Run MeshCentral - Remote Management Site - in Docker

#MeshCentral #HomeLab #Docker

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What is MeshCentral?
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Installing Docker
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   01. Log into the Linux based device
   02. Run the following commands in the terminal
         # install prerequisites
         sudo apt install apt-transport-https ca-certificates git curl software-properties-common gnupg-agent -y
         # add docker gpg key
         # add docker software repository
         # install docker
         # enable and start docker service
         sudo systemctl enable docker && sudo systemctl start docker
         # add the current user to the docker group
         sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
         # reauthenticate for the new group membership to take effect
         su - $USER
 
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Running MeshCentral
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   01. Now that Docker is installed, run the following commands to setup the MeshCentral Docker container and run it
         # create working directories
         mkdir ~/docker/meshcentral/{data,user_files} -p && mkdir ~/docker/mongodb -p
         # set owner of working directories
         sudo chown "$USER":"$USER" ~/docker -R
         # create docker network
         docker network create containers
         # run mongodb container
         docker run -d --name=mongodb --network containers -v ~/docker/mongodb:/data/db --restart=unless-stopped mongo
         # run meshcentral container
         # update the HOSTNAME variable
         # update the config file
         # restart the container
         docker restart meshcentral
   03. Accept the certificate warning
   04. Click the link to create an account
   05. Complete the form by entering an username, email and password ≫ Click Create Account
   06. Welcome to MeshCentral running in Docker
 
 

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