Rocket.Chat is a popular open-source communication and collaboration platform that provides features like team chat, video conferencing, file sharing, and more. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Rocket.Chat on Manjaro using a few easy steps.
Before proceeding with the installation process, you must have the following prerequisites installed on your system:
Before installing any new software or packages, it is always advisable to update your system to avoid any conflicts or issues. Open the terminal and enter the following command to update your system:
sudo pacman -Syu
Next, we need to install some dependencies required by Rocket.Chat. Run the following command in your terminal:
sudo pacman -S graphicsmagick npm nodejs mongodb
Now, it's time to download and install Rocket.Chat. We will use wget to download and extract the latest version of Rocket.Chat from their official website.
Open the terminal and run the following command:
cd /tmp && wget https://releases.rocket.chat/latest/download -O rocket.chat.tgz && tar zxf rocket.chat.tgz
After that, move the extracted folder to the /opt directory with the following command:
sudo mv bundle /opt/Rocket.Chat
Rocket.Chat requires some configurations before it can be used. We need to create a new system user and group for Rocket.Chat and give them the necessary permissions.
Enter the following commands in your terminal:
sudo useradd --system --user-group rocketchat
sudo chown -R rocketchat:rocketchat /opt/Rocket.Chat
Before running Rocket.Chat, we need to start the MongoDB server. Run the following command to start the MongoDB service:
sudo systemctl start mongodb
If you want to enable MongoDB to start automatically after the system boots, run the following command:
sudo systemctl enable mongodb
Finally, it's time to start the Rocket.Chat server. Run the following command to start the Rocket.Chat service:
sudo systemctl start rocketchat
To ensure that Rocket.Chat starts automatically after the system boots, run the following command:
sudo systemctl enable rocketchat
Now you can access Rocket.Chat by opening any web browser and entering the following URL:
http://localhost:3000
Congratulations, you have successfully installed Rocket.Chat on your Manjaro system. Start using Rocket.Chat and enjoy its features.
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