Mattermost is a popular workplace communication platform that allows teams to collaborate through channels, direct messaging, and file sharing. Installing Mattermost on FreeBSD can be done in a few simple steps.
Before you begin installing Mattermost, you need to make sure your FreeBSD system is up-to-date. You can do this by running the following command in the terminal:
sudo pkg update && sudo pkg upgrade
Mattermost requires a PostgreSQL database to store its data. You can install PostgreSQL using the following command:
sudo pkg install postgresql11-server
After installing PostgreSQL, you need to initialize the database cluster and start the PostgreSQL service. You can do this with the following commands:
sudo service postgresql initdb
sudo service postgresql start
Now that you have PostgreSQL installed and running, you can install Mattermost. You can download the latest version of Mattermost from the official website at https://mattermost.org/download/.
After downloading the Mattermost archive, extract it to the directory of your choice. You can use the following command to extract the archive:
sudo tar -xf mattermost.tar.gz -C /opt
After extracting the Mattermost archive, you need to configure it by creating a configuration file. Mattermost comes with a default configuration file that you can use as a template.
Copy the default configuration file to a new file named config.json and edit it with your database settings:
sudo cp /opt/mattermost/config/config.json.sample /opt/mattermost/config/config.json
sudo nano /opt/mattermost/config/config.json
In the configuration file, you need to set the following parameters to match your PostgreSQL database settings:
"DriverName": "postgres",
"DataSource": "postgres://mmuser:mmuser_password@localhost/mattermost?sslmode=disable",
Replace mmuser and mmuser_password with values that you choose for your Mattermost database user account.
After configuring Mattermost, you can launch it by running the following command:
sudo /opt/mattermost/bin/platform -config=/opt/mattermost/config/config.json
You should see output indicating that Mattermost has started successfully.
Once Mattermost is running, you can access it by opening your web browser and navigating to the following URL:
http://<your-server-ip>:8065
You should see the Mattermost login page. You can create a new account or log in with an existing account to begin using Mattermost.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Mattermost on FreeBSD.
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