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After installing

  1. Sign in as the admin and open Settings → App settings. There you can:

    • open or close sign-up for new accounts
    • allow or block guests (people without an account) in meeting links
    • set the largest file people can send and how long sent files are kept
    • watch server usage: CPU, memory, disk, Flock’s database and files, users, messages and live calls

    Forgot the admin password? Run the installer again with --admin <name> (Docker: docker compose exec server node src/create-admin.js <name>).

  2. Install the apps (optional): see Apps. On first start they ask for the server address; enter the same address you use in the browser, e.g. https://chat.example.com.

  3. Check calls between different networks (e.g. Wi-Fi and mobile data). If they connect without audio or video, add a TURN relay.

  4. Service commands (methods 2 and 3):

    Terminal window
    sudo systemctl status flock          # is it running?
    sudo systemctl restart flock         # after editing /etc/flock/flock.env
    journalctl -u flock -f               # live logs
    curl http://127.0.0.1:4000/api/health   # {"ok":true}