google-compute-engine.md

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Deploying Rocket.Chat on Google Compute Engine

Google Compute Engine

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1. Create a Compute Instance

1. Click create VM instance in google cloud console.
2. Select a preferred Machine Type (Default : 1cpu, 3.75GB Memory).
3. Select a Linux image (Default Debian/ ubuntu).
4. Allow HTTP/S Traffic.

2. SSH to the Instance

Connect to the instance by SSH or connect via browser on port other than 80.

3. Run the following to install Docker

sudo wget -qO- https://get.docker.com/ | sh

4. Create a container network

docker network create chatNetwork

5. Install a docker image for MongoDB

sudo docker run --name mongo --network chatNetwork -d mongo \
--smallfiles --oplogSize 128 --replSet rs0 --storageEngine=mmapv1

6. Configure a MongoDB Replica set

ssh in to the mongodb docker container sudo docker exec -it mongo mongo

Execute this following script to create a replica set rs.initiate({ _id: 'rs0', members: [ { _id: 0, host: 'localhost:27017' } ]})

Exit docker container

7. Install a Docker Image for Rocket.Chat

ROOT_URL should be substituted for your own domain:

docker run --name rocketchat -d -p 80:3000 \
--network chatNetwork --env PORT=3000 \
--env ROOT_URL=https://www.test.com \
--env MONGO_URL=mongodb://mongo:27017/rocketchat \
--env MONGO_OPLOG_URL=mongodb://mongo:27017/local rocket.chat:latest

You are now running Rocket.Chat on compute engine. You can open a browser with the external IP of the instance.

If you want the containers to start each time the instance reboots configure the following to the instance.

• Click on the instance in the and hit edit.
• Under "Custom metadata" add an item with:

key: "startup-script"
value "sudo docker start mongo;
sudo docker start rocketchat"