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MeshCentral

MeshCentral

MeshCentral is a self-hosted remote management platform for desktops and servers. Web-based remote desktop, terminal, and file access for entire device fleets, with no third-party relay required. Apache-2.0 licensed with 6,800+ GitHub stars.

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Active installs

License Apache-2.0 Version Latest OS Ubuntu Server 24.04 LTS Min RAM 1 GB IP IPV4

Active installs is sample data (staging preview); real metric wires in before launch.

Access

  1. Open your browser and visit: https://<SERVER_IP>
  2. A browser SSL warning is expected (self-signed certificate).
  3. Accept the warning and continue to the site.
  4. Create the first account from the web interface.
  5. After the first admin account is created, additional public registrations are blocked.

Important Files and Directories

  • App directory: /root/meshcentral
  • Docker Compose file: /root/meshcentral/docker-compose.yml
  • Data volume: /var/lib/docker/volumes/meshcentral_meshcentral-data/
  • Files volume: /var/lib/docker/volumes/meshcentral_meshcentral-files/
  • Backups volume: /var/lib/docker/volumes/meshcentral_meshcentral-backups/
  • Web volume: /var/lib/docker/volumes/meshcentral_meshcentral-web/

Notes

  • ALLOW_NEW_ACCOUNTS=false prevents public registrations after initial setup
  • MeshCentral automatically generates its initial configuration on first startup
  • Device agents can be downloaded from the web UI after login
  • Self-signed TLS certificates are used by default

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