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( Leave a comment if you have a problem here. If you didn’t, there is likely a problem with how you configured Route 53. Type “ sudo certbot renew -dry-run” and enter. If you only used HTTP, your modern browser would yell at you.ĥ. This allows you to have traffic on HTTPS, versus the unencrypted HTTP. What you’ve just done is obtain a SSL certificate for your domain. Type “ sudo certbot -nginx ” and press enter.

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sudo apt-get install python-certbot-nginxĤ.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:certbot/certbot” and press enter.

Type the following commands, pressing enter after each: ( Fun fact, 22 is the port that you are currently connected through.)ģ.

What you’ve done is set up the firewall on your server to allow traffic on specific ports. It will have 4 lines, and say Allow and from Anywhere.

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Type the following commands, including apostrophe, pressing enter after each:Īfter the last command, you will see a table that says Nginx Full and Port 22.

This will install Nginx ( pronounced ‘engine X’).

Type “ sudo apt-get install nginx”, press enter and then enter “ y”.

It’s what answers when you put your domain into your browser and visit your website. This means that the database (MongoDB) is working correctly.ĥ. Type the following and press enter: “ sudo systemctl status ” - If it’s all green, press “ :” and then “ q” to exit.

Now, let’s see if MongoDB (the database) is running correctly.

Type the following and press enter: “ sudo systemctl status ” - If it’s all green, press “ :” and then “ q” to exit.

Optionally, you can test if it’s working correctly by using the following commands: Type, “ sudo snap install rocketchat-server” and press enter. When it is done, continue to the next step.ħ. This may take a few seconds or a few minutes.

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This will update all of your linux packages. Type, “ sudo apt-get update” and press enter. You will see a bunch of messages that starts with, “Welcome to Ubuntu 16…”Ĭongratulations! You logged into your server. Press enter and you will see a message that says, “ Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)?” Type “ yes” and hit enter. Note, you must use Command+c to copy and Command+v to paste. Now, copy and paste the second line, “ ssh -i “RocketChat.pem from your browser into your terminal. In your terminal window, type the command “ chmod 400 yourkeyname.pem” and press enter.ĥ. In this example, my key is called “RocketChat.pem”. You only need to follow the highlighted sections. Click the box next to your instance name (it highlights blue), and then click “ Connect”.

Go back to the “ View Instances” tab on your AWS Dashboard.

For example, if you saved your key to /davesmac/mykeys/, you would type “cd /davesmac/mykeys/” and press enter.

This is the location of the folder that contains your.

Type “ cd /location/of/key” and press end.

Press Command+Space (or open Spotlight Search).

Unfortunately connecting to a server via SSH is much more complicated via Windows (which is a reason I use Mac for development).

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If you are a Windows user, you will need to download Putty and follow these instructions.

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These instructions are for Mac users only. Log into your server and install Rocket.chat Congratulations, you are now the proud owner of a custom domain! Keep this tab open, as you will need to review back for some information in the next few steps. Click “ Create” and you will now have 3 records.Ĥ. In the value, you need to paste the IP address from step 2.12. The domain will cost you around $12/year and hosting will be $30/month.Ĭlick the “Create Record Set” button and then fill in the information on the right-hand side of the screen. It’s intended for setting up a production ready chat platform. Here’s an easy to follow non-technical guide that will walk you through setting up your own installation. RocketChat is perfect for teams that need to host their own chat server or want to “own” the servers that the information is stored. RocketChat is for the in between - those that want an enterprise solution but don’t want to pay for it. Your company may use Microsoft Teams or Google Hangouts as your solution, and those are great. But you can host Rocketchat on an AWS EC2 instance to support the equivalent number of people for about $60 per month (m4.large). While Slack offers a free-tier, it does have a lot of limits, and the premium plans start at $8/per person/per month and skyrocket to $15 if you want single sign on.įor a 300 person company, that’s roughly $54,000 a year. RocketChat is an open source persistent chat platform, similar to Slack.

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