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+ <title>Install MeshCentral - Remote Management Site - on Linux</title>
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+ <meta name="revised" content="09/04/2024 08:17:33 PM" />
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+ <h1>Install MeshCentral - Remote Management Site - on Linux</h1>
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+ </div>
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+ <div></div>
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+ <div id="content">
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+ <h2>What is MeshCentral?</h2>
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+<blockquote><em>MeshCentral is a full computer management web site. With MeshCentral, you can run your own web server to remotely manage and control computers on a local network or anywhere on the internet. -<a href="https://github.com/Ylianst/MeshCentral" target="_blank">https://github.com/Ylianst/MeshCentral</a></em></blockquote>
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+<h2>Installing NodeJS</h2>
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+<ol>
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+ <li>Log into the Linux device</li>
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+ <li>Run the following commands in a terminal window
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+ <div class="codeBlock"># add nodejs software repository<br />
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+ curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_20.x | sudo bash -<br />
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+ # install nodejs<br />
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+ sudo apt install nodejs -y<br />
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+ # test node is working<br />
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+ node -v<br />
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+ # test npm is working<br />
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+ npm -v</div>
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+ </li>
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+</ol>
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+<h2>Installing MeshCentral</h2>
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+<ol>
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+ <li>Continue with the following commands:
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+ <div class="codeBlock"># create a meshcentral folder<br />
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+ sudo mkdir /usr/local/bin/meshcentral<br />
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+ # change to the new directory<br />
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+ cd /usr/local/bin/meshcentral<br />
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+ # install meshcentral<br />
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+ sudo npm install meshcentral<br />
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+ # create a service file<br />
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+ sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/meshcentral.service</div>
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+ </li>
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+ <li>Paste the following configuration
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+ <p>[Unit]<br />
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+ Description=MeshCentral Server<br />
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+ <br />
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+ [Service]<br />
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+ Type=simple<br />
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+ LimitNOFILE=1000000<br />
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+ ExecStart=/usr/bin/node /usr/local/bin/meshcentral/node_modules/meshcentral<br />
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+ WorkingDirectory=/usr/local/bin/meshcentral<br />
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+ Environment=NODE_ENV=production<br />
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+ Restart=always<br />
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+ # Restart service after 10 seconds if node service crashes<br />
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+ RestartSec=10<br />
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+ # Set port permissions capability<br />
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+ AmbientCapabilities=cap_net_bind_service<br />
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+ <br />
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+ [Install]<br />
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+ WantedBy=multi-user.target</p>
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+ </li>
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+ <li>Press CTRL+O, Enter, CTRL+X to write the changes</li>
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+ <li>Continue with the following commands
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+ <div class="codeBlock"># reload services<br />
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+ sudo systemctl daemon-reload<br />
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+ # start and enable meshcentral service<br />
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+ sudo systemctl enable meshcentral.service --now</div>
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+ </li>
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+ <li>Open a web browser and navigate to https://DNSorIP</li>
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+ <li>Accept the certificate warning</li>
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+ <li>Click the link to create an account</li>
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+ <li>Complete the form by entering an username, email and password > Click Create Account</li>
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+ <li>Welcome to MeshCentral</li>
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+</ol>
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+<p>Source: <a href="https://meshcentral.com/docs/MeshCentral2InstallGuide.pdf" target="_blank">https://meshcentral.com/docs/MeshCentral2InstallGuide.pdf</a></p> </div>
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