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MeshCentral

A complete web-based remote monitoring and management web site. Once setup you can install agents and perform remote desktop session to devices on the local network or over the Internet.

Not yet tested productivity Based on TrueNAS app v1.2.39 (MeshCentral 1.2.6)
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  1. 1
    Copy the script below
  2. 2
    In HexOS, open Apps, find MeshCentral and choose Custom Install
  3. 3
    Paste, then press Install — full guide with screenshots
meshcentral.json
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1{
12  "version": 5,
23  "script": {
4    "version": "0.1.0",
5    "changeLog": "Auto-generated draft from TrueNAS meshcentral 1.2.39"
6  },
7  "requirements": {
38    "locations": ["ApplicationsPerformance", "ApplicationsCapacity"],
49    "specifications": ["2CORE"],
510    "permissions": ["READ_WRITE_LOCATIONS"],
611    "ports": [30265]
12  },
713  "ensure_directories_exists": [
14    {"path": "$LOCATION(ApplicationsPerformance)"},
15    {"path": "$LOCATION(ApplicationsPerformance)/meshcentral"},
16    {"path": "$LOCATION(ApplicationsCapacity)"},
17    {"path": "$LOCATION(ApplicationsCapacity)/meshcentral"},
18    {
19      "path": "$LOCATION(ApplicationsPerformance)/meshcentral/data",
20      "snapshot": {"id": "data"}
21    },
22    {
23      "path": "$LOCATION(ApplicationsPerformance)/meshcentral/files",
24      "snapshot": {"id": "files"}
25    },
26    {
27      "path": "$LOCATION(ApplicationsPerformance)/meshcentral/web",
28      "snapshot": {"id": "web"}
29    },
30    {"path": "$LOCATION(ApplicationsCapacity)/meshcentral/backups"},
31    {
32      "path": "$LOCATION(ApplicationsPerformance)/meshcentral/postgres_data",
33      "owner": {"user": "netdata", "group": "docker"},
34      "snapshot": {"id": "postgres_data"}
35    }
36  ],
37  "app_values": {
38    "meshcentral": {
839      "db_password": "$RANDOM_STRING(16)",
940      "session_key": "$RANDOM_STRING(32)",
1041      "hostname": "$SERVER_LAN_IP"
42    },
43    "storage": {
1144      "data": "$HOST_PATH($LOCATION(ApplicationsPerformance)/meshcentral/data)",
1245      "files": "$HOST_PATH($LOCATION(ApplicationsPerformance)/meshcentral/files)",
1346      "web": "$HOST_PATH($LOCATION(ApplicationsPerformance)/meshcentral/web)",
1447      "backups": "$HOST_PATH($LOCATION(ApplicationsCapacity)/meshcentral/backups)",
1548      "postgres_data": "$HOST_PATH($LOCATION(ApplicationsPerformance)/meshcentral/postgres_data)"
49    },
50    "network": {
1651      "web_port": {"bind_mode": "published", "port_number": 30265}
52    },
1753    "resources": {"limits": {"cpus": 2, "memory": "$MEMORY(10%, 4096)"}}
54  }
55}

What this script does

Hover or tap a box to see the lines it explains.

  1. Script format

    Tells HexOS this is a version 5 install script, so it knows how to read the rest.

    Line 2

  2. Script revision

    This copy of the script is revision 0.1.0. Latest change: “Auto-generated draft from TrueNAS meshcentral 1.2.39”.

    Lines 3–6

  3. Storage locations it needs

    The app uses these HexOS storage locations: App storage (fast) and App storage (large). If one isn't set up yet, HexOS will ask you to pick a place for it.

    Line 8

  4. Minimum hardware

    Recommended minimum: 2 CPU cores.

    Line 9

  5. Permission to use your folders

    Allows the app to read and write files inside the storage locations listed above — and nowhere else.

    Line 10

  6. Network ports

    The app needs port 30265 to be free on your server. A port is like an apartment number for your server's address.

    Line 11

  7. Folders created on install

    Creates the folders the app needs before it starts: App storage (fast) › meshcentral, App storage (large) › meshcentral, App storage (fast) › meshcentral › data, App storage (fast) › meshcentral › files, App storage (fast) › meshcentral › web, App storage (large) › meshcentral › backups and App storage (fast) › meshcentral › postgres_data. Some folders are handed to a specific system user so the app is allowed to write to them. Folders marked “snapshot” are included in HexOS snapshots, so you can roll them back.

    Lines 13–36

  8. Auto-generated db password

    HexOS makes up a long random db password during install. It's only used inside MeshCentral, so you never need to know it.

    Line 39

  9. Auto-generated session key

    HexOS makes up a long random session key during install. It's only used inside MeshCentral, so you never need to know it.

    Line 40

  10. Your server's address (hostname)

    Automatically set to your server's address on your home network (your-server-ip).

    Line 41

  11. Where the app's main data is saved

    Where the app's main data is saved on your server: App storage (fast) › meshcentral › data.

    Line 44

  12. Where the app's “files” files is saved

    Where the app's “files” files is saved on your server: App storage (fast) › meshcentral › files.

    Line 45

  13. Where the app's “web” files is saved

    Where the app's “web” files is saved on your server: App storage (fast) › meshcentral › web.

    Line 46

  14. Where backups the app makes is saved

    Where backups the app makes is saved on your server: App storage (large) › meshcentral › backups.

    Line 47

  15. Where the app's database is saved

    Where the app's database is saved on your server: App storage (fast) › meshcentral › postgres_data.

    Line 48

  16. Web port: 30265

    The app's web page is published on port 30265. You don't need to remember it — clicking the app's card in HexOS takes you there.

    Line 51

  17. Resource limits

    Caps how much of your server the app can use: 2 CPU cores and 10% of your server's memory, but never more than 4 GB. This keeps one busy app from slowing everything else down.

    Line 53