Rocket.Chat is an open-source platform for team communication, which provides chat, voice, and video conferencing services. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Rocket.Chat on your Fedora Server.
Before we start, you should ensure that your system is up-to-date and that you have root privileges. You will also need to have Node.js, npm, and MongoDB installed on your system. If you do not have them, you can install them using the following commands:
sudo dnf update
sudo dnf install -y nodejs npm mongodb-server
First, you need to download the latest version of Rocket.Chat from their website. You can do this by running the following command:
curl -L https://releases.rocket.chat/latest/download -o rocket.chat.tgz
Now, extract the downloaded archive using the tar command:
tar -xzf rocket.chat.tgz
Next, navigate to the Rocket.Chat directory:
cd bundle/
Install the required Node.js modules:
npm install
Now, start the MongoDB service:
sudo systemctl start mongod
Finally, start the Rocket.Chat server:
node main.js
The server will start, and you will see output similar to the following:
➔ +-------------------------------------------------+
➔ | SERVER RUNNING |
➔ +-------------------------------------------------+
➔ | |
➔ | Rocket.Chat Version: 3.0.5 |
➔ | NodeJS Version: 10.22.1 - x64 |
➔ | Platform: linux |
➔ | Process Port: 3000 |
➔ | Site URL: http://localhost:3000/ |
➔ | ReplicaSet OpLog: Disabled |
➔ | Commit Hash: 8ea962a815 |
➔ | Commit Branch: HEAD |
➔ | |
➔ +-------------------------------------------------+
This indicates that the server is running successfully.
Finally, you can access the Rocket.Chat interface by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost:3000/
.
In this tutorial, you have learned how to install Rocket.Chat on Fedora Server Latest. Now, you can start using this platform to communicate with your teammates using chat, voice, and video conferencing services.
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