Mattermost is an open-source chat platform designed for teams to improve communication and productivity. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Mattermost on Manjaro.
Before we begin, please make sure you have the following requirements:
Follow these simple steps to install Mattermost on Manjaro:
Step 1. Open your terminal emulator
Step 2. Update your system packages by running the command:
sudo pacman -Syyu
Step 3. Install the required packages with the following command:
sudo pacman -S wget gzip tar nano
Step 4. Download the latest version of Mattermost by running the following command:
wget https://releases.mattermost.com/5.39.2/mattermost-team-5.39.2-linux-amd64.tar.gz -O mattermost.tar.gz
Note: Please replace the version number with the latest version available on the Mattermost website.
Step 5. Extract the downloaded file by running:
tar -xzf mattermost.tar.gz
Step 6. Move the extracted files to the /opt directory:
sudo mv mattermost /opt/
Step 7. Create a user named mattermost by running the following command:
sudo useradd --system --user-group mattermost
Step 8. Grant ownership of the mattermost directory to the mattermost user:
sudo chown -R mattermost:mattermost /opt/mattermost
Step 9. Create a new systemd service file:
sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/mattermost.service
Step 10. Add the following lines to the file:
[Unit]
Description=Mattermost
After=syslog.target network.target
[Service]
Type=simple
User=mattermost
ExecStart=/opt/mattermost/bin/mattermost
Restart=always
SyslogIdentifier=mattermost
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
Step 11. Save and close the file by pressing Ctrl+O and Ctrl+X
Step 12. Reload systemd daemon by running the command:
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
Step 13. Start Mattermost by using the following command:
sudo systemctl start mattermost
Step 14. Verify if Mattermost is running by opening your web browser and entering the following URL:
http://localhost:8065
If you see the Mattermost page, it means that you have successfully installed and configured Mattermost on your Manjaro system.
By following this tutorial, you have successfully installed Mattermost on your Manjaro system. You can now use Mattermost to enhance team communication and collaboration within your organization.
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