user sign-ups by email

Save and exit the configuration file.

Step 4: Run Mattermost

Run mattermost docker container:

sudo docker run --name mattermost -d --publish 8065:8065 --add-host=dockerhost:127.0.0.1 -v /mattermost/config:/mattermost/config -v /mattermost/data:/mattermost/data -v /mattermost/logs:/mattermost/logs mattermost/mattermost-team-edition:5.33.2

Verify that the container is running:

sudo docker ps

You should see the mattermost container running.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have successfully installed mattermost on Fedora Server. Now you can access your new messaging platform using your domain name, which should be specified in the SiteURL parameter.

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