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            <h1>Install MeshCentral - Remote Management Site - on Linux</h1>
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          <h2>What is MeshCentral?</h2>

<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>

<h2>Installing NodeJS</h2>

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	<li>Log into the Linux device</li>
	<li>Run the following commands in a terminal window
	<div class="codeBlock"># add nodejs software repository<br />
	curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_20.x | sudo bash -<br />
	# install nodejs<br />
	sudo apt install nodejs -y<br />
	# test node is working<br />
	node -v<br />
	# test npm is working<br />
	npm -v</div>
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<h2>Installing MeshCentral</h2>

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	<li>Continue with the following commands:
	<div class="codeBlock"># create a meshcentral folder<br />
	sudo mkdir /usr/local/bin/meshcentral<br />
	# change to the new directory<br />
	cd /usr/local/bin/meshcentral<br />
	# install meshcentral<br />
	sudo npm install meshcentral<br />
	# create a service file<br />
	sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/meshcentral.service</div>
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	<li>Paste the following configuration
	<p>[Unit]<br />
	Description=MeshCentral Server<br />
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	[Service]<br />
	Type=simple<br />
	LimitNOFILE=1000000<br />
	ExecStart=/usr/bin/node /usr/local/bin/meshcentral/node_modules/meshcentral<br />
	WorkingDirectory=/usr/local/bin/meshcentral<br />
	Environment=NODE_ENV=production<br />
	Restart=always<br />
	# Restart service after 10 seconds if node service crashes<br />
	RestartSec=10<br />
	# Set port permissions capability<br />
	AmbientCapabilities=cap_net_bind_service<br />
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	[Install]<br />
	WantedBy=multi-user.target</p>
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	<li>Press CTRL+O, Enter, CTRL+X to write the changes</li>
	<li>Continue with the following commands
	<div class="codeBlock"># reload services<br />
	sudo systemctl daemon-reload<br />
	# start and enable meshcentral service<br />
	sudo systemctl enable meshcentral.service --now</div>
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	<li>Open a web browser and navigate to https://DNSorIP</li>
	<li>Accept the certificate warning</li>
	<li>Click the link to create an account</li>
	<li>Complete the form by entering an username, email and password &gt; Click Create Account</li>
	<li>Welcome to MeshCentral</li>
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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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