Running Element Web - Browser Based Matrix/Synapse Client - in Docker

#Matrix #ElementWeb #Docker

Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0861.html

What is Element?

Element (formerly known as Vector and Riot) is a Matrix web client built using the Matrix React SDK. - https://github.com/vector-im/element-web

Installing Docker

   01. Log into the Linux host and run the following commands in a terminal window          # install prerequisites          sudo apt install apt-transport-https ca-certificates curl software-properties-common gnupg-agent -y          # add docker gpg key          curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/$(awk -F'=' '/^ID=/{ print $NF }' /etc/os-release)/gpg | sudo apt-key add -          # add docker software repository          sudo add-apt-repository "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture)] https://download.docker.com/linux/$(awk -F'=' '/^ID=/{ print $NF }' /etc/os-release) $(lsb_release -cs) stable"          # install docker          sudo apt install docker-ce docker-compose containerd.io -y          # enable and start docker service          sudo systemctl enable docker && sudo systemctl start docker          # add the current user to the docker group          sudo usermod -aG docker $USER          # reauthenticate for the new group membership to take effect          su - $USER

Running Element Web

   01. Continue with the following commands in a terminal window          # create working directories          mkdir ~/docker/element -p          # download example config          wget -O ~/docker/element/config.json https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vector-im/element-web/develop/config.sample.json          # edit config.json if needed          nano ~/docker/element/config.json          # run the element web container          docker run --name elementweb -d -v ~/docker/element/config.json:/app/config.json -p 8080:80 --restart unless-stopped vectorim/element-web    02. Open a web browser and navigate to http://DNSorIP:8080   Documentation:  https://hub.docker.com/r/vectorim/element-web  

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