MeshCentral is an open-source web-based remote monitoring and management solution that allows you to manage and control your devices from anywhere with an internet connection. In this tutorial, we explain how to install MeshCentral on MXLinux Latest.
Before we begin, you must have the following to install MeshCentral on MXLinux:
MeshCentral requires Node.js to be installed on your computer. Therefore, we will begin by installing Node.js. Open the terminal and run the following commands:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install nodejs npm
The above commands will install the latest version of Node.js and npm on your computer.
Now that we have installed Node.js on the computer, navigate to the "Downloads" page on the MeshCentral website at https://meshcentral.com/downloads.
Select the "Latest" version available and click the "Download" button for your operating system. You will get a zip file that needs to be unzipped:
unzip meshcentral.zip
Navigate to the extracted folder and create a MeshCentral account:
cd meshcentral
sudo node meshcentral --adduser
Follow the steps as mentioned on the screen to create a MeshCentral admin account.
Once you have created your MeshCentral admin account, start MeshCentral by running the following command:
sudo node meshcentral
This command will start MeshCentral on your computer. You can access MeshCentral by navigating to "http://localhost:8080" in your web browser.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed MeshCentral on MXLinux. You can now use MeshCentral to manage and control your devices from anywhere with an internet connection.
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