Rocket.Chat is an open-source, chat platform that enables users to communicate with each other in real-time. It is highly customizable, and you can use it to create group chats, direct messaging, voice and video calls, screen sharing, and file sharing. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Rocket.Chat on your Linux Mint system.
Before we begin, make sure you have the following:
Start by opening a terminal and run the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
This command updates and upgrades all packages on your system.
Rocket.Chat is a snap package, and snapd is required to run snap packages. Run the following command to install snapd:
sudo apt install snapd
Once snapd is installed, use the following command to install the Rocket.Chat snap package:
sudo snap install rocketchat-server
The installation process may take some time, depending on your internet speed.
Once the installation is complete, the Rocket.Chat service is automatically started. You can verify that the service is running by running the following command:
sudo systemctl status snap.rocketchat-server.rocketchat-server.service
If the service is running, you will see the following output:
● snap.rocketchat-server.rocketchat-server.service - Service for snap application rocketchat-server.rocketchat-server
Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/snap.rocketchat-server.rocketchat-server.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: active (running) since Mon 2022-03-21 09:15:10 PDT; 2s ago
Main PID: 1262026 (rocketchat-server)
Tasks: 27 (limit: 18775)
Memory: 164.0M
CGroup: /system.slice/snap.rocketchat-server.rocketchat-server.service
└─1262026 /snap/rocketchat-server/1998/bin/node /snap/rocketchat-server/1998/main.js
You can now access the Rocket.Chat server from your web browser by typing in the following URL:
http://<your-server-ip>:3000
Replace
You will see the Rocket.Chat login screen. Enter the username and password you want to use, and you are ready to start using Rocket.Chat!
In this tutorial, you learned how to install Rocket.Chat on a Linux Mint system. Rocket.Chat is a powerful communication tool that can be used to create group chats, direct messaging, voice, and video calls, screen sharing, and file sharing. By following this guide, you should now be able to access Rocket.Chat via the web browser on your Linux Mint system.
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