Mattermost is a flexible, open source messaging platform that enables secure team collaboration. Mattermost chat is an important means of communication for the team.
Using Mattermost
Mattermost management
Mattermost is installed, maintained and kept up-to-date by the operations coordinator and is running on a VPS with 8 GB of RAM. User registration and management also falls under the operations coordinator’s responsibilities. This includes uploading important emojis :)
General updates and upgrades by SSH-ing into the machine as root:
ssh root@64.227.76.103
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
When the updates are ready the following commands need to be applied:
sudo systemctl stop mattermost
sudo systemctl start mattermost
Upgrading to the latest version of Mattermost upon receiving the notification can be done by following the steps as per the Mattermost upgrade instructions.
Privacy and GDPR
Mattermost’s Certifications and Compliance Overview says it relies on the EU-US privacy shield to meet its GDPR obligations:
Continual Commitment to the Principles of GDPR: Mattermost is a collaboration hub for highly-trusted organizations and is committed to supporting the principles of GDPR to protect the data of people in the European Union. Mattermost completes this mission through the use of:
- Security Infrastructure: Continual investment in security, privacy and compliance capabilities.
- Contractual Obligations: Appropriate contractual obligations through our terms of service, including the Data Processing Addendum in our standard Terms of Service.
- Privacy Measures: Self-certification to international standards for data transfer standards including E.U.-U.S. Privacy Shield. Privacy measures are outlined in our Privacy Policy.
- Product Features: To ensure data management and data portability.