How to Install Rocket.Chat on Elementary OS Latest

Rocket.Chat is an open-source chat and messaging platform that can be installed on a variety of operating systems, including Elementary OS. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install Rocket.Chat on Elementary OS.

Prerequisites

Before we start with the installation process, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:

• A system running Elementary OS Latest
• A sudo user account

Step 1: Installing SNAPD

Rocket.Chat can be installed on Elementary OS using a snap package. Therefore, the first step is to install snapd. Open the Terminal and run the following command:

sudo apt install snapd

Step 2: Installing Rocket.Chat

Once snapd is installed, you can install Rocket.Chat using the following command:

sudo snap install rocketchat-server

The installation process may take some time, depending on your internet speed. Once the installation is complete, you can start the Rocket.Chat service using the following command:

sudo systemctl start snap.rocketchat-server.rocketchat-server

To ensure that Rocket.Chat starts automatically at system boot, run the following command:

sudo systemctl enable snap.rocketchat-server.rocketchat-server

Step 3: Accessing Rocket.Chat

Now that Rocket.Chat is installed and running, you can access it by opening your web browser and navigating to http://localhost:81/ or http://127.0.0.1:81/.

Conclusion

That's it! You have successfully installed Rocket.Chat on Elementary OS Latest. You can now use Rocket.Chat to chat and collaborate with your team members.