Docker based W3IM server deployment

This document intended for debian or ubuntu system.

We are assuming you have installed (latest version)

• Docker
• Docker composer
• Postgres DB (It can be on different host/machine/any cloud services)
• Nginx
• Nginx Cerbot (for SSL)

After ensuring everything above are ready, do the followings from git cloned directory.

• Modify docker-compose.yml for postgres details

• Run from bash

  mkdir -p ./volumes/app/mattermost/{data,logs,config} && \
  sudo chown -R 2000:2000 ./volumes/app/mattermost/ && \
  docker-compose up -d
  

• If everything is okay, you'll find a docker container running for W3IM server by typing docker ps on bash shell.

• Make a nginx virtual host config for your IM Server by modifying im.host.conf and copy it to /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/ directory or, any directory where nginx can read config from.

• Run sudo nginx -t to check if any error. Fix if found reload if it's ok using sudo service nginx reload

• You can now access your IM URL from any browser and can set, a default System admin user for your IM.

• Generate SSL certificate for your domain using sudo certbot --nginx -d im.host.com

• Follow console instruction and procced.

Good job, You're done.

N.B: W3IM is a inspiration of https://mattermost.com/. So, please visit, their Documentation for further modification, customization.

Also, you can reach us for anything by going https://w3engineers.com/contact/ url.