Rocket.Chat
Server installation
- Install. They INSIST on using snap.
sudo snap install rocketchat-server
- Browse to admin panel at http://yourserver:3000
- DO NOT register with rocket.chat
- Set up an admin account
- Update haproxy and certbot to support a subdomain that is publicly available
Configuration
Once you log in as admin, you get a SHITTON of settings to manage. Important ones:
- Admin > Settings > search > site > CHANGE THE SITE from http://localhost to your FQDN!
- I updated my admin layout Content. It includes Home page text, TOS etc.
- Admin > Accounts > Registration > Manually Approve New Users
- Admin > Accounts > Registration > Registration Form > Secret URL (URL will be /register/(secret)/ )
- Admin > Search > Default Provider > Global Search ON (to add a toggleable global search option)
- Admin > Video Conference > Jitsu > Enable (NOTE desktop app doesn't find my camera, but chrome does)
- Should I? Admin > Accounts > Registration > Use DNS Domain Check
Clients
The Linux and android clients are tested and working out of the box. How nice.