Name: Rocket.Chat.RaspberryPi
Owner: Rocket.Chat
Description: Run a private social network on your Pi for iPhone and Android devices !
Created: 2016-01-15 03:26:27.0
Updated: 2018-05-21 17:41:51.0
Pushed: 2017-10-05 12:45:38.0
Size: 87
Language: Shell
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You can now run a private chat server on your Pi for:
Enjoy Rocket.Chat features including:
This project adapts the Rocket.Chat server to run on a Raspberry Pi 3
Learn about Rocket.Chat.
You can get a Rocket.Chat server and a mongoDB instance working on your Raspiberry Pi 2 or Pi 3 in a couple of minutes with Ubuntu Core 16!
sudo snap install rocketchat-server. This will take a couple of mintues. Wait about 2 minutes after everything has completed.http://<server ip>:3000 to access your Rocket.Chat server! Create the first user, which will become the server's adminsitrator. Have fun!With your Rocket.Chat server up and running, start another shell - typically (Ctrl-Alt-F2) or (Ctl-Alt-F3).
Login, download and start ngrok (see ngrok.com if you need more information):
curl https://dl.ngrok.com/ngrok_2.0.19_linux_arm.zip -o ngrok.zip unzip ngrok.zip cd ngrok ./ngrok http 3000 Now follow the instruction and give the ngrok link to your friends and family anywhere in the world.
They can access your server via the ngrok link.
If you have a registered domain name and a static IP address for your Pi, you can expose your server on the Internet with automatic SSL support. See this for instructions on caddy (reverse proxy that is included in the installation snap) configuration: https://rocket.chat/docs/installation/manual-installation/ubuntu/snaps/autossl
HINT: if you want to use the voice and video chat features, make sure you give them the link starting with https://
Make sure you are using a Pi 3 (or Pi 2) with these instructions.
Pi Zero, Pi Model B, Pi Model B+, or even Pi Model A can all run Rocket.Chat; but have different CPU, memory configurations and instruction sets that may require some additional work - see FAQ to work with these Pi s.
Our community members are running Rocket.Chat on EVERY MODEL of Pi ever manufactured - so come over to our friendly community hangout if you get stuck.
And YES, Rocket.Chat even runs on the $5 Pi Zero! Making it the first-ever $5 private social network that EVERYONE can afford !
Make sure you start with a CLEAN INSTALL of Raspbian JESSIE – NOT Wheezy
Find download here (this instruction assumes Raspbian Jessie):
https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/raspbian/
Use the shell (you do not need the GUI), get the latest fix and updates:
apt-get update
apt-get upgrade
apt-get install git
The version of node distributed with Raspian is too old. npm is not included.
The easiest way to get both is to clone from the Meteor universal project.
HOME
clone --depth 1 -b release-1.2.1-universal https://github.com/4commerce-technologies-AG/meteor.git
then
$HOME/meteor/meteor -v
At this point, you may encounter a curl execption with ca problem. This is confirmed to be a bug with the latest Debian/Raspbian, and will be fixed in time. Meanwhile, please see FAQ question #1 for a bypass / temporary fix.
Retry the above command after the curl fix.
HOME
r rocketchat
ocketchat
https://cdn-download.rocket.chat/build/rocket.chat-pi-develop.tgz -o rocket.chat.tgz
zxvf rocket.chat.tgz
This will download and untar the app in $HOME/rocketchat
Alternatively, you can find the latest release here, and just download it.
Current available mongodb versions on Raspbian are too old for Rocket.Chat. Hopefully the situation will change shortly.
Meanwhile, you can use a MongoDB service provider on the Internet. MongoLab offers free sandbox databases that can be used with Rocket.Chat. Create a free account and database here:
https://mongolab.com/
Create a user and give it write access to the database. Note the Mongo URL, you will need it next.
HOME/rocketchat/bundle/programs/server
E/meteor/dev_bundle/bin/npm install
Next,
HOME/rocketchat/bundle
Type the following ALL on one single line, with spaces to separate the environment variables:
=3000 ROOT_URL=http://localhost:3000 MONGO_URL=mongodb://<user>:<password>@<host>:<port>/dataurlfrommongolabs $HOME/meteor/dev_bundle/bin/node main.js
Wait until the server fully starts. About a minute.
Point a browser on your PC to your Raspberry Pi:
http://rasp pi host IP:3000/
With your Rocket.Chat server up and running, start another shell - typically (Ctrl-Alt-F2) or (Ctl-Alt-F3).
Login, download and start ngrok (see ngrok.com if you need more information):
https://dl.ngrok.com/ngrok_2.0.19_linux_arm.zip -o ngrok.zip
p ngrok.zip
grok
rok http 3000
Now follow the instruction and give the ngrok link to your friends and family anywhere in the world.
They can access your server via the ngrok link.
HINT: if you want to use the voice and video chat features, make sure you give them the link starting with https://
Ask your friends to download the Rocket.Chat mobile app on Android PlayStore or the Apple Appstore for their phone and tablets!
Add your server's ngrok link to the app, and start mobile messaging one another!
Do you need to serve hundreds or even thousands of registered users? If so, see how you can setup an inexpensive high capacity Rocket.Chat server on Odroid XU4.
RockOnPi community member @rdagger has contributed this excellent YouTube video on manual installation - just click on picture to watch:
Try the following optional enchacements for your RocketOnPi, contributed by your friendly fellow community members:
Auto re-start Rocket.Chat if Pi Reboots or Crashes, by @elpatron68 and @j8r
Monitor or control anything connected to your Pi, from anywhere - hubot style!, by @sing-li
First, check our list of Frequently Asked Questions to see if your question is already included.
If not, create an issue here: https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.RaspberryPi/issues/new
OR
Come join us at https://demo.rocket.chat/ to get help from friendly RockOnPi community members and Rocket.Chat dev team.
The RockOnPi community gathers at https://demo.rocket.chat/channel/raspberrypi - and talk Pi !!
Your imagination is your only limit.
Both Raspberry Pi and Rocket.Chat are open source, 100% programmable, 100% Makers-ready!
Tell us about your innovative project, or find other collaborators at:
https://demo.rocket.chat/channel/raspberrypi
Help us spread the word about this project!
Tell all your Pi and Maker friends! Show off Rocket.Chat at your next meetup!
Tweet about us, or show off Pi with Rocket.Chat on Facebook!
Order a Rocket.Chat sticker for your Mac, tablet, or Pi case!
Apps for iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows, MacOSX:
https://Rocket.Chat/
Server source code (open source MIT Licensed):
https://github.com/rocketchat/Rocket.Chat