Installing Mattermost on POP! OS Latest

Mattermost is an open-source, self-hosted messaging platform that can be used to keep your team in sync. POP! OS is a Linux operating system that provides a user-friendly experience, and in this tutorial, we will be showing you step-by-step how to install Mattermost on POP! OS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we start, make sure you have the following:

• POP! OS Latest installed on your computer
• A user account with sudo privileges
• A stable internet connection

Step 1: Update your system

Before we start installing Mattermost, let’s first update the system by running the following commands in your terminal:

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade

Step 2: Install PostgreSQL

Mattermost requires a PostgreSQL database to store user data. Run the following command to install PostgreSQL:

sudo apt install postgresql postgresql-contrib

Step 3: Create a PostgreSQL user and database for Mattermost

Next, create a new PostgreSQL user and database for Mattermost by running the following commands:

sudo -u postgres createuser -P mattermost
sudo -u postgres createdb -O mattermost mattermost

When prompted, enter a new password for the Mattermost user.

Step 4: Download and install Mattermost

Download the latest version of Mattermost by running the following command:

wget https://releases.mattermost.com/5.35.0/mattermost-5.35.0-linux-amd64.tar.gz

Once the download is complete, extract the file by running:

tar -xvzf mattermost-5.35.0-linux-amd64.tar.gz

Now, move the extracted files to the /opt/mattermost directory by running:

sudo mv mattermost /opt

Step 5: Configure Mattermost

Create a new system user for Mattermost by running:

sudo useradd --system --user-group mattermost

Next, set the ownership of the Mattermost directory to the mattermost user by running:

sudo chown -R mattermost:mattermost /opt/mattermost/

Step 6: Start Mattermost

To start the Mattermost server, run the following commands:

sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable mattermost
sudo systemctl start mattermost

Step 7: Access Mattermost

You can now access the Mattermost server by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost:8065.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Mattermost on POP! OS Latest. You can now invite your team members to join the server and start messaging.

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