Both are visible only to the people involved.
Group Messages are Direct Messages that have conversations among three or more people. Direct Messages and Group Messagesĭirect Messages are for conversations between two people. Channel members can choose to leave at any time, but only the channel owner or Team Admin can remove other members. Any member of a Private Channel can add additional members. Private Channels are for sensitive topics and are only visible to select team members. Public Channels are open to everyone on a team.īy default, new team members are automatically added to two Public Channels when they sign up: Town Square and Off-Topic. There are three types of channels: Public Channels, Private Channels, and Direct Messages. Mattermost has Channels feature to organize conversations across different topics. You can also create a new channel by clicking the "+" symbol next to the public or private channel header. To send private communications use Direct Messages for a single person or Private Channel for multiple people.Ĭlick "More." to create a new channel or join an existing one. ChannelsĬhannels organize conversations across different topics. When you click on Logout, you will be logged out of all teams on the server. You can log out from the Main Menu, which is accessed by clicking the three dash in the top header on the left side of the screen.
You can set your status as online, away, or offline by selecting a status from that menu. When you click your avatar at the top of the channel list, a dropdown menu will appear. You can choose whether to create a public channel or private. Once you click finish, you will be taken to the messaging interface. You can edit the web address as per your choice and requirements, for sharing with the team. Once they receive the URL, they will be able to join your team and follow a similar signing up process. (The URL will be generated in next step).Īn URL will be generated, which you can share with the members of your team, those you want to be in the team that you have created. You can also sign up and directly and join an already existing team using the team URL given by the admin. You will be prompted to enter a team name, click next after you enter the name of your team you want to create. Once you have created your account, click on” create a new team:”
The following window will pop up:Įnter your valid email address in the given field.Įnter a username of your choice, which will be displayed to other users using mattermost.Įnter a secure password and click on create account button below it.
Go to “App Center”, search for Mattermost in the search bar.Īnd Click button below the Materrmost icon to install the Mattermost application.Īfter installing, open the Mattermost application.
myQNAPcloud Link is not supported by Mattermost as of now. You need to enable port forwarding on your NAS to access Mattermost over the internet.Mattermost is currently supported on X86 based NAS models only.
This document also explains how to install and getting started with Mattermost. This can be done using the private and public channel feature of Mattermost, which is explained in this document later. Mattermost application offers the chance to keep all of your teams communications in one place, making it easier for everyone to discuss together within group or private chats. You can create your own privately hosted chat solution on your QNAP NAS. Mattermost is your team communication all in one place, instantly searchable and available anywhere. Mattermost is an easy to use, simplified team communication and scalable enterprise messaging system.