Document: "How to Install MeshCentral in a Akamai Connected Cloud Server Running Debian 11 (Version 2.1)", in OpenDocument Text (ODT) format.
Direct download from my Google Drive.
Direct download from my public folder in my MeshCentral server.
If you want to check the file, you can visit the VirusTotal website to submit and analyze it.
It is based on "MeshCentral 2 Install Guide" and "MeshCentral 2 User Guide", by Ylian Saint-Hilaire.
MeshCentral is a community driven, open source remote management web site, built on NodeJS and available freely on NPM. The server and management agent run on Windows, Linux, MacOS and FreeBSD.
This document is a step by step guide with instructions that can be as simple and repeatable as possible. It may be useful for Computer Technicians who can install most things by following step by step instructions. It covers the initial deployment of MeshCentral.
OpenDocument Text (ODT) is an open file format. Download and install LibreOffice (for Windows, macOS and preinstalled in Linux) to open, edit, copy commands and configurations for MeshCentral.
The "MeshCentral 2 User Guide", by Ylian Saint-Hilaire, covers many more configuration details than this guide. So I recommend downloading and checking it out in the MeshCentral Downloads.
I hope this guide can help anyone who needs to install MeshCentral in a cloud server running Debian.
Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with the Front-Cover Texts being “How to Install MeshCentral in a Akamai Connected Cloud Server Running Debian 11 (Version 2.1)”, with one Invariant Section being “Introduction”, with no other Invariant Sections, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled “GNU Free Documentation License”.
Good to read that you opted for a System76 laptop. Microsoft licenses have so many restrictions, it's no joke. But most people, unfortunately don't care. They just use Windows because it's what everyone else is using.
Then, the mindset that if Windows fails at something miserably, they still find an excuse to continue utilizing it. Yet, if Linux can't deliver because of the lack of driver support (which is the hardware manufacturer's fault), Linux is dismissed as not useful.