mattermost Installation Guide Installation Guide

mattermost is a free and open-source open source team collaboration platform. Mattermost provides team messaging and collaboration features, serving as a self-hosted alternative to Slack, Microsoft Teams, or Discord

Hardware Requirements:

CPU: 2+ cores recommended

RAM: 2GB minimum (4GB+ recommended)

Storage: 10GB for data

Network: HTTPS and WebSocket

Operating System:

Linux: Any modern distribution (RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS, Fedora, Arch, Alpine, openSUSE)

macOS: 10.14+ (Mojave or newer)

Windows: Windows Server 2016+ or Windows 10

FreeBSD: 11.0+

Network Requirements:

Port 8065 (default mattermost port)

Port 8067 for metrics

Dependencies:

See official documentation for specific requirements

System Access: root or sudo privileges required

This guide supports installation on:

RHEL 8/9 and derivatives (CentOS Stream, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux)

Debian 11/12

Ubuntu 20.04/22.04/24.04 LTS

Arch Linux (rolling release)

Alpine Linux 3.18+

openSUSE Leap 15.5+ / Tumbleweed

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 15+

macOS 12+ (Monterey and later)

FreeBSD 13+

Windows 10/11/Server 2019+ (where applicable)

bash

# Install EPEL repository if needed
sudo dnf install -y epel-release

# Install mattermost
sudo dnf install -y mattermost

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now mattermost

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=8065/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
mattermost version

bash

# Update package index
sudo apt update

# Install mattermost
sudo apt install -y mattermost

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now mattermost

# Configure firewall
sudo ufw allow 8065

# Verify installation
mattermost version

bash

# Install mattermost
sudo pacman -S mattermost

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now mattermost

# Verify installation
mattermost version

bash

# Install mattermost
apk add --no-cache mattermost

# Enable and start service
rc-update add mattermost default
rc-service mattermost start

# Verify installation
mattermost version

bash

# Install mattermost
sudo zypper install -y mattermost

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now mattermost

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=8065/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
mattermost version

bash

# Using Homebrew
brew install mattermost

# Start service
brew services start mattermost

# Verify installation
mattermost version

bash

# Using pkg
pkg install mattermost

# Enable in rc.conf
echo 'mattermost_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf

# Start service
service mattermost start

# Verify installation
mattermost version

bash

# Using Chocolatey
choco install mattermost

# Or using Scoop
scoop install mattermost

# Verify installation
mattermost version

bash

# Create configuration directory
sudo mkdir -p /etc/mattermost

# Set up basic configuration
# See official documentation for detailed configuration options

# Test configuration
mattermost version

bash

# Enable service
sudo systemctl enable mattermost

# Start service
sudo systemctl start mattermost

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop mattermost

# Restart service
sudo systemctl restart mattermost

# Check status
sudo systemctl status mattermost

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u mattermost -f

bash

# Enable service
rc-update add mattermost default

# Start service
rc-service mattermost start

# Stop service
rc-service mattermost stop

# Restart service
rc-service mattermost restart

# Check status
rc-service mattermost status

bash

# Enable in /etc/rc.conf
echo 'mattermost_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf

# Start service
service mattermost start

# Stop service
service mattermost stop

# Restart service
service mattermost restart

# Check status
service mattermost status

bash

# Using Homebrew services
brew services start mattermost
brew services stop mattermost
brew services restart mattermost

# Check status
brew services list | grep mattermost

powershell

# Start service
net start mattermost

# Stop service
net stop mattermost

# Using PowerShell
Start-Service mattermost
Stop-Service mattermost
Restart-Service mattermost

# Check status
Get-Service mattermost

See the official documentation for advanced configuration options.

nginx

upstream mattermost_backend {
    server 127.0.0.1:8065;
}

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name mattermost.example.com;
    return 301 https://$server_name$request_uri;
}

server {
    listen 443 ssl http2;
    server_name mattermost.example.com;

    ssl_certificate /etc/ssl/certs/mattermost.example.com.crt;
    ssl_certificate_key /etc/ssl/private/mattermost.example.com.key;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://mattermost_backend;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
    }
}

apache

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName mattermost.example.com
    Redirect permanent / https://mattermost.example.com/
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:443>
    ServerName mattermost.example.com
    
    SSLEngine on
    SSLCertificateFile /etc/ssl/certs/mattermost.example.com.crt
    SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/ssl/private/mattermost.example.com.key
    
    ProxyRequests Off
    ProxyPreserveHost On
    
    ProxyPass / http://127.0.0.1:8065/
    ProxyPassReverse / http://127.0.0.1:8065/
</VirtualHost>

haproxy

frontend mattermost_frontend
    bind *:80
    bind *:443 ssl crt /etc/ssl/certs/mattermost.pem
    redirect scheme https if !{ ssl_fc }
    default_backend mattermost_backend

backend mattermost_backend
    balance roundrobin
    server mattermost1 127.0.0.1:8065 check

bash

# Set appropriate permissions
sudo chown -R mattermost:mattermost /etc/mattermost
sudo chmod 750 /etc/mattermost

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=8065/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Enable SELinux policies (if applicable)
sudo setsebool -P httpd_can_network_connect on

See official documentation for database configuration requirements.

bash

# Basic system tuning
echo 'net.core.somaxconn = 65535' | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
echo 'net.ipv4.tcp_max_syn_backlog = 65535' | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
sudo sysctl -p

bash

# Check service status
sudo systemctl status mattermost

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u mattermost -f

# Monitor resource usage
top -p $(pgrep mattermost)

bash

#!/bin/bash
# Basic backup script
BACKUP_DIR="/backup/mattermost"
DATE=$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)

mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR"
tar -czf "$BACKUP_DIR/mattermost-backup-$DATE.tar.gz" /etc/mattermost /var/lib/mattermost

echo "Backup completed: $BACKUP_DIR/mattermost-backup-$DATE.tar.gz"

bash

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop mattermost

# Restore from backup
tar -xzf /backup/mattermost/mattermost-backup-*.tar.gz -C /

# Start service
sudo systemctl start mattermost

1. Service won't start:

bash

# Check logs
sudo journalctl -u mattermost -n 100
sudo tail -f /var/log/mattermost/mattermost.log

# Check configuration
mattermost version

# Check permissions
ls -la /etc/mattermost

2. Connection issues:

bash

# Check if service is listening
sudo ss -tlnp | grep 8065

# Test connectivity
telnet localhost 8065

# Check firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --list-all

3. Performance issues:

bash

# Check resource usage
top -p $(pgrep mattermost)

# Check disk I/O
iotop -p $(pgrep mattermost)

# Check connections
ss -an | grep 8065

yaml

version: '3.8'
services:
  mattermost:
    image: mattermost:latest
    ports:
      - "8065:8065"
    volumes:
      - ./config:/etc/mattermost
      - ./data:/var/lib/mattermost
    restart: unless-stopped

Maintenance

bash

# RHEL/CentOS/Rocky/AlmaLinux
sudo dnf update mattermost

# Debian/Ubuntu
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade mattermost

# Arch Linux
sudo pacman -Syu mattermost

# Alpine Linux
apk update && apk upgrade mattermost

# openSUSE
sudo zypper update mattermost

# FreeBSD
pkg update && pkg upgrade mattermost

# Always backup before updates
tar -czf /backup/mattermost-pre-update-$(date +%Y%m%d).tar.gz /etc/mattermost

# Restart after updates
sudo systemctl restart mattermost

Regular Maintenance

bash

# Log rotation
sudo logrotate -f /etc/logrotate.d/mattermost

# Clean old logs
find /var/log/mattermost -name "*.log" -mtime +30 -delete

# Check disk usage
du -sh /var/lib/mattermost

Official Documentation: https://docs.mattermost.org/

GitHub Repository: https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost

Community Forum: https://forum.mattermost.org/

Best Practices Guide: https://docs.mattermost.org/best-practices

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Note: This guide is part of the HowToMgr collection. Always refer to official documentation for the most up-to-date information.

1. Prerequisites

2. Supported Operating Systems

3. Installation

RHEL/CentOS/Rocky Linux/AlmaLinux

Debian/Ubuntu

Arch Linux

Alpine Linux

openSUSE/SLES

macOS

FreeBSD

Windows

Initial Configuration

Basic Configuration

5. Service Management

systemd (RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu, Arch, openSUSE)

OpenRC (Alpine Linux)

rc.d (FreeBSD)

launchd (macOS)

Windows Service Manager

Advanced Configuration

Reverse Proxy Setup

nginx Configuration

Apache Configuration

HAProxy Configuration

Security Configuration

Basic Security Setup

Database Setup

Performance Optimization

System Tuning

Monitoring

Basic Monitoring

9. Backup and Restore

Backup Script

Restore Procedure

6. Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Integration Examples

Docker Compose Example

Maintenance

Update Procedures

Regular Maintenance

Additional Resources

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